Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Downtown Tenants

Downtown City Tenant Information: Includes tenant name, address, Business open date, close date, years in business, and independent vs. chain. Data provided by the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership; data is accurate to the best of their knowledge. Prepared and published in collaboration with Chapel Hill Open Data.

Example records
NamebrandStreet AddressaddressFull AddressaddressXgeospatialYgeospatialObjectididentifierCategory Of UseindustryStreet NameaddressAddress NumberaddressDowntown DistrictgeographicDate OpenedtemporalDate Closedtemporal
Chapel Hill Fan Shop306 West Franklin Street306 West Franklin Street-8800922.983013724288521.24073081261RetailWest Franklin Street306West8/13/20142016/06/10 00:00:00
Gamestop100 East Franklin Street100 East Franklin Street-8800396.731252944288651.56711579259RetailEast Franklin Street100East1/1/20092014/08/01 00:00:00
Mediterranean Deli410 West Franklin Street410 West Franklin Street-8801037.642089234288446.81437239263RestaurantWest Franklin Street410West1/1/1992
Use cases

Small Business Lender Assessing Tenant Longevity Before Issuing a Loan

A community bank underwriter evaluating a loan application from a downtown retail operator checks how long similar businesses in the same district and category have survived before closing, to calibrate default risk against local market conditions.

NameCategory Of UseDate OpenedDate ClosedYears In Business

Commercial Real Estate Broker Mapping Vacancy Patterns by District

A broker pitching a landlord on lease pricing pulls closure dates and business categories by sub-district to identify which blocks have the highest tenant turnover and which retail categories have the shortest tenures, informing asking rents and tenant mix strategy.

Street AddressDowntown DistrictCategory Of UseDate ClosedYears In Business

Franchise Development Analyst Sizing Independent Operator Concentration

A franchise brand evaluating Chapel Hill as an expansion market measures what share of existing downtown tenants in their NAICS category are independents versus chains, to estimate competitive displacement potential and identify gaps in chain coverage.

Independent V ChainNAICS CodeCategory Of UseDate OpenedDate Closed