Durham County’s side of Brier Creek is set for a major transformation after the Durham City Council approved a plan for 308 acres of mostly forested land on the north side of U.S. 70 between Leesville Road and T.W. Alexander Drive.
Durham Gateway at Brier Creek will bring 1,750 housing units — apartments, townhomes, detached row houses, and single-family homes — to an area near the shopping center that spans both Wake and Durham counties.
Plans also call for 1.4 million square feet of commercial development for an industrial park, warehousing, medical offices, and retail, plus a 1-acre park. For comparison, the total footprint slightly exceeds The Streets at Southpoint, which is 1.3 million square feet…