US EditionUNC At Chapel Hill Launches Largest Campus Expansion In Its History
- On Wednesday, the University of North Carolina advanced the long-discussed Carolina North expansion, approving $8,000,000 for planning toward a 2027 groundbreaking at the former Horace Williams Airport.
- Chancellor Lee Roberts said UNC plans to add 5,000 students over the next decade to meet rising STEM demand, affordable housing needs, and state population projections.
- The university is weighing renovating Smith Center versus building a new off-campus arena, with a Band-Aid renovation costing $80 million to $100 million, Roberts said.
- Chancellor Lee Roberts said `there's no perfect option` for the arena and UNC will soon announce advisory groups to gather input as the Smith Center marks its 40th anniversary this week.
- Most universities would give anything to secure Carolina North site with infrastructure ready, while UNC athletics face financial pressures in the NIL era, heightening arena investment urgency.
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UNC expansion goes forward amid arena question
North Carolina is going forward with plans to develop an off-campus expansion for academic, research, residential and mixed-use retail projects. It's too soon to say whether it will include a new arena for the university's men's basketball program.
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UNC’s ‘Carolina North’ campus expansion is going forward amid question on future of basketball arena
North Carolina is going forward with long-discussed plans to develop an off-campus expansion for academic, research, residential and mixed-use retail projects. It’s too soon to say whether that will also include a new arena for the university’s tradition-rich men’s basketball…
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UNC's 'Carolina North' campus expansion is going forward amid question on future of basketball arena
North Carolina is going forward with long-discussed plans to develop an off-campus expansion for academic, research, residential and mixed-use retail projects.
UNC-Chapel Hill announces major campus expansion in 2027
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is poised to break ground on the largest expansion of its campus footprint in over 232 years, according to a Jan. 21 announcement from university officials. A new campus extension in Carolina North will take place on and around the former site of the Horace Williams Airport in Chapel Hill. Groundbreaking is expected to begin in early 2027 on a 230-acre plot. University officials envision the site n…
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