Just up the street from Durham’s long-quiet Northgate Mall, a Charlotte-based developer has started construction on a 267-unit apartment complex that could reshape a key stretch of North Duke Street. The project, dubbed Vara Trinity Park, will wrap around an existing church at 1618 North Duke Street and rise in three separate buildings. For nearby residents, it is shaping up as a real-world test of whether new projects in the neighborhood will actually deliver meaningful affordable housing or just more high-rent units.
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As reported by Axios Raleigh, The Spectrum Cos. is moving ahead with 267 apartments spread across three buildings, along with plans for roughly 374 parking spaces and site access from both North Duke Street and…..