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Fairfield Homes proposes 46-unit senior apartments near Shannon Village in Louisburg
Summary
Fairfield Homes presented plans for "Tarago Apartments," a proposed 46-unit independent living building for residents 55 and older behind the Shannon Village Shopping Center in Louisburg. Funding hinges on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit approval expected by March 21.
Joseph Wiggle, a representative of Fairfield Homes, presented plans for a proposed 46-unit independent senior living facility called Tarago Apartments on Tanglewood Drive behind the Shannon Village Shopping Center in Louisburg.
Wiggle said the project is designed to serve residents 55 and older, with two or three accessible units available for younger residents who need them. "We should know by March 21" whether the developer’s application for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), administered by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, will succeed, he said.
The developer described site placement that sets the building slightly behind the grocery and shopping center with parking in front. Wiggle said the design assumes about a 1.1 parking ratio per unit, and that the shopping-center owner is willing to work with Fairfield Homes on access and on selling the parcel after financing and transportation reviews are complete. The proposal also preserves direct access to the nearby farmers market, the developer said.
Wiggle outlined on-site management plans, including a manager and maintenance staff and a 24-hour response policy for resident concerns. He said Fairfield Homes often provides a resident services coordinator to connect residents with community resources.
Design details presented included one- and two-bedroom unit layouts, common-area spaces such as a community room and dining area, outdoor amenities including walking paths, a gazebo, raised garden beds and a path to a retention pond, and interior features like dishwashers and in-unit washer-dryer hookups in many units.
Wiggle showed examples of recent Fairfield Homes projects in Ohio to illustrate expected finishes and layouts. He said the company manages roughly 70 properties and nearly 4,000 units across the eastern U.S. and described this as Fairfield’s first project in North Carolina.
Terry Satterwhite of the Town of Louisburg planning department closed the meeting and provided a planning-department phone number (919-497-1003) and his email (satterwhite@townoflouisburg.org) for follow-up questions. No vote or formal county action was recorded during the meeting.
The project’s financing and any subsequent zoning or permitting steps remain contingent on the LIHTC decision and required transportation and county approvals; the developer’s timeline depends on those approvals.
