Blue Ridge Companies of Greensboro bought about 12 acres in the 2500 block of Castle Hayne Road from Edwin and Nancy Ennis for $3.27 million, according to a deed recorded in December.
The Wrightsboro Commons project, which is expected to include apartments and the replacement and renovation of existing commercial space, is the first in the county to take advantage of one of New Hanover’s new zoning districts, Urban Mixed Use Zoning (UMXZ).
It’s one of eight zoning districts approved by the county Board of Commissioners in July last year.