Pittsboro, NC – Successfully completing new construction in an established neighborhood comes with challenges.  Meeting the expectations of clients while also minimizing negative impacts to the existing community, all while staying on budget, can be tricky. Our Sanctuary at Powell Place apartment project, which includes 264 apartment homes as well as garages, a clubhouse, and other amenities, was just such a project. While the land had been designated for apartments when the mixed-use development was originally approved over 10 years ago, they had not been constructed until now.

From digging up and saving established trees for replanting after the road widening was finished (see picture of tress on the apartment side of the street that were extracted and then replanted – all of them are healthy!) to building a berm for some Powell Place homeowners to give them privacy, CCC worked with the community and the municipality to make the building process as painless and beneficial for the neighborhood as possible.

Architecturally, it was important to work with architects and the HOA to build something that was in keeping with the style of the neighborhood, and also did not look out of place from a size and height perspective. Craftsman-like exteriors and a lower grade helped solve these issues. The pond that served as erosion control during building is now landscaped and will become a beautiful water feature for the neighborhood.

CCC Project Manager Corey Mabus and Superintendent Mike Parker worked diligently on this design/build from start to finish to integrate it seamlessly into the Powell Place community, overseeing each step of the process to complete a top-notch product.