A stretch of Yadkin Road near Fort Bragg and I-295 in Fayetteville could be home to a mixed-use project pairing four retail buildings with nearly 200 residential units.
Grant-Murray Real Estate has plans for a project off Yadkin Road, according to The Fayetteville Observer. The retail portion would include four buildings.
The project would include nearly 200 residential units as well as the retail buildings.
Where the Homes and Shops Would Sit
Homes and Shops in the Plan The residential units are part of the planned mixed-use development, alongside the retail buildings.
No retail or residential tenants have been confirmed yet, the Observer's report notes, leaving the specific businesses that might fill those four buildings an open question for now. Patrick Murray, co-owner of Grant-Murray Real Estate, told the newspaper in an email sent earlier this month that he anticipates “a mix of smaller retailers and service businesses that will complement the area's continued residential growth.”
A Busy Corridor Already in Flux
The corridor already hosts a cluster of chain and local eateries, including Jersey Mike's Subs, Bojangles, Nova Restaurant & Sports Bar, 2 Rim Khong Restaurant and Level 88.
The Observer previously reported in January that the broader Fayetteville-area development pipeline for 2026 included projects ranging from a medical school to childcare facilities and grocery stores, part of a wave of growth reshaping Cumberland County.
Context From a Nearby Property Sale
The Yadkin Road corridor has already seen turnover among existing retail properties. A 2024 Observer report on shopping centers for sale in Fayetteville described a seven-building complex at 6101 Yadkin Road, near the Horseshoe and Yadkin intersection, as offering 48,180 square feet of retail space along with 18 rental units — a smaller-scale predecessor to the kind of mixed retail-and-housing footprint now planned for Horseshoe Commons.
Any new development of this scale typically runs through Fayetteville's standard municipal review process. The city's Technical Review Committee oversees review of development plans for compliance with the Unified Development Ordinance, while zoning matters such as variances and rezonings move through hearings handled by the Zoning Commission, which can affect setbacks, property classifications and land use.
The planned development would include four retail buildings and nearly 200 residential units.
