Architecture firm Elkus Manfredi has been chosen to re-do the 12-acre lot that includes University Square and Granville Towers.
Now that the UNC-Chapel Hill Foundation owns the site, the University is planning to mostly tear it down, add office space, triple the retail space and build multi-level parking decks.
The firm was chosen this week out of six finalists.
"It was an easy choice in the sense that we felt they were most qualified and gave the best presentation," said Gordon Merklein, executive director of real estate for the University.
The Boston-based firm has worked at several universities including Duke and Harvard. They also have worked on corporate sites and entertainment sites like Downtown Disney.
Next week, the University will have its first meeting with the architectural firm.
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