UNC has a vision for its Franklin Street buildings. Will public be able to change it?
Posted Oct 19, 2019
UNC will give the public a say, but no promises, as it plans for the future of its East Franklin Street properties and tenants, including Carolina Coffee Shop and Johnny T-Shirt. Despite a campus master plan that envisions replacing the buildings, nothing is final, Gordon Merklein, UNC’s associate vice chancellor of University Real Estate Operations, said.
(Durham Herald-Sun)
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