Developments Under Consideration

Asiatic Garden Pavilion at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
The Sister Cities of Durham Toyama Committee has worked with the Gardens to reach a preliminary agreement on structure/location; Derek Jones Architect preparing additional material for further consideration/fundraising.

City Park and Athletic Field Complex
Snow Hill Rd, just southwest of Little River Reservoir, opposite Northwood Forest neighborhood - proposed $9 million, 105-acre complex featuring 8 athletic fields and adjacent to a planned middle school. Once funding is in place, site development could take 2 years.

Duke University Central Campus
200 acres located between Duke’s East and West Campuses, now home primarily to student apartments but considered underutilized; draft development plan complete; goal to complete a more sophisticated plan for proceeding to construction of the first phase of Central Campus by Winter 2005/06; target for occupancy of new residences Fall 2008.

East End Connector
$100 million highway to link the Durham Freeway and US 70, creating a stoplight-free route from I-40 in South Durham to I-85 in Northeast Durham (estimated to start: 2012; completion 2016-17).

Emily Krzyzewski Family Life Center
Burch Ave - 11,000 sq. ft. including meeting rooms, a kitchen w/ serving areas, exercise facilities, gym with spectator seating. Still raising $6.4 million in funding.

Garrett Rd Extension
City plan to extend Garrett Rd (400 feet, $700,000) across NC 751 to NC Hwy 54; currently drivers must turn south on NC 751 and make another turn to head east or west on NC Hwy 54. Construction could start Spring 2006 and end Late 2006.

Hayti Museum Project
Former Mechanics & Farmers Bank building on Fayetteville St becomes an artifacts museum including Blues History.

Hope Valley Commons Shopping Center
26 acres at the southeastern corner of NC Hwy 751 and NC Hwy 54 rezoned in 2000 for shopping center and apartments; in Early 2005, developers submitted new rezoning application for 160,800-sq.-ft. shopping center only.

Horton Grove Cultural Park
76-acre cultural park to protect, preserve, and interpret the area around Horton Grove near Historic Stagville; both the proposed park and surrounding neighborhood are under development by Bryan Properties. Charrettes held September 2003 and February 2004; company could break ground on park and neighborhood within 3 years.

NC 147 Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Replacement
$2 million project to replace the currently unusable Durham Freeway bridge connecting Lakewood Dr and Lakeland St with a new bridge offering better lighting and visibility; approved by City Council in November 2003; design contract finalized February 2005; construction could begin in Early 2006 with completion by Late 2006.

NC DOT Replacement of Duke East Campus Bridge
Transportation officials are considering two alternatives for the project; acquisition of property for widening begins in 2005, and construction is expected to begin in 2006.

New Durham Courthouse Complex
$80 million, six-story justice center proposed to be built between Mangum and Roxboro Sts, adjacent to Jail. County Commissioners approved plans in 2004; construction could begin in 2005, with completion by 2009.

New Hope Creek Corridor Regional Park
43 acres of former Duke Forest land purchased in April 2005 by the City and County of Durham, Orange County, and Chapel Hill to be developed for recreational use; it is the first regional park partnership between the four local governments; inter-governmental agreement, grant funding, and plans pending.

Ninth Street North, Second Phase
54,000-sq.-ft., retail and office building on the east side of the street would look similar to the existing red-brick Phase One building to the west; if construction costs and leasing plans pan out, construction could begin in July 2005.

North Carolina Central University Athletics Upgrade
Athletics director and committee studying move to NCAA Division I; proposal to be submitted to NCCU trustees by September 1, 2005, in advance of December 1, 2005, deadline to petition NCAA; potential upgrade would occur over five years, making NCCU a full-fledged Division I member by 2011.

North Carolina Central University Campus
Hospitality & Tourism Administration Program Building at Alston Ave and Lawson St; training kitchen and possibly a working lodging property.

Triangle Parkway
Proposed $69 million, 3.2-mile toll expressway connecting I-40 (between Davis Dr and S Miami Blvd) to the future I-540 north of Morrisville; endorsed by Durham City Council and County Commissioners; under review by NC Turnpike Authority in 2005.

Triangle Region Transit Consolidation Plan
A plan developed by the Triangle J Council of Governments and being considered by local governments (including Durham) to consolidate public transit services and functions under one umbrella by 2008; DATA Board approved of the plan in October 2004.

US 15-501 Widening Project
NC DOT plan to widen US 15-501 from Mount Moriah Rd to Garrett Rd (0.9 miles, $10.8 million) and to relocate its service road near Garrett Rd (0.3 miles, $3.1 million). Scheduled to begin 2007.

Valley Creek Center
16.7 acres at the NW corner of Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy and S Roxboro Rd zoned and approved for up to 130,000 sq. ft. of retail (a 110,000-sq.-ft. section and a 20,000-sq.-ft. section); seeking purchaser or awaiting final development plan.