DURHAM, N.C. Self-Help CU is planning to build an a mixed-use project that would combine about 10,000 square feet of retail space with 38,000 square feet of offices as part of the redevelopment of a section of the city known as Kent Corner.
The expected tenant for the retail space is Durham Central Market, a proposed cooperative grocery store.
The community development credit union, which has participated in several other redevelopment projects in the state, is seeking a rezoning from the city that would facilitate the project. The CDCU has obtained an endorsement of its plan from one key interest group, the Morehead Hill Neighborhood Association. A second group, the Burch Avenue Neighborhood Association, supported the city’s selling the parking lot to the credit union.
City Council members on Thursday signaled they are willing to consider selling a public parking lot off West Chapel Hill Street to Self-Help Credit Union for inclusion in a proposed redevelopment effort. Self-Help has offered the city $37,000 for the lot, which by varying accounts has 12 or 14 spaces.
