Burlington Commons

Burlington Commons sits on Eric Lane in Burlington, North Carolina, on a stretch of the I-40 and I-85 corridor that has served as a destination retail corridor for decades.

The center is single level and surface parked, which means you park in front of the door you came for and walk in. No parking deck, no interior mall corridor, no hunting for an entrance. The parking field is generously sized for the center's footprint, and the property also offers paid tractor-trailer parking, which is uncommon this close to an interstate interchange.

Burlington Commons is fully leased to five tenants, and the mix is broader than a typical strip center. Alongside Northern Tool + Equipment and Carolina Bridal World, the property houses Grace Chapel and Freedom Christian Academy, which operate side by side as a church and school campus, and Indulor, a specialty chemical manufacturer. Suites are spread across three street numbers, so check the address for the specific business before you set out.

The center was previously marketed as Eric Lane Shopping Center and Cedarock Commons, so older signage, directories, and search results may still reference those names.

Five tenants occupy the center across three street numbers. Each sets its own hours and handles its own customer service, so contact the business directly for stock, appointments, enrollment, or service times.

Four of the five are open to visitors. Indulor's space is not a storefront, so if you are coming to the center you are coming for one of the other four.

Customer parking is free, surface level, and directly in front of the suites. The field was built for a center that once drew heavier retail traffic, so on a normal day there is far more of it than the current tenants need.

Separately from customer parking, the property offers paid tractor-trailer parking at 2495 Eric Lane, booked in advance rather than first come first served.

The lot sits minutes off Exit 143 on I-40 and I-85, which makes it a practical overnight or drop option on a corridor where parking is chronically tight. Spaces are reserved through Truck Parking Club on a daily or monthly basis, and monthly assigned spaces are available.

Drivers using the lot are within easy reach of fuel, food, groceries, hotels, and diesel repair along the Burlington stretch of the corridor.

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Booking, pricing, and availability are handled through Truck Parking Club. For questions about the property itself, contact our team.

Burlington Commons is directly off Exit 143 on Interstate 40 and Interstate 85, which run concurrently through Burlington. The center is visible from the interstate, so once you are near the exit you will see it before you reach the ramp.

• From the west (Greensboro, Winston-Salem). Take I-40 East and I-85 North toward Burlington and exit at 143.
• From the east (Durham, Research Triangle, Raleigh). Take I-85 South and I-40 West toward Greensboro and exit at 143.
• From Graham, Haw River, and Mebane. Local arterials connect to the interchange at Exit 143 from both directions.
• From Elon and Gibsonville. Head south to the interstate corridor and approach the center from Exit 143.

Use the directions link at the top of this page to route from wherever you are. If your navigation app does not recognize Burlington Commons, search the street address or the former names, Eric Lane Shopping Center or Cedarock Commons.

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There is no single set of hours for the center. A tool retailer, a bridal boutique, a church, and a school keep genuinely different schedules, so check the business you are visiting before you drive over.

• Northern Tool + Equipment is open seven days a week, with shorter hours on Sunday. Check their site or call the store for the current schedule.
• Carolina Bridal World sees brides by appointment. Book ahead rather than walking in.
• Grace Chapel holds Sunday services at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.
• Freedom Christian Academy follows a school-year calendar and is not open to general visitors.
• Indulor is not open to the public.

Parking is accessible outside individual business hours.

Burlington sits at the midpoint of the I-40 and I-85 corridor between the Triad and the Research Triangle, which makes the center reachable from two metros without either one being a long haul. Labcorp, one of the world's largest clinical laboratory companies, anchors the local economy, and the city has drawn steady household growth from people priced out of Greensboro and Durham.

The center draws from Burlington itself and from the surrounding Alamance County communities, including Graham, Haw River, Elon, Gibsonville, Mebane, and Whitsett. Its position on the interstate also puts it within reach of drivers passing through the corridor who would not otherwise stop in town.

Burlington Commons is owned and managed by 10 Federal, a commercial real estate firm founded in 2010 that acquires, develops, and operates properties across the United States. The retail portfolio is run as its own business with its own strategy and tenants, drawing on the firm's in-house acquisitions, development, and asset management teams.

10 Federal is headquartered in Raleigh and has operated in Alamance County for years, so this is a market the company knows well rather than one it entered with this acquisition.

For leasing questions, property matters, or anything else about the center, contact the retail team. You can also read more about 10 Federal's retail portfolio.