Chapel Hill solar energy initiative launches
The future of alternative energy in Chapel Hill is getting brighter.
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Former Greenbridge investor Tim Toben now operates a tea house and farm
Finding Tim Toben on his farm takes some time. First you stop at a construction site, where a builder is putting the finishing touches on Toben’s newest project, a tea house.
Greenbridge resumes sales with lower prices
Greenbridge Condominiums, the 10-story West Rosemary Street development, relaunched sales efforts in August after foreclosure and a change of ownership led to a two-year sales freeze.
Greenbridge Condominiums reopen after 2-year sales freeze
Greenbridge Condominiums is back in business. After a two-year sales freeze, units in the 10-story Rosemary Street mixed-use development are back up for sale.
Chapel Hill’s Greenbridge development sold to new owners
Greenbridge has sat mostly empty and mired in financial troubles since April, when Bank of America started the development’s foreclosure process.
Upcoming Greenbridge foreclosure could hurt LIGHT gallery
The LIGHT Art and Design shop, located in the bottom of Greenbridge Developments, could face problems when the luxury condominiums are foreclosed upon in November. But the gallery owners said they have no plans to move right now.
Greenbridge foreclosure delayed for the second time in four months
Greenbridge faced foreclosure sale today for the second time in four months — but Bank of America has again postponed the date to give developers more time to repay debts. Tim Toben, one of the development’s partners, said he received a letter from the bank telling him that the sale had been delayed until Nov. 7.
Greenbridge to foreclose Sept. 22
Greenbridge faces a foreclosure sale Sept. 22 for the second time this year, just months after its bank delayed a June 27 sale date. Town officials say the developers’ poor relationship with their bank and the national economic downturn — not Chapel Hill’s business environment — caused Greenbridge’s troubles.
Deceased art professor’s legacy lives on through his work
At LIGHT Art Design, Lucky Strike cigarettes and red Bibles embossed with gold crosses decorate the walls.
Protests continue at Greenbridge over Northside gentrification
Controversy surrounding Greenbridge Developments continued Saturday evening when about 15 area residents stood in nonviolent protest against the condominiums.
Greenbridge sees riot, gets foreclosure postponed
After months of opposition and financial uncertainty, animosity towards Greenbridge Developments climaxed Saturday morning when a riot left three in handcuffs.
Former professor's art on display in Greenbridge
On Friday, the works of former UNC associate professor Kimowan Metchewais were put on display in the Greenbridge Developments building.
Greenbridge may foreclose
Greenbridge, the 10-story Rosemary Street development that opened last fall, faces the threat of foreclosure by its bank. The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported Friday that the Greenbridge development could foreclose after Bank of America refused to pay $1.6 million in invoices on the project in October.
Greenbridge development fills less than half its units
With fewer than half of its 97 residential apartments filled, Greenbridge Developments has struggled to find its niche in Chapel Hill real estate and the surrounding low-income neighborhood since it opened in October.
Greenbridge development raises concerns
James Richardson has lived in Northside neighborhood for five years and has seen the impacts of a newly constructed development in the area — Greenbridge.
Greenbridge installs solar panels to heat water
By today’s end, Greenbridge will be one step closer to achieving its environmentally friendly claim.Greenbridge, a two-building development property on West Rosemary Street, began the installation of 45 solar panels on the roof of its 10-story East Building.
Greenbridge all-clear after bomb threat
Streets are clear after a bomb threat targeted Greenbridge Development around 7 a.m. Thursday.The caller said the bomb was in the Greenbridge development at 400 W. Rosemary St. Police performed a sweep of the building and did not find one.
Funeral home neighboring Greenbridge fights to live
A metal fence is all that divides a small funeral home on North Graham Street from the Greenbridge construction site.It was also the first official notification Knotts Funeral Home received of Greenbridge’s construction, said Michael Parker, the funeral home branch’s manager.“They didn’t let us know anything until they started coming in and putting up a fence,” he said.
Greenbridge walls, property vandalized
An already controversial plot of land has taken another shot this weekend — this time from vandals.Damages to the Greenbridge development totaled about $11,000 after it was spray-painted in several areas Saturday night, including 14 concrete columns, 21 walls, five doors and a fork lift, according to Chapel Hill police reports.
Greenbridge leases more than half its units
A glance west down Rosemary Street confirms the progress of a controversial 10-story development among low-slung businesses and homes.Future occupants have purchased more than half of the units set to be built in the skeleton framework of the Greenbridge development.
