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Work Halted at Chapel Hill Alexan Parking Deck After Concrete Slab Gave Way Thursday
A stop-work order has been issued for the parking deck under construction at the Alexan Village Plaza on Elliot Road. Town officials say the order was issued after an incident occurred on Thursday in which Chapel Hill Fire crews were called to the scene. Officials say the issue was caused when “a previously installed and […]
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Chatham County Leaders Receiving Chatham Park Update Thursday
Chatham County officials will be meeting to receive an update on one of the largest development projects in the state on Thursday. County Commissioners and municipal leaders are slated to receive an update on the Chatham Park development at a meeting at Central Carolina Community College. Chatham Park has been a controversial topic around Pittsboro […]
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American Legion Development Proposal Set for Chapel Hill Town Council Review
A controversial project will go before the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday night. The proposed development bringing commercial space, apartments and a larger park space to the 36-acre Legion Property on Legion Drive in Chapel Hill has been a hot-button topic since early 2016. The concept plan put forward by Woodfield Investments calls for […]
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Historic Bellevue Mill Location Soon To Be New Apartment Complex
Despite the devastating fire at the historic Bellevue Mill location earlier this year, documents have been finalized for the sale of the property to a developer for construction of a new apartment complex. Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens said the biggest concern was of the tax credit being affected due to destruction of the building but […]
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Buying A House In Orange County? Better Have 401K. Literally.
High demand plus low supply means the cost of housing is on the rise: $401,000-plus for a house in Orange County this year.
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American Legion Development Proposal Goes Before Chapel Hill Community Design Commission Tuesday Night
A scaled-back version of the original development plans for the American Legion property will go before Chapel Hill’s Community Design Commission on Tuesday. The concept plan, which was submitted by Woodfield Investments on July 26, calls for a maximum of 400 multifamily units – down from 600 originally – on the approximately 36-acre property. Chapel […]
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Developer Submits Proposal for American Legion Property
The proposed developers of the American Legion site have submitted a scaled-back version of original plans to the Town of Chapel Hill. The concept plan, which was submitted by Woodfield Investments on July 26, calls for a maximum of 400 multifamily units – down from 600 originally – on the approximately 36-acre property. The site […]
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Part of the Riverwalk Set to Be Closed For Construction
A section of the Riverwalk in Hillsborough will be closed this Thursday for erosion-control work. The work will take place between emergency markers 108 and 109 west of the Stickwork sculpture. Thursday’s work will not interfere with Friday’s ribbon cutting event for the new bridge connecting Riverwalk to the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail. The erosion-control […]
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Barn of Chapel Hill Underway Despite Community Concerns
The Barn of Chapel Hill is officially moving forward after a series of permit hearings that led to citizen concern. Many community members felt that the “event barn” was a euphemism for a “party barn,” and worried about intoxicated driving, loud noise and bright lights late at night. When Kara Brewer, owner and operator of […]
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Parking Still Biggest Challenge in Proposed Franklin Street Development
The Chapel Hill Town Council received an update on potential plans for redevelopment of the parking lot at 415 W. Franklin St in late June. The members of the council gave town manager Roger Stancil a few more months to gather more financial information with developers and potential partners for the project. Plans for new […]
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Metro-Target to Carolina Square No Longer Rumors
The rumors of a metro-Target coming to downtown Chapel Hill appear to be nearing a reality. Northwood Ravin’s Jeff Furman teased the crowd that was filling the room at the Franklin Hotel for the Friends of the Downtown monthly meeting on Thursday with more clues about the urban market set to occupy a major portion […]
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Chatham Megasite Receives Certification
The Chatham-Siler City Advanced Manufacturing Site or CAM received recertification from the North Carolina Department of Commerce this week. This recertification ensures that the 1,802-acre site, located in Siler City, has the engineering and infrastructure in place for the site to be construction-ready within a year. The Chatham County Commissioners approved the option to purchase […]
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Chapel Hill Downtown 2020 Plan Underway
What does Chapel Hill feel and smell like? The director of downtown partnership in Chapel Hill, Meg McGurk, says she’s found the answers. “The work plan are those very specific actionable steps to get us to what we want downtown to look like, to feel like, to sound like, smell, taste like – it’s that […]
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American Legion Members Urge Town Action on Property
Members of the American Legion asked the town council Monday to take action to allow the sale of their 36 acre property. American Legion agreed to sell the property to Woodfield Acquisitions, a Raleigh based developer, last fall for $10 million. Before agreeing to sell the land to developers, the town was given an opportunity to […]
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Survey Shows Support for Climate Action Plan
Carrboro is working on a plan to make the town a greener place through its “Community Climate Action Plan”. A draft of the plan was brought to the Board of Aldermen several weeks ago from the town’s Energy and Climate Action Task Force. That draft recommends a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 50% by […]
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Town Looks To Finalize Details of Ephesus-Fordham Code; Determine Block Lengths
The process of redeveloping the area around Ephesus Church Road and Fordham Boulevard is progressing. A public hearing will be held next week to determine the district’s block lengths. Mary Jane Nirdlinger, Chapel Hill’s director of planning and sustainability gave an update to the Town Council Monday, including some improvements to some of the green spaces. […]
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Chapel Hill Approves Construction of Pedestrian Bridge
The Chapel Hill Town Council approved the construction of a pedestrian bridge over Morgan Creek between Ashe Place and Arboretum Drive at their meeting on June 13. Funding for the project will come from a 2015 greenways bond. Jim Orr, director of parks and recreation department, estimated construction cost will be between $125,000- $150,000. Design […]
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Bringing High Tech Business To Chapel Hill (Or Keeping It Here)
What are the obstacles to high-tech commercial development in town?
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Lloyd Farm Public Hearing Set For June
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard an update on the Lloyd Farm development Tuesday, after the project was in mediation for the last year and a half. The mediation attempted to bridge differences between what kind of development the town was interested in and the project the developers had in mind. The proposed Lloyd Farm […]
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Joint Fire Station and Office Project Continues
The Chapel Hill Town Council will vote in June whether to approve a new fire station and office complex on 54 East. The new fire station and four story office building will be located on South Hamilton Road across from the Aloft Hotel. The council discussed the project at their meeting Monday. The project is […]
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