Gov. Roy Cooper has reappointed Landon Zimmer to serve as a member of the N.C. Board of Transportation, according to a news release.

Developers hope a planned 40-story tower will become a significant project that expands the northern edge of downtown Raleigh.

City Council approved a request allowing for the development of a mixed-use tower up to 40 stories tall at 506 and 508 Capital Boulevard near a collection of large projects planned and underway in downtown Raleigh.

Wilmington-based Zimmer Development filed the request last year and is looking to bring a new mixed-use tower up to 40 stories tall at 506 and 508 Capital Boulevard across the street from the planned Seaboard Station development and across Capital Boulevard from Kane Realty’s Smoky Hollow project.