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We include master site plans impacting the US 17 corridor from Pender County Border (near Sidbury Road) to 210 split toward Surf City. 

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Status: Master Development Plan (MDP) Approved

For long-time Hampstead residents, the location of this new development will be well-known. Slated to be built where the annual Spot Festival traditionally takes place, the new retail complex spans a 1,100-foot stretch along Highway 17, between the ABC Liquor Store and The Beacon – a professional office building serving as home to over half a dozen health and financial service businesses. 

While the addition of a local Target department store may steal plenty of attention, there are some other prominent retail brands identified in the site plans.

Despite many new storage businesses entering the area in recent years, the site plans also show a placeholder for a two-story, 40,000 sq. ft. self-storage facility. Another building covering 10,500 sq. ft. is labeled in the plans as “Stores,” suggesting that local entrepreneurs may also have a presence in the retail center.

See original Topsail Guide story 

Master Development Plan (Pender County site link)

Developers in Hampstead are looking to add places to eat in the mix as possible developments for Oak Ridge at Olde Point, which already has the up-and-running Wilmington Health facility as a tenant. 

Oak Ridge Properties at Olde Point is making a request to the Pender County Planning Board for a revision to a master development plan for the area east of U.S. 17, between Country Club Drive and Ravenswood Road. If approved, this could allow for places such as fast-food restaurants or drive-thru coffee shops in the commercial space. 

Applicant David Sneeden said there are no other signed leases at this time. 

"We're just trying to get it in a position where we can come back at a later time and be ready to move on it," Sneeden said.

Link to Star News article