Second Storyliving by Disney community is Asteria in North Carolina
Located near Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the second Storyliving by Disney community, Asteria, is designed to “encourage exploration of the region’s natural beauty and spark life-long learning.”
The first Storyliving by Disney community, Cotino, is currently under construction near Palm Springs, Calif. This new community will encompass 1,500 acres in the town of Pittsboro in North Carolina’s Chatham County. Plans call for more than 4,000 residential units with various home styles, including single-family and multi-family homes, with some designated for 55+ adults. Asteria will also offer community amenities to showcase the area’s natural beauty, including neighborhood parks and walking and biking trails.
Planning by Walt Disney Imagineering and DMB Development is already underway, with sales expected to begin by 2027.
“We’re looking forward to collaborating with Disney to bring another Storyliving by Disney community to life,” said DMB Development CEO Brent Herrington. “Just as the desert setting inspired our teams with the Cotino community, North Carolina’s rich landscape and history are at the heart of our initial planning work with Walt Disney Imagineering. We’ve got a lot of great ideas to showcase the beauty of this area.”
Asteria Will Feature Disney Touches
Homeowners will have access to a club offering a wellness and recreation center, restaurant, sports courts, swimming pools, community garden, and outdoor space for lawn games, events, and fire pits. The club will also feature enrichment programming like storytelling dinners inspired by Disney tales, lessons with Disney artists, and family fun days with Disney-themed activities.
“We had an incredible time developing the creative brand and story for Asteria,” said Shawn Montague, site portfolio executive, Walt Disney Imagineering. “We chose the community’s name to pay homage to the native North Carolina aster flower. The flower is also a namesake of the Greek goddess Asteria whose tears of stardust fell to the Earth and sprouted the first aster flowers. We thought it was a beautiful way to honor North Carolina’s natural beauty from the Earth to the sky, in our campus of discovery.”
Astria will be part of the larger, award-winning Chatham Park master-planned community by Preston Development Company, co-founded by Julian “Bubba” Rawl and Tim Smith.
“For nearly 15 years, Chatham Park has set the standard for innovative growth and thoughtful planning,” Rawl said. “We feel an extraordinary sense of responsibility to our residents and the broader community with this project, and we’re incredibly fortunate to work with Disney, DMB Development, and homebuilders to create something truly special.”
Learn More about Both Storyliving by Disney Communities
Asteria, a Storyliving by Disney community, is in the early planning stages. Additional details on future homes in the community will be released as they become available. Those interested in more information can join the email list here.
Pre-sales appointments for the Cotino community are already underway. Additional Storyliving by Disney locations are under exploration.
