Commercial development
Does Carrboro need another coffee shop?
My RSS feed from the Carrboro Citizen reports that Tim Peck of Peck and Artisans is hoping to start a new coffee shop in the lower level of his building which is next to Akai Hana at the juncture of East and West Main Streets. Tim Toben, developer of the Greenbridge project, is named as [...]
Big boxes are probably coming to Chapel Hill
What’s the big deal? Chapel Hill has long resisted the entry of “big box” retailers into the town limits, for political and aesthetic reasons. The attempt to retain the “village” look of downtown Chapel Hill has been a driving force for development considerations. Unfortunately, while that makes for an attractive-looking town it also robs the [...]
Greenbridge gets a much-needed foreclosure reprieve
As I reported last week, Tim Toben, managing partner of Greenbridge condos in Chapel Hill, has been working with several investors to take over the debt currently held by Bank of America in order to avoid foreclosure. Now it appears that Bank of America has finally taken the reasonable route and agreed to allow Toben [...]
Carrboro advisory boards weigh in on the Carrboro CVS
I am a bit late with this news, but on May 5th the developer of the proposed new CVS building in Carrboro presented the concept of the new store to the town’s advisory boards. (You can read my earlier comments on the new CVS building here.) A brilliant synopsis of the advisory board comments can [...]
The new Carrboro CVS is one step closer to reality
What’s the controversy over CVS in Carrboro? CVS Caremark has formally submitted plans to develop the northwest corner of West Weaver Street and North Greensboro Street into a mixed use building which will ultimately house a CVS drugstore. CVS currently has a store across the street in the Carr Mill Mall complex next to the [...]
