PITTSBORO, N.C. — Disney is coming to North Carolina. Well, sort of.A new 1,500-acre housing community — Asteria, owned by Disney — is planned for Pittsboro in Chatham County, about 35 miles west of Raleigh.This will be Disney’s second housing community to be built. According to town officials, Chatham County is growing, and it’s changing a lot with almost 11 new developments currently being built.The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners approved the first phase of the Disney dev...
PITTSBORO, N.C. — Disney is coming to North Carolina. Well, sort of.
A new 1,500-acre housing community — Asteria, owned by Disney — is planned for Pittsboro in Chatham County, about 35 miles west of Raleigh.
This will be Disney’s second housing community to be built.
According to town officials, Chatham County is growing, and it’s changing a lot with almost 11 new developments currently being built.
The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners approved the first phase of the Disney development on Monday, and construction workers are hard at work getting the ground prepped for construction.
The first phase of the project will cover over 200 acres. The entire project will be a little over 1,500 acres with close to 500 housing units and a variety of amenities, parks and trails.
The developer said the community will have a range of home styles, including multi-family home, single family and senior living units.
Some residents love the idea of growth, others not so much.
One local business owner said he entertains the idea of new people because that brings new business.
But like many other residents, he said he hopes the area will keep its small-town charm.
“It is going to increase the population. So, a lot of the downsides to a project like that is going to bring a lot of those, red flags to those projects like this,” business owner Kalim Hasan said.
“You know, for the people of Pittsboro, it's just going to be a great thing for the growth of this community. And that's going to be important, for our kids and just funding of different things that we have going on here in the community,” he said.
Disney officials said homes will be on sale starting in 2027.
The developer of the project said they will work with builders to gather feedback, which will help them draw more detailed plans for the remaining phases.