BUILDING BOOM

Residential Developments

By Stephanie Meador

Hoke County is the place to be for contractors, realtors and new businesses as an approved rezoning plan has paved the way for development never before seen in the area.

Daphne Sanitz, a Veteran entrepreneur, has made quite the name for herself through her work of “preserving what most throw away” here in Fayetteville. Sanitz has developed eight properties in downtown Fayetteville including the building at 108 Person St. which now hosts the popular restaurant CIRCA 1800.

Sanitz spoke with the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal about her latest project, the Kress Lofts on Maxwell St.

Sanitz first began the steps to renovating the Kress building in 2017.

It began with the approval of a Conditional Use District for Hoke County. Intended to be a mixed- use development aimed at allowing a space for commercial, retail, medical and professional offices, the idea was pitched to area leaders in 2012. Now in 2023, the growth from that area is tangible as new construction begins in Hoke County across U.S. Highway