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3 <br /> Table 1 <br /> Approved Units Not Totals Carrboro Chapel Hillsborough Mebane Orange <br /> Yet Built Hill County* <br /> Multifamily 4,995 104 4,125 766 0 0 <br /> Townhome 1,213 409 361 443 0 <br /> Single-Family 1,307 108 9 79 1,000 111 <br /> Total 7,515 212 4,543 1,206 1,443 111 <br /> of Approved Units 2.7% 58.1% 15.4% 18.4% 1.4% <br /> *Unincorporated <br /> Table 2 shows the residential units that are under construction throughout the county that are not <br /> yet occupied. These units should all have occupants within the calendar year. Nearly all of this <br /> activity is occurring in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. <br /> Table 2 <br /> Approved Units Under Totals Carrboro Chapel Hillsborough Mebane Orange <br /> Construction Hill County <br /> Multifamily 3,189 2,863 326 <br /> Townhome 413 321 92 <br /> Single-Family 248 0 237 11 <br /> Sub-Total 3,850 0 3,184 655 0 11 <br /> Table 3 aggregates all of this data to summarize the status of approved residential activity <br /> throughout Orange County, as of January 2026. The attached presentation provides an analysis <br /> of how this residential activity is meeting the county's housing needs but, generally, Chapel Hill, <br /> Hillsborough, and Mebane are approving residential projects and construction at larger volumes <br /> than historic trends, and appear to meeting the market demand for market-rate multifamily <br /> construction, as established by the studies. Single-family residential activity appears to not be <br /> meeting the needs of Orange County, as established by the studies. Finally, Chapel Hill and <br /> Hillsborough have reported that they have approved 1,062 and 75 affordable units, respectively, <br /> that are restricted to eligible households meeting income requirements. As established by the <br /> referenced studies, Orange County, as a whole, is not meeting the rental and for-sale housing <br /> needs for lower-income households. The attached slides provide more data from the referenced <br /> studies and compare the survey data to the studies and their respective conclusions. <br /> Table 3 <br /> Approved Residential Totals Carrboro Chapel Hillsborough Mebane Orange <br /> Units Hill County <br /> Multifamily 8,184 104 6,988 1,092 0 0 <br /> Townhome 1,626 0 730 453 443 0 <br /> Single-Family 1,555 108 9 316 1,000 122 <br /> TOTAL 11,365 212 7,727 1,861 1,443 122 <br /> % of All Approved 1.9% 68.0% 16.4% 12.7% 1.1% <br /> Total Units <br /> % of 2024 County 14.0% 40.2% 6.7% 2.7% 36.3% <br /> Population <br />