For more than four years, the town has been planning to convert the 13 acres of land into a mixed-income community with units set at below market price.
The Chapel Hill Town Council recently heard a concept plan for a student housing-multifamily development. If approved, Aspen Chapel Hill would provide 109 units for students and be located at 701 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Jennifer Player, the president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County NC, joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to talk about a benchmark recently reached by her organization. She shares what it means to have 300 homes built by Habitat in the Orange County community and what projects the group is working on in the near future.
The approval of a rezoning application on Martin Luther King Boulevard highlights a growing need for affordable housing in Chapel Hill and raises concerns about the ability of property owners to displace low-income residents.
Recently, Orange County Government moved to approve the budget for its Eviction Diversion Program. Once officially adopted, this program will help eligible Orange County residents avoid eviction, address substandard housing...