Updates on developments, real estate and future projects
Compiled by Beckett Brantley
Commercial News
On May 21, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued VinFast, the Vietnamese electric car company, which received a $3 billion grant from the Economic Investment Committee in 2022 to open an electric car plant in Moncure. The lawsuit claims that VinFast has defaulted on a clause in the State’s agreement with the company that required the plant to begin vertical construction by 2024, be operational by July 2026 and create 1,750 jobs by the end of this year, which the State claims entitles it to buy the 1,765-acre property at a reduced price, as low as zero dollars. In addition, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners voted to move forward with terminating an economic development agreement with VinFast, which included millions of dollars in tax breaks and other economic incentives.
The Siler City Center for Active Living – where Chatham County Aging Services hosts exercise classes, clubs, wellness education and more – held a grand reopening June 23 after eight months of renovations. The revamped space at 112 Village Lake Rd. features a new welcome center, multiuse space, office suite for staff and waiting area and information hub, plus new flooring which can be customized for fitness classes, social gatherings and special events.
Siler City Center for Active Living. The center was closed for renovations beginning in
November 2025; this is the first update to the facility since it opened in August 2006.
Yoga Garden closed its studio on East Street in Pittsboro in May. Former Yoga Garden instructor Meadow Defosche opened her own studio, Pittsboro Yoga, at The Plant. Yoga Garden owner Lexie Wolf and her partner, Bill Wofford, started a new practice, Soma Yoga, which regularly offers classes at venues including Chatham Mills Studio and Pittsboro Yoga.
Aromatic Roasters found a new brick-andmortar home inside the refreshed West End Emporium at 23 Rectory Street. The coffee shop will operate with the same menu and hours.
Hear Again America, a national hearing testing and treating center, opened a new location on June 5 at 79 Falling Springs Dr., Ste. 100 in Briar Chapel.
The owners of Compadres closed its location at 193 Lowes Dr., Ste. 107 and announced that the space would reopen with a fresh concept, although no official date was set. The Siler City location is still operating as usual.
The Quiltmaker Cafe, a nonprofit, pay-whatyou-can counter-service restaurant, opened its doors in early May at 75 West Salisbury St. in Pittsboro. The menu features classic sandwiches, deli staples, soups, brunch options and more.
Falco Studios – a creative media company that offers video and podcast production, graphic design, social media management, web design and photography – opened in the 79 West Innovation Hub at 120 Mosaic Boulevard, Ste. 235.
Residential Real Estate
The Chatham County BOC approved the first plat requests for Bramblewood, a 123-acre, 60-lot planned subdivision off U.S. Highway 64 W., and Conservancy Estates, a 57-acre, 45-lot subdivision off Old U.S. Highway 1 next to Jordan Lake. The approval will allow property owners Greenfield BW LLC and Chatham Timber Holdings LLC, respectively, to move forward with permit applications.
Knight Farm Community Park went received a series of improvements, including maintenance from summer storms, a new fence, additional seating, artificial turf installation and shade for the dog park.
Future Projects
At press time, A Tavolo – an Italian eatery from Greg Lewis and Maria Parker-Lewis, owners of The Sycamore at Chatham Mills and 39 West Catering – was slated to open in September at 367 Freedom Parkway, Ste. 130. The upscale restaurant will serve small plates, specialty pizza and pasta, seafood and more.
In addition, Mosaic at Chatham Park announced in June that five additional businesses are coming soon. Verizon and Pecan Jacks are expected to open in late 2026, with New View EyeCare, The Flying Biscuit Café and First
Horizon Bank expected to open in 2027.
The Carolina Murugan Temple broke ground at 100 Murugan Circle in Moncure Aug. 8 for phase one of the construction process. Key features will include a walking trail, library, museum and wedding area.
Cosette, a coffee, horticulture and folk craft shop, is coming soon to 115 Hillsboro St.
Disney has released a new rendering of the entrance to Asteria, its Storyliving by Disney residential community planned for Chatham Park. The entryway is designed to reflect North Carolina’s Piedmont landscape through the use of locally sourced dry stacked stone and a moon gate that frames the view into the community.
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