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A Freeway Reimagined: Durham to Weigh Bold Visions for NC 147
When the Durham Freeway (NC Highway 147) was constructed through the heart of the city in the 1970s, it came at a steep cost: vibrant, predominantly Black neighborhoods were razed, displacing families, shuttering businesses, and severing community ties. Now, more than 50 years later, Durham is preparing to have a serious conversation about what should…
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[SeeGov Enhanced] Council Approves Three Durham Development Projects, Plus Northgate Plan
Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Durham City Council members Monday night unanimously approved three projects that will bring hundreds of apartments to the South Durham area. They also passed a small-area plan proposed as the future of Northgate Mall, but Mark-Anthony Middleton, representative for Ward 2 and Mayor Pro Tempore,…
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Developer Seeks Zoning Relief for 200-Unit Housing Project
Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! A new development at Carpenter Fletcher Road and NC Highway 55 could bring 200 apartments – including 31 affordable housing units – to about 17 acres. But first they need permission to abandon plans for recreational open space in wetlands that would endanger a federal…
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[SoDu Rezoning Radar] Developments in the Works – August 2025
Welcome to the August edition of SoDu Rezoning Radar, your snapshot of what’s coming down the pipeline in South Durham’s fast-changing development landscape. From affordable housing and townhome clusters to major mixed-use districts and warehouse projects, rezoning requests can reshape neighborhoods – and it’s not always easy to keep track. I’ve rounded up the latest…
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More Details Available for Morgan Farm Proposal
Support Southpoint Access in our summer fundraising effort! Tonight, developers are holding a virtual neighborhood meeting about Morgan Farm – a follow-up proposal for the 218-acre site along Farrington Mill Road that was set to become Sheffield Farms before rejection by the Durham City Council earlier this year. The new proposal reduces density from 702…
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[SoDu Rezoning Radar] Developments in the Works – July 2025
Welcome to the July edition of SoDu Rezoning Radar, your snapshot of what’s coming down the pipeline in South Durham’s fast-changing development landscape. From affordable housing and townhome clusters to major mixed-use districts and warehouse projects, rezoning requests can reshape neighborhoods – and it’s not always easy to keep track. I’ve rounded up the latest…
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Apex Lands Duke/UNC Children’s Hospital Site
North Carolina Children’s Health – a partnership between UNC Health and Duke Health – has picked 230 acres near U.S. 1 and NC 540 in Apex as the site of the campus for the only free-standing independent children’s hospital in the Carolinas. In an announcement Thursday, NC Children’s estimated that 8,000 jobs will come with…
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[SoDu Rezoning Radar] Developments in the Works – June 2025
Welcome to the June edition of SoDu Rezoning Radar, your snapshot of what’s coming down the pipeline in South Durham’s fast-changing development landscape. From affordable housing and townhome clusters to major mixed-use districts and warehouse projects, rezoning requests can reshape neighborhoods – and it’s not always easy to keep track. I’ve rounded up the latest…
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City Considering Annexation Near Leigh Farm Park
Five parcels of land along Trenton Road near Leigh Farm Park could be annexed into the city limits and rezoned for the construction of as many as 11 single-family homes. The application was submitted on May 19. No date has yet been set for the Durham Planning Commission to take up the proposal. Representatives from…
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Neighborhood Meetings Set for Three South Durham Projects
Three development projects highlighted in a recent SoDu Rezoning Radar from Southpoint Access are scheduled to get neighborhood meetings this month ahead of potential consideration by the Durham Planning Commission. Brittmore Brittmore, a project coming close on the heels of the recently rejected Sheffield Farms proposal, would put 115 single-family and townhouse units on 27…
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[SoDu Rezoning Radar] Developments in the Works – May 2025
Welcome to the May edition of SoDu Rezoning Radar, your snapshot of what’s coming down the pipeline in South Durham’s fast-changing development landscape. From affordable housing and townhome clusters to major mixed-use districts and warehouse projects, rezoning requests can reshape neighborhoods – and it’s not always easy to keep track. I’ve rounded up the latest…
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Durham City Council Approves Two Developments
The Durham City Council on Monday night voted in favor of rezonings and annexations that will bring new homes to southeast Durham County. Check out the highlights from the meeting from See Gov: Spread the word by sharing this Southpoint Access newsletter with friends and neighbors. Got a tip for your neighborhood news guy? Send email to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news. Call…
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