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About this home
DOWNTOWN CARY'S BEST AVAILABLE LOT! JUST 3 BLOCKS AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN CARY PARK, 224 CLAY STREET IS AN IDEAL BUILDABLE LOT WITH AMPLE SPACE TO DESIGN YOUR DREAM HOME. THIS EAST-FACING, CORNER LOT WITH GREAT SOUTHERN EXPOSURE, CURB CUTS ON EITHER STREET ALLOWS MANY CONFIGURATIONS NOT TYPICALLY OFFERED ON A DOWNTOWN CARY INFILL LOT. BUY YOUR FUTURE HOME LOCATION & RENT THIS COTTAGE HOME OUT WHILE YOU PLAN YOUR CUSTOM BUILD. IT'S RENTAL READY! SCHEDULE AN APPT WITH DOWNTOWN CARY'S LEADING URBAN INFILL EXPERT TEAM TO CUSTOM DESIGN/BUILD THROUGH ONE OF OUR PREFERRED BUILDER PARTNERS. DON'T WAIT TOO LONG, THIS IS A GREAT SPOT WITH COMPARABLE LOT SALES JUST A BLOCK AWAY ALREADY SCOOPED UP! DOWNTOWN CARY HAS ITS OWN EMERGING IDENTITY WITH DOZENS OF OFF-MARKET CUSTOM HOMES IN CONSTRUCTION AND NEARBY OPPORTUNITIES STARTING IN THE LOW $2M RANGE. COME SECURE YOUR PLACE AT 224 CLAY STREET! CONSULTATION APPTS SUGGESTED. CALL LISTING AGENT/FIRM DIRECT FOR DESIGN CONCEPTS & SITE PLANNING INFO.
Property details
- MLS #
- 10167950
- Property type
- Unimproved Land
- Subdivision
- Forest Park
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 145
- On market date
- May 17, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- N/A
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 0.27 acres
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card (e.g. NC Dept. of Public Instruction, SC Report Card).
- Enrollment
- 495
- Student:teacher ratio
- 12.7:1
- District
- Wake County Schools
- Enrollment
- 631
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.4:1
- District
- Wake County Schools
- Enrollment
- 2,071
- Student:teacher ratio
- 17.3:1
- District
- Wake County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Cary's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
Market position
How this listing compares to current activity in Cary, from live MLS data.
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Data source: Listing information provided by Doorify MLS via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated July 18, 2026.
Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.




