Our early Valentine’s Day gift from the city of Durham: a Building Permit Now the actual construction can begin!! The first major repair on the schedule is the roof. Through years of neglect, the roof had been gradually sagging and was 13 inches lower in the center than on [...]
More than one person this week poked me to do an update post on the Parrish Street project. Apologies to folks following the progress but I’ve fallen a bit behind with the holidays. Of course the guys at Sunrise Contracting didn’t take a break and have been very busy at work with demolition. We had our [...]
As I posted a few weeks ago, demolition at 106 West Parrish started in December. While we are doing a historic renovation, maintaining much of the “bones” and restoring the facade and finishes, a couple things simply need to go. One of the first projects the team is working on is dismantling the elevator. Unfortunately [...]
Early November brought us some unexpected news that has further delayed the start our construction project. The first part is that the required renovation budget has increased dramatically from our original bids in the summer. This increase was much greater than any of us anticipated and was not merely a reflection of our choices in [...]
Our contractor got a demo permit from the City of Durham last week and work should start on Monday. It’s officially on…
And no, I’m not talking about Art Pope * A few months ago, a tweet flew by my stream that piqued my curiosity – “looking for businesses in downtown Durham for art installations”. Hey I thought, I just happen to love art (small-a art), want to support the downtown Durham community, and have a derelict and blighted [...]
Buying lighting for a 7000 sq ft building! You never really think about how many sinks, faucets, and especially lights, a house or building needs until you start compiling the shopping lists of where, what kind, and how many for each room, each floor, and total. It takes a lot of work to ensure that [...]
This morning The Girl and I carpooled into Durham and happened to drive by 106 West Parrish. To our surprise, it seems some “construction” has begun! Turns out architect Tom needed to take a look at the condition of the storefront and today the guys from Sunrise Contracting had pulled the plywood off. When we [...]
It’s been over 5 weeks since the last update on our 106 West Parrish project and everyone I run into is asking how it’s going. I admit, I’ve been a bit lazy in posting progress updates but we have been busy. A quick rundown since our closing on Sept 9: Progress timeline Sept 16: Our [...]
I got a call yesterday from Laura Oleniacz at the Herald Sun yesterday. She wanted to hear about our acquisition of 106 West Parrish and renovation plans. News story below: Parrish Street building sold Thanks Laura for the media coverage!
