Morning Glory & Elm Street Apartments - Multi-Family Residential - Durham, North Carolina
Durham HOPE VI Neighborhood Revitalization
The Housing Authority of the City of Durham partnered with The Community Builders, Inc. in the planning and implementation of this multi-year neighborhood revitalization project located in Durham, North Carolina.
The Northeast Central Durham neighborhood grew up in the early 1900s around two major job centers – the Golden Belt manufacturing facility and the Hosiery Mill facility, and a variety of homes and businesses were built to serve the area’s workers. In 1952, a large public housing development intended to serve low-income families was built on the community gardens site located on the Few Farm, and the new homes were named “Few Gardens” after the late Dr. W. P. Few, former president of Duke University.
Since that time, the manufacturing facilities have closed and the neighborhood fabric in the area has frayed. The neighborhood is on the edge of a revival, with several major improvements under way or being planned. The Hosiery Mill building has been renovated into new apartments. One of the historic buildings within the Golden Belt facility has been restored into offices highlighting the buildings architecture and developers are exploring plans to restore the rest of the Golden Belt complex. A new school has been built. These are just a few of the investments planned for the neighborhood, but the most far reaching investments are being made in the context of the Few Gardens HOPE VI Revitalization, an effort which is well under way.
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