South Creek Chapel Hill

South Creek Chapel Hill Aerial

Construction is underway on the first of several buildings that are part of New York-based Beechwood Carolinas’ new, +/- 40 acre mixed-use development known as South Creek Chapel Hill.  Located about a mile south of UNC Chapel Hill and across NC15-501 from Southern Village – an existing TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development), the overall site includes +/- 120 acres with 80 of those acres set aside by the developer as a Nature Preserve to be enjoyed by the residents of the entire Town.  

Along with a destination restaurant, retail/office space and various indoor and outdoor amenities for its residents, when completed South Creek will include +/- 800 residential units including apartments, condominiums and land-for-sale townhomes.  The approximate overall budget for the completed development is +/- $500 million.

FMK Architects worked closely with Beechwood, their civil engineer and the Town of Chapel Hill on the design and conditional rezoning of the site which includes a steep slope down to Obey Creek … on the other side of which lies the 80-acre Nature Preserve.  The site / building design needed to accommodate the undulating contours of the site while also extending the existing Market Street from Southern Village into the new development.

InterFace Healthcare Real Estate Carolinas 2025

Neil Dixon was invited to serve as an expert panelist at the 14th annual InterFace Healthcare Real Estate Carolinas conference.  This prestigious event is renowned for bringing together leading development firms, healthcare systems, and real estate professionals from North and South Carolina.   It offers a unique platform for discussing the latest trends and challenges in healthcare real estate.

 Neil Dixon's inclusion in the event underscores his expertise and leadership in the field of healthcare design offering valuable perspectives on the evolving landscape of healthcare real estate in the Carolinas.

FMK Architects Leadership Announcement

FMK Architects is pleased to announce that Shea Haney, Peter Rivera, Brie Carlson, and Will Allen have joined our leadership as associates. These four individuals have strengthened FMK’s team for a number of years and embody the firm’s Craft-Solutions approach to the profession. They have contributed to the growth of the firm and excel at client service, team leadership, and project management.

We are excited to share this news and look forward to their continued growth as part of the leadership of the firm. We hope you will join us in congratulating them on their accomplishment and a continued commitment to our clients.

Ribbon Cutting at the Fitzgerald in Spartanburg

The Fitzgerald is officially open in Downtown Spartanburg!

The new multifamily development is the first located along the extension of the Mary Black Rail Trial. Officials for the City of Spartanburg said this showcases another way the trail development can bring economic development.

Design Concepts: New Downtown Aiken Apartments

As the pieces of Project Pascalis continue to come into focus, the concepts for the multifamily apartments and enclosed parking garage were on display Thursday night.

The plans were shown to the Aiken Design Review Board during a work session through a variety of avenues including an elevation map, a 3D rendering, and site plans.

Russell Devita, principal with FMK Architects, which is the lead architect on the apartments and parking garage, said the design team walked around downtown Aiken before designing the building.

The building’s lobby would be located at the corner of Richland Avenue and Bee Lane. The first floor of the building on the Bee Lane side is proposed to be apartments, Devita said.

For the apartments, several types are proposed, which Devita pointed out: a live/work one-bedroom unit; studio apartments; one-bedroom apartments; two-bedroom apartments; and two-story, two-bedroom townhomes.

The townhomes would be located by the planned conference center, with the apartments on the third floor connecting the apartment building to the conference center, according to the plans.

Some of the units would have balconies, an important feature the designers noted, as balconies can be seen on many buildings in downtown Aiken.

To enter the parking deck, drivers could turn onto Bee Lane before turning left onto the newly created Pascalis Alley and then turning left into the parking garage. Alternately, they could turn left onto Pascalis Alley off of Newberry Street and make a right into the parking garage.