North State Bank to move downtown Raleigh branch to Fayetteville St.

North State Bank will soon open a groundfloor branch on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh.

Greg Hatem, president of Empire Properties, said North State has leased 5,000 square feet of space on the groundfloor of the company's 230 Fayetteville Street building.

North State currently has a branch on the 12th floor of the 16 W. Martin Street building at the corner of Martin and Salisbury streets.

The new location, scheduled to open sometime in June, will provide the bank with a more visible and convenient location for customers and will include a night drop off, an ATM and counters with bank tellers, Hatem said.

Hatem said the 230 Fayetteville Building is full expect for two smaller spaces.