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Town staff and developer outline 157‑unit Northpointe workforce-housing plan
Summary
Town staff and the proposed development partner described a 157-unit workforce housing project on about 11.3 acres at Northpointe, targeted to households earning 60–150% of Beaufort County AMI, with a 65‑year ground lease and ARPA funding; public commenters pressed for traffic mitigation.
Town staff and the development team briefed the committee on the Northpointe proposal — a public–private workforce-housing partnership for approximately 11.337 acres near William Hilton Parkway. Ben Brown (Director of Strategic Initiatives) said the plan calls for 157 multifamily units with a mix of 1–3 bedrooms, high-quality amenities and affordability covenants intended to keep at least 50% of units in the workforce range in perpetuity under a 65‑year ground lease.
Brown emphasized the project targets essential local workers and calibrates affordability to Beaufort County AMI; staff said unit targeting would be between 60% and 150% of AMI with the development agreement specifying 150–170 units originally but a current application for 157 units. The town’s role includes zoning entitlements and a $1,000,000 ARPA grant as gap financing.
Traffic and safety were the central community concerns raised during public comment. Katie Henderson and Ashley Phillips questioned capacity and child safety on Gumtree Road and at the post office intersection; staff said they are conducting traffic-impact analyses, discussed potential reconfiguration of the post office access and are coordinating with Beaufort County on CIP projects to mitigate impacts. Brown said open-space preservation (about 1.5 acres along Jarvis Creek), stormwater best practices and pervious-material strategies are part of the site plan.
Planning staff noted the Planning Commission unanimously recommended advancing the zoning map amendment; the committee recommended the text amendment and ZMA to Town Council for final action.
