One of six layouts for the 600 block of East Main Street. In this image, Main Street is in the foreground and the site is bounded by Hood Street to the East, Ramseur Street to the South and Elizabeth Street to the West. To view all six layouts, click here.

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 near transit and affordable housing.

It is still important for the design team, elected officials and General Services to hear just how

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 many people as possible to attend and speak with members of the design team, staff, administration, and any council members you see, asking them to:

Renovate and incorporate both pre-1950 structures in their entirety. We do not want facadism.
Locate multiple public uses, functions, and doorways on all street frontages of the project.
Include small commercial office & retail spaces on the street level wherever possible
Minimize the area used for parking.  Work with Durham County to build a