Weavers Grove

Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC's Weavers Grove project has become a national model for mixed-income communities.

Project Owner: Habitat for Humanity of Orange County
Contact: Jennifer Player
Weavers Grove – Chapel Hill, NC

Project features:

  • Total Site Area ±32 acres
  • 243 total dwelling units, including 101 Habitat units in an architecturally integrated, compact, economically diverse community, which will include single-family homes, duplexes, townhomes, and condo units
  • ±3,000 lf of public streets
  • On-street and off-street parking
  • Community center, community garage
  • Extensive recreation amenities (community center, pavilion, playground, spray pad, ball courts, community garden, dog park, walking trails).
  • 8 state-of-the-art stormwater control measures
  • Decel lane at entrance
  • Site includes difficult terrain and includes natural constraints such as wetlands and stream buffers
    • Site design was adapted to respect these constraints and maximize preservation of open space
  • Significant buffers proposed along adjacent neighborhoods
  • Sound attenuation berm to be constructed along I-40

Services provided:

  • Worked in conjunction with Habitat, Scott Murray Land Planning and Cline Design to design this monumental project and secure entitlements and permits:
    • Annexation
    • Land Use Plan Amendment
    • Conditional Rezoning
    • Zoning Compliance Permit
    • Access, water & sewer, and grading permits
    • Construction observation
    • Subdivision platting
    • Construction staking
  • Coordinated all approvals and provided all civil engineering design and surveying services
  • Infrastrucuture construction completion anticipated in Winter 2023