The fate of the Carpenter Chevy Site at 500 E. Main Street and the siting of the new Police Headquarters Complex will be decided this afternoon at 2pm at the City Council work session. Preservation Durham and Durham Area Designers have continued to promote our alternative site scheme, which saves Read more…
The End Is Here! City Council Expected to Make Final Decision on New Police HQ Scheme TONIGHT We have been closely monitoring the proposed site layouts for the Durham Police HQ project, and have continually taken a strong position that the City needs to re-examine designs that incorporate the Read more…
Police Department Headquarters Monday afternoon Executive Director, Wendy Hillis, and two board members met with representatives from the City of Durham General Services Department and their design team to discuss design options for the new Police Headquarters project. We are happy to report that the retention of the Carpenter Chevrolet Building is Read more…
Last night I had the opportunity to address the County Commissioners regarding their 2015-16 budget. The commissioners’ chambers were full, with impressive turnout in support of increased funding for Durham Public Schools and in opposition to increased funding requests from the Durham County Prison Administration. In light of the above, Read more…
The Pros: We are happy to see that TWO of the proposed site layouts retain the 1928 Carpenter Chevrolet Building on Main Street for future renovation/development. Retaining this building keeps a pedestrian-scale presence on Main Street and provides small, affordable, high visibility office and retail suites in a walkable area Read more…
If you have been following our discussion on the new Police Station Complex, please try to drop by the City’s information session this evening. This will likely be our last opportunity to persuade the Design Team to consider renovation of any of the existing buildings. We need as Read more…
Are you interested in the future of Durham? Do you want a vital, vibant downtown? A place still full of quirky, unique buildings? A good place to walk? A place that 20 years from now still looks like the Durham you know and love? NOW is the time to give Read more…
Thursday, April 16, 2015 from 6-8 pm Durham Convention Center – 301 W. Morgan Street The City of Durham has completed the purchase of two properties for the site of the new Durham Police Department Headquarters. Following the completion of environmental testing, the City paid $5.49 million for a 4.5 Read more…
10 sites in North Carolina, including 2 in Durham (the Whitted School and the Durham Hosiery Mill Dye House) were just added to the National Register. We’re so glad to see these important buildings get recognized- and now they’re eligible for preservation tax credits! Congratulations to the Carrboro-based Caktus Group for buying Read more…