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In Cary, we believe that community safety is directly tied to how involved citizens are with helping keep it safe. Project PHOENIX is designed to help residents, owners, and rental property managers keep drugs and other illegal activity off their property.

This initiative brings Cary police and apartment managers together to share information, review crime trends, and develop strategies for solving problems and reducing the fear of crime in and near multifamily housing developments. Team officers will partner with residents and management staff to become involved in community affairs and tailor services to the unique characteristics and needs of the participating properties.

Benefits

• A stable, satisfied tenant base
• Reputation for active management
• Lower maintenance costs
• Increased property value
• Improved personal safety for residents and manager/staff.

Criteria

To be considered an active partner in Project PHOENIX, the apartment manager and their property must meet and maintain certain requirements.

• The lease must include a Drug and Crime-Free Housing section or addendum
• The property manager must attend the one-day Property Management Workshop
• The property manager must host at least one social event each year
• The property must meet and maintain several Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) requirements, where applicable.  For example:

                Solid core front door
                Deadbolt with a minimum one-inch throw
                Anti-slide and anti-lift devices for sliding glass doors
                Wide-angle eye-viewers (peepholes)
                Tree canopies trimmed up to six feet
                Bushes and shrubs trimmed down to three feet
                Adequate lighting
                Adequate signage
    PHOENIX officers will conduct an initial assessment of the property and provide the property manager with a detailed report outlining which requirements they do and do not meet.  Officers will conduct periodic followups and annual reassessments to ensure requirements are continually being met.

Apartment communities that meet these criteria will have a Project PHOENIX liaison officer assigned to their property.  Property managers will receive individualized incident cards informing them of any crimes or events that occurred on or near their property in a timely manner. The properties will be listed on this website as an active and participating member.  In addition, signs can be placed on their property identifying them as an active member. 

Participating Communities

The following apartment communities have volunteered to partner with the Project PHOENIX team and are currently working toward meeting the above mentioned criteria.            

·             Ashton Woods

·             Bennington Woods

·             Bexley at Carpenter Village

·             Boundary Village

·             Brampton Moors

·             Carybrook

·             Cary Pines

·             Chancery Village

·             Chatham Forest

·             Crescent Arbors

·             Geneva Park

·             The Grove at Cary Park

·             Harrison Grande

·             Hidden Oaks

·             Hyde Park

·             Maynard Summit

·             Meadows at Kildaire

·             Merriwood

·             Northwoods Mews

·             Oak Hollow

·             Oxford Square

·             The Park at Crossroads

·             Philips Swift Creek

·             Pine Ridge

·             Sedgebrook

·             The Stratford

·             Tradition at Stonewater

·             Waterford Forest

·             Westwood Park

·             Williamsburg Manor

·             Woodbridge

·             Woodcreek

The Project PHOENIX team

The Project PHOENIX Team is made up of one lieutenant and three officers. One additional officer is expected to join the program later this year.

Lt. Ken Quinlan - Team Commander

Officer Brian Austin
Officer Matthew Long
Officer Josh Fulbright

Contact

For questions about Project PHOENIX, email the team at phoenix@townofcary.org or contact:

Lt. Ken Quinlan
120 Wilkinson Ave.
Cary, NC 27513
(919) 380-4215