
{"id":19010,"date":"2011-06-16T10:32:45","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T14:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=19010"},"modified":"2011-06-16T10:33:43","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T14:33:43","slug":"boa-mulls-500-n-greensboro-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2011\/06\/16\/boa-mulls-500-n-greensboro-project\/","title":{"rendered":"BOA mulls 500 N. Greensboro project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Susan Dickson<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CARRBORO  \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Following several hours of discussion, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted unanimously on Tuesday to continue public hearings regarding rezoning for a 114-unit mixed-used development at 500 N. Greensboro St until September. <\/p>\n<p>A few members of the public commented on the proposed project, but no one spoke directly in opposition to it. Board members said they needed more information, wanted to see several changes to the proposal and wanted to consider all their rezoning options before approving the requested rezoning. <\/p>\n<p>The proposed project, Shelton Station, is a two-building, 125,000-square-foot development on 2.7 acres at 404, 406 and 500 N. Greensboro St. and 113 Parker St. A three-story building would face North Greensboro Street with 12,000 square feet of commercial property on the ground floor and 24 residential units on the second and third floors. A four-story building, set back from the first and running perpendicular to Parker Street, would have 90 residential units with parking below them. <\/p>\n<p>The developer has said the project would provide market-rate workforce and affordable housing, and has proposed adding a number of sustainable features, including an on-site charging station for electric cars, heat-reflective roof coverings and rainwater retention. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We think there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a demand in downtown Carrboro and the area for non-students who are looking for reasonably priced nice apartments,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Ken Reiter of Belmont Sayre, the developer. <\/p>\n<p>Several board members expressed concern about traffic effects, the size of the development and the percentage of the project dedicated to commercial space. <\/p>\n<p>Mayor Mark Chilton said the board should consider that surrounding properties will also likely be developed in coming years, further impacting traffic in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The only thing that will make the traffic situation get better on Greensboro Street is for gas prices to continue to spiral out of control,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Several board members said they would like to see greater commercial density in the project. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The density we really want to increase is the commercial cause that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the revenue we need,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d board member Randee Haven-O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Donnell said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We need that revenue to support the infrastructure for the people that live here.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n<p>Residents spoke in support of the project, though some urged the board to carefully consider all the implications before approving the rezoning. <\/p>\n<p>David Arneson, a resident of Mulberry Street just north of the proposed project, said \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The economic benefits of it I think are a slam dunk.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Having that many residents within walking distance of downtown \u00e2\u20ac\u0153would be an obvious benefit for the entire community.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think density and design of an urban building like this, mixed-use, in an urban core, is inherently the most \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6green construction you can do.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n<p>Barbara Jessie-Black, executive director of the PTA Thrift Shop, said she liked the affordable-housing aspect of the proposal. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Most of my employees do not live in Carrboro because they can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find any place to live in Carrboro,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carrboro BOA voted Tuesday to continue public hearings regarding rezoning for a mixed-used development on N. 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