517 leaders secured commitments from city officials to repossess a 20+ acre vacant site that a for-profit Philadelphia company has failed over the last 10 years to redevelop and to address neighborhood crime, blighted properties, deteriorated playgrounds, etc.  Durham CAN seeks to redevelop the 20+ acre site into affordable housing, small local retail, and a grocery store.

Nearly a decade has passed since land at Fayette Place became vacant, and residents of this community are still living and worshiping in close proximity to the largest undeveloped downtown transit-oriented site in Durham. It has languished as an eyesore in the heart of the historic Hayti community. Brenda Bradsher, a lifelong resident of this community said, "We kept waiting and waiting to see what would happen, and nothing happened,".

Neighbors also addressed issues of crime, blighted properties and deteriorated playgrounds.

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Residents ask Durham City Council to buy back, develop abandoned land

Durham Housing Authority moving forward to repurchase Fayette Place property

Nearly a decade later, Durham land known as Fayette place remains vacant