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A 22,000-Home Community Is Being Built in a 5,000-Person Town

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By Amanda Abrams Verified
| The New York Times Verified
A 22,000-Home Community Is Being Built in a 5,000-Person Town Chatham Park, a master-planned community in Pittsboro, N.C., is expected to expand the town to 60,000 people when completed. The Chatham County Historic Courthouse in downtown Pittsboro, N.C.Credit...Sebastian Siadecki for The New York Times May 4, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET On a recent chilly afternoon, the tiny downtown of Pittsboro, N.C., was full of life.
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A 22,000-Home Community Is Being Built in a 5,000-Person Town

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By Amanda Abrams Verified
| Breaking One
(Square Feet) On a recent chilly afternoon, the tiny downtown of Pittsboro, North Carolina, was full of life. The soda shop, wine bar and barbershop were all crowded, and dozens of flyers on bulletin boards advertised upcoming concerts and events. At the counter of a packed restaurant, Virlie's Grill, Robert Parks was eating a rib-eye sandwich while watching a television tuned to Fox News.
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Making Money for Housing Go Further

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By Amanda Abrams Verified
| Shelterforce
Building affordable housing is notoriously complicated. Funding usually comes from multiple sources—federal, state, and local governments; banks; foundations; and nonprofits—and requires engagement with numerous institutions whose timelines and demands may not match up.
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