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In-Bewtween Spaces: an in-depth inventory and analysis of Old East Durham’s vacant lots

Becca Wait // LAR 502-001 // 5/5/2016

Site Context: Old East Durham S Driver St

S Benjamine St

Duke Downtown Durham

S Plum St

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E Main St Angier Ave

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Neighborhood Fabric:

commericial district

mill houses

corner stores

public and charter schools

churches

Vacant Lots Site Boundaries

For the purpose of this analysis, vacant lots are defined as land parcels with no permanent built structures. Vacant lots that are currently being used by the neighborhood as informal parking lots are not counted in this study. Vacant lots were determined using field observation and online tools: https://opendurham.nc.gov, www.zillow.com, and Durham GoMaps (maps2.roktech.net/durhamnc_gomaps/#).

85 112 vacant lots within site boundaries Current lot conditions:

properties that border vacant lots within site boundaries

Vacant Lots by Acreage

Total acres of vacant lots within site boundaries

Less than 1/3 acre

1/3 acre-1 acre

Greater than 1 acre

Vacant lots that are privately owned:

71% Vacant Lots by Ownership Privately owned parcels Publicly owned parcels Habitat for Humanity owned parcels Religious instituion owned parcels

Privately owned vacant lots: 71%

Vacant lots less than 1/3 acre: 60%

Individuals/Organzations Who Own Mulitple Vacant Lots Robert & Juanita Joyner

Justus Realty LLC

Joe Vereen

NC Department of Transportation

Vaughan Builders & Investments

Oscar Bridges

Pro Mark Construction LLC

William Chambers

SHVE East Durham 1 LLC*

Victory Temple Holy Church Inc.

Acie Stewart

Church of God and True Holiness**

Marvenia Page

Habitat for Humanity of Durham*** *SHVE also owns the Angier Avenue Baptist Church next door to these vacant lots **The only out-of-state owner to own more than one vacant lot ***Habitat for Humanity owns the most vacant lots within the site. The organization has also purchased 7 of the 8 lots it owns since 2014

There is no connection between out-of-state ownership and recently purchased vacant lots: Vacant Lots Purchased Since 2014

Vacant Lots with Out-of-State Owners

Vacant Lot Typology Grass, some scattered trees

Wooded

Paved

Vacant Lots by Zoning Residential Urban

Vacant lots covered in grass: 59%

Vacant lots zoned as industrial light: 40%

Residential Urban- Duplexes Allowed

Residential Multi-Family

Commercial Neighborhood

Office and Institutional

Industrial Light

2016 crime reports within site as of March 31st, 2016* Vacant lots *Crime report data from https://opendurham.nc.gov

= There appears to be no link between vacant properties and crime within the site