History of Durham, NC

lly lured a number of restaurants, entertainment venues, and office space geared toward hi-tech entrepreneurs, investors, and startups The American Underground section of the American Tobacco Campus, home to a number of successful small software firms including Red Hat and iContact, was recently selected by Google to host its launch of the Google Glass Road show in October 2013 The district is also slated for expansion featuring 158,000 square feet of offices, retail, residential or hotel space The Durham County Justice Center, a major addition to downtown Durham, was completed in early 2013.

Additionally, many of the historic tobacco buildings elsewhere in the city have been converted into loft-style apartment complexes. The downtown corridor along West Main St. has seen significant redevelopment including a number of bars, entertainment venues, art studios and co-working spaces in addition to shopping and dining in nearby Bright leaf Square, another former tobacco warehouse in the Bright Leaf Historic District. Other current and future projects include expansion of the open-space surrounding the American Tobacco Trail, a number of new hotels and apartment complexes, a $6.35-million facelift of Durham City Hall, ongoing redevelopment of the Duke University Central Campus, and construction of the 26-story City Center Building to host residential and office space downtown

In 2013, 21c Museum Hotels announced plans to fully renovate the Hill Building. The renovations will add a contemporary art museum and upscale restaurant to the historic building. Additionally, a boutique hotel will also be built in this major renovation effort in downtown Durham. Skansa Construction is responsible for managing this project