A Walkable Neighborhood in Chapel Hill

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 The History of Southern Village

Southern Village was developed in the early 90′s and was a new concept for Chapel Hill. The plan was to build a “new old neighborhood” reminiscent of the way people lived in the early part of the 20th century.

There would be a Main Street (now Market Street) with shops restaurants and small businesses. Homes would have front porches and alleys for the garages in back. The neighborhood would be quite dense with approximately 300 acres with 90 acres of that green space.

Southern Village would have 1150 housing units consisting of single family homes, condos, town homes and apartments. This type of neo traditional neighborhood had been done successfully in several parts of the US including Kentlands in Gathersburg Md.

Before Southern Village was developed Chapel Hillians loved their large lots and trees.

Here is a link to a detailed history of Southern Village.

I along with others wondered if it would ever get off the ground.  My sister lived in Kentlands so I was familiar with the concept but Gaithersburg Md. was very different from Chapel Hill. It was also FLAT!

The Southern Village property was very hilly and I just couldn’t imagine how they would get all of those houses on small lots with all of that topography.

Walkable Neighborhood

As it turns out, they did and the neighborhood has been a great success. Clients that I have sold homes to in Southern Village love it. The walk-ability of the neighborhood with the trails, sidewalks and the wonderful commercial area make it a fun and friendly place to live.
The commercial area includes several restaurants, many shops and businesses, a movie theater, church, day care center, elementary school, and common green where there is always something going on.

Prices in Southern Village

The neighborhood has been built out for several years so all homes for sale are resales.

The neighborhood has condos (230 surrounding the commercial area) priced from the mid $100,000′s (one bedroom one bath) to the upper $200,000′s (3 bedrooms 2 baths).

The 150 town homes in the neighborhood  are priced from the upper 200′s (2 bedroom 2 bath with siding exterior) to the mid $400′s (Brick)

The neighborhood has 530 single family homes ranging in price from the 400′s to over a million.

Southern Village Club and Pool

The Southern Village club, tennis and pool is open to everyone not just residents of Southern Village. Membership is $750 for a family. There is always something going on including swim and tennis lessons plus classes and activities for both adults and children. My friends especially love the yoga and Pilates classes. for more information visit the Southern Village pool and club membership web site.