RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Downtown Raleigh Alliance released its annual State of Downtown Raleigh report Thursday afternoon.

The findings, presented during an event at the Martin Marietta Center this afternoon, provided details of how the area is growing .

"Since 2020, we've either built or have under construction over 4,500 residential units just in downtown, which is incredible growth. That will add over 6,000 more people to the downtown population. We're already seeing and feeling that. Residential growth has been great. Right now, we lead the nation in apartment leasing in both Raleigh and in downtown, and so that's really the star of our economy right now," said Bill King, the President and CEO of Downtown Raleigh Alliance.

King said focusing on increasing the population has taken

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