Clancy & Theys Construction Company provided construction management services for the University Hill development; a 387,000 SF mixed-use development featuring eight plus food & drink establishments from some of the best in the Carolinas, a 30,000 SF fitness club and UHILL Walls, one of the largest concentrations of mural art in the Southeast.
The apartments are four stories of wood frame construction with 269 studios, one, two or three bedroom apartments. Each apartment features spacious, ultra-modern, high-tech interiors complete with latch entry hardware, Samsung black stainless appliances, vinyl wood plank flooring, European cabinets, quartz countertops*, delta faucets and, of course, huge bedrooms and closets. Each unit also includes nest programmable thermostats, custom light fixtures in kitchen, bath & apartment entry, full-sized front-loading washer/dryer, expansive European style windows, cable and high-speed internet, and sound proofing enhancement throughout community.
University Hill offers its residents community spaces encouraging them to socialize, network and entertain. These spaces include a co-working lounge, coffee bar, gaming area, an office supply center, USB power outlets, collaboration rooms, video conferencing capabilities, and more. Outdoor spaces feature a saltwater pool with expansive sun deck, grills, green eggs, pizza ovens, vegetable garden and four community greenspaces featuring outdoor seating and a hammock lounge. University Hill was also constructed to be pet-friendly featuring ground floor enclosed patios with pet turf and six foot privacy fences, a pet spa with self-serve pet wash, and an expansive pet park with pet turf & agility equipment.
By analyzing existing on-site materials, such as asphalt parking surfaces, concrete slabs-on-grade, and existing CMU walls. Clancy & Theys was able to develop a plan for re-use of these crushed materials on-site, saving the project thousands of dollars in material import/export costs.
The development will also include an art project called the “Murals at University Hill, which would be a collection of over 25,000 SF of murals from artists across North Carolina.
