GREENVILLE, North Carolina (October 6, 2020) – A 19-acre master development project has been announced in the downtown Greenville area as a public-private partnership effort between East Carolina University and master developer Elliott Sidewalk Communities. Several other groups, including the Greenville – ENC Alliance, are involved in its long-term success. “The more we can do to grow our research capabilities and development capabilities, the more jobs we’ll have here and the greater economic prosperity we’ll have here in Greenville and in Pitt County,” said Steve Weathers, President and CEO of the Greenville – ENC Alliance. Intersect East, as it has been named, involves the Historic Wareho

East Carolina University’s former warehouse district received a new name on Tuesday as the university and its development partner, Elliott Sidewalk Communities, introduced a master plan for the millennial campus property. Designated Intersect East, the property covers 19 acres between main campus and the Dickinson Avenue corridor, including the historic Export Leaf Tobacco building, the American Tobacco Company storage warehouse No. 2 and the Prichard-Hughes Warehouse. Click here to read the full article at East Carolina University

Tim Elliott, left, managing partner of Elliott Sidewalk Communities and ECU Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson talk about a project outside the Pritchard-Hughes Building. A $155 million development project unveiled on Tuesday aims to turn a downtown historic warehouse district into an urban hub where people can live and work. East Carolina University and developer Elliott Sidewalk Communities said Intersect East, part of ECU’s Millennial Campus, eventually will encompass 14 buildings comprising about 1.3 million square feet of space. The project is expected to take place in four phases over eight years, beginning in late 2021 with the renovation of the 80,000-square-foot Export Leaf (tobacco)

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - One Eastern Carolina city has a development project underway in their warehouse district. The City of Greenville, a developer, and ECU’s chancellor announced a collaboration for a new urban hub expected to bring $142 million to the East. It’s a project they’ve been working on for several years. Elliott Sidewalk Communities managing partner Tim Elliott says the project will cater to millennials. “We’re going to have office. We’re going to have some retail. We’re going to have research labs. We’re going to have manufacturing and industrial. We’re going to have residential.” Click here to read the full article and watch the news segment at WITN

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – East Carolina University has plans to turn 19-acres in Greenville’s historic warehouse district into a new “urban hub” with homes, businesses and research spaces. Renovations in the historic warehouse district will start with four buildings in phase one. The master developer, Elliot Sidewalk Communities is planning for 14-new or renovated buildings. The project is called Intersect East, something ECU officials have been working on for several years. The university and developer Elliot Sidewalk Communities plan to create what they’re calling an urban hub. Click here to read the full article at WNCT9