Mosaic announces first tenants, including Town Hall Burger, Aveda, at construction kick-off event

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PITTSBORO — The presence of Mosaic in Pittsboro at the entryway to what will become Chatham Park has been known for a while. The equipment has been moving dirt and making way for building sites for a few months now.

But on Tuesday, announcements were made about some specific tenants in the new $350 million development.

Town Hall Burger + Beer, People’s Coffee, Aveda Day Spa and Salon and UNC Urgent Care were the new tenants announced Tuesday at an event to celebrate the launch of construction on Mosaic, a 136-acre “entertainment and lifestyle destination” off of U.S. Highway 15-501 across the street from Northwood High School.

The amenities join projects in the Phase 1 stage of development already announced, including a 114-room hotel, a movie theater, 350-seat live performance theater and thousands of square feet of office space, educational space and open space for walking trails and ponds. Retail outlets are scheduled to begin operation in October 2020, joining apartments for lease and condos for purchase.

“Mosaic is poised to invigorate residents and patrons alike with a dynamic, vibrant environment that offers shopping, dining, working, learning and living opportunities within a well-designed, purposefully-planned and aesthetically-pleasing destination,” Kirk Bradley, one of Mosaic’s developers, said. “Today marks the first of many opportunities for the community to gather at Mosaic. This destination will soon be alive with experience and interaction, and today’s guests are the first to feel this energy.”

Bradley — a partner in Chatham Media Group, owners of the Chatham News + Record — was joined by multiple local officials and leaders and more than 250 guests Tuesday in speaking of their high hopes for the development.

“This is one step,” said Pittsboro Mayor Cindy Perry. “This is 44 acres of an investment that is phenomenal. This is a happy event to pull everything together and make sure we go forward economically.”

Chatham County Board of Commissioners Chairman Mike Dasher said Chatham’s residents have been carrying the lion’s share of the property tax burden, but developments like Mosaic and Chatham Park will lead to the commercial side contributing more.

“A project the size and scope of Mosaic goes a long way in creating the balance,” Dasher said. “Projects like this help fund all types of services in Chatham County without burdening our residents.”

State Rep. Robert Reives II (D-Chatham) said he was “excited about what (Mosaic) means for the state of North Carolina,” and even more so for the majority of Chatham residents who leave the county to work.

“To have the vision that they’ve had and take the opportunities they’ve had — I’m proud to have it in Chatham,” Reives said. “I’m excited about what it means for Chatham.”

Bubba Rawl, a co-developer of Chatham Park, said Mosaic “may look like a mud pile right now, but it sure will be a beautiful project.”

Bradley, the president and CEO of Lee-Moore Capital Company, said a second phase of the Mosaic development, titled “Northwood,” would be located on the other side of U.S. 15-501 and completed by 2025. The first phase of the project is scheduled to be finished by 2023.

Mosaic is a joint venture of Eco Group, which itself is a joint venture between Bradley and John Fugo of Montgomery Carolina LLC. Eco Group was formed in 2009 and has developed more than 11 million square feet of retail and commercial properties.

Reporter Zachary Horner can be reached at zhorner@chathamnr.com or on Twitter at @ZachHornerCNR.