In 2008, the tree-covered and spacious Glen Lennox neighborhood was jolted out of its 1950s family atmosphere when the owner, Grubb Properties, put forth redevelopment plans for the entire 66-acre, 440-apartment property.
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Chapel Hill’s Community Design Commission has reviewed a concept plan for a development that would bring hundreds of residential units plus retail and office space to the corner of Estes Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
A proposed East Rosemary Street redevelopment project that would bring a 1,100-space parking deck and an office building downtown will be the subject of an upcoming public information meeting.
Some Chapel Hill Town Council are concerned about possible changes to a planned development on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Weaver Dairy Road.
U.S. 15-501, the major road linking Chapel Hill and Durham, is likely to undergo significant change in the years to come. The question now under debate…
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Guest Column by Livy Ludington and Margaret Brown Whether you drive from Chatham County to Chapel Hill on 15-501 or Smith Level Road, you pass green fields…
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT By Michelle Cassell Chapel Hill’s Enterprise Zone will be the location of a new headquarters for Carolina Donor Services, currently located in Durham. The company plans to…
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT TLR Staff Report Over the past three years, 1,084,822 net square feet of impervious surface has been added in the town of Chapel Hill. Another 2,555,539 net…
ORANGE SLICES By Laurie Paolicelli New American Legion Club Joins a Growing Corridor in Chapel Hill The new American Legion Club, 3700 NC 54 West, Chapel Hill, is scheduled for…
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT By Terri Buckner, Orange County Resident A public hearing set for September will help determine whether part of one of Carrboro’s most environmentally sensitive and ecologically endangered areas…
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT TLR Staff Report As Chapel Hill evolves from a small university town into a medium-sized town with a university, growth means significant change is coming to the…
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT TLR Staff Report Why is Chapel Hill losing so many trees? The past several months have seen extensive clear-cutting of trees in a number of different local…
TRAFFIC TLR Staff Report Traffic clearly is getting worse in Chapel Hill. Alternatively, traffic actually is getting better. Then again, maybe vehicle traffic is pretty much the same as it’s…