Carolina Square, Chapel Hill Foundation Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

Carolina Square

University Square and Granville Towers were purchased by the Chapel Hill Foundation Real Estate Holdings, a not-for-profit corporation founded by the UNC Foundation, to assist with university real estate projects. The project's goal was to support both UNC and the Town of Chapel Hill through redevelopment of 123 West Franklin Street into a vibrant mixed-use project to enhance the quality of life for the university, Chapel Hill, and region. The project redeveloped the site in two phases. The existing retail and office space was replaced with a mix of new offices, retail, multifamily for-rent units, town homes, and parking. The second phase included new offices, retail, a major central cultural space, and parking. Bolton & Menk provided planning, site development, and landscape architecture services for the project. The plan fronts the key buildings on West Franklin Street to enliven the streets with retail. The project also proposed a significant new public open space in the center of the development to attract residents, office workers, and visitors.

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