The document describes plans for the expansion of the West Village redevelopment zone in Durham, North Carolina. The expansion would adaptively reuse 12 historic Liggett & Myers tobacco buildings, adding over 600 loft apartments and 260,000 square feet of retail, office, and lab space. This would create a walkable, mixed-use community of around 875 residents and 900 employees, nestled between the Brightleaf Square district and Durham's city center, representing a total investment of over $150 million.

1. A WALKABLE, LIVABLE COMMUNITY IN
DOWNTOWN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA.
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2. DEVELOPER
BLUE DEVILTM PARTNERS, LLC
PRIMARY PRINCIPALS
CHRISTIAN LAETTNER AND BRIAN DAVIS
THE TEAM
DUANE MARKS, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
JAYNE BAUM, CONTROLLER
COURTNEY BROCK, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
PRESLEY GARDNER, OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE
THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR
BARNHILL CONTRACTING COMPANY
ROBERT EAGLE, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
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WEST VILLAGE

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ain
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M
organ St.
Duke St.

5. WEST VILLAGE – SPRING 2000
241 LOFT APARTMENTS + 36,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE
DURHAM POLICE SUBSTATION
TENANTS INCLUDE: TOSCA RISTORANTE ITALIANO · DUDA-PAINE · LAPPAS
AND HAVENER · DUKE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL ASSETS AND ARCHITECTS ·
EDWARDS-PITTMAN ENVIRONMENTAL · DATACRAFT SOLUTIONS
OVER 375 RESIDENTS + OVER 100 EMPLOYEES
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11. West Village Expansion
West Village
Duke St.
M
ain St.
M
organ St.

12. Chesterfield 1948
Old Cigarette Factory 1884
Walker Building 1897
O’Brien Building 1898
Research Lab 1949 Main St. Office 1930
Cobb Building 1899

13. ARCHITECT
J. DAVIS ARCHITECTS, PLLC
CONSULTING ARCHITECTS, PLANNER AND HISTORIAN
K. DARYL CARRINGTON, AIA, NCARB
NATHAN ISLEY, AIA
CALEB SOUTHERN & TOM MILLER
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE & CIVIL ENGINEERING
LAPPAS + HAVENER, PA
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE
PROTECTION ENGINEERING
SABRE ENGINEERING
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
STEWART ENGINEERING
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14. LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO BUILDINGS
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896,436 square feet adaptive reuse
9.5 ACRES - 94% VACANT
INDUSTRIAL BROWNFIELD WITH A SMALL ‘b’.

15. “Rehabilitation” is described as “the process of returning a property to a state of
utility, through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary
use while preserving those portions and features of the property which are significant
to its historic, architectural, and cultural values.”
The Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
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• ADAPTIVE REUSE AND RESTORATION OF SEVEN
LIGGETT & MYERS’ BUILDINGS IN THE HISTORIC
BRIGHTLEAF DISTRICT
• CONTINUATION/IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING HISTORIC
AND URBAN FABRIC
• PRESERVATION OF DURHAM’S HISTORIC AND
CULTURAL IDENTITY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION

16. ~ 355 LOFT APARTMENTS
DURHAM STATION (AMTRAK, NCDOT)
106,000 SF OF CLASS A OFFICE SPACE @ DUKE & MAIN STREET
41,000 SF OF OFFICE LOFTS TARGETED AT CREATIVE CLASS COMPANIES
53,000 SF OF RETAIL SPACE ON MAIN STREET
52,000 SF RESEARCH LAB FACILITY @ DUKE & MAIN STREET
~ 500 RESIDENTS ~ 800 EMPLOYEES
SIGNIFICANT INCREASED PROPERTY TAX AND SALES TAX REVENUE
STIMULATE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN SURROUNDING AREA
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ECONOMIC IMPACT

17. MIX LAND USES AND COMPACT BUILDING DESIGN
WELL-PLANNED GROWTH THAT IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
CREATE A RANGE OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOICES
CREATE A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD
FOSTER DISTINCT AND ATTRACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A STRONG SENSE OF
PLACE
PROVIDE A VARIETY OF TRANSPORTATION CHOICES
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN W/ LEED CERTIFICATION
ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION IN
DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS
HELP BRIDGE GAP BETWEEN BRIGHTLEAF AND CBD (CONNECTIVITY)
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT
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25. WEST VILLAGE AFTER EXPANSION
OVER 1.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET
ADAPTIVE REUSE AND RESTORATION OF TWELVE LIGGET & MYERS
HISTORIC STRUCTURES
~ 600 LOFT APARTMENTS
260,000 SF OF RETAIL, CLASS A OFFICE, AND LAB SPACE
~ 875 RESIDENTS ~ 900 EMPLOYEES
> $150 MILLION INVESTMENT
URBAN MODEL AS A WALKABLE, LIVEABLE, SMART COMMUNITY
NESTLED BETWEEN THE SUCCESSFUL BRIGHTLEAF SQUARE DISTRICT
AND THE CITY CENTER
A COMMUNITY ASSET
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