The Gables, a 1928 motor lodge in Mordecai, will reopen this summer as an 18-room boutique under local ownership including Grammy-nominated Tift Merritt.

The City of Durham finished a renovation at the historic Armory, installing new maple herringbone floors and refreshed lighting. The downtown hall is open again for bookings.

Highwoods has flagged a downtown Raleigh parcel zoned for up to 40 stories for a proposed office tower, joining other tall projects reshaping the core.

A New York window maker has paused plans for an $83.7M Selma plant and asked North Carolina to cancel a roughly $5.5M incentives package, citing trade and commodity pressures.

Helene’s flooding has pushed storm maps and insurance costs to the top of North Carolina buyers’ checklists. Agents and planners are adapting to new climate data and rising premiums.

Brookfield’s GGP has pushed a $340M single‑asset CMBS placement backed by The Streets at Southpoint as the mall pairs strong occupancy with plans for 1,300+ apartments, offices and a hotel.

JetZero plans a June groundbreaking at Piedmont Triad International Airport for a $4.7B plant that the company says could create more than 14,500 jobs and move its HQ to Greensboro.

Camden Property Trust will develop a shovel‑ready 400‑unit apartment community on Hopson Road in southwest Durham; entitlements are in place and a summer groundbreaking is expected.

Howarth Litchfield will redesign Hopper House on Atherton Street into 45 studio apartments for Ward Group after planning backing; work is due early summer 2026. The scheme includes communal amenities and office space for the developer’s local HQ.

Edenton Street UMC has launched a yearlong discernment process over its downtown Dawson Lot, considering mixed‑income housing and other community uses.

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher will close May 26, 2026 for a roughly 30-month, $65M expansion that includes a 400,000-gallon shark habitat. This weekend is the last chance to visit.

Chapel Hill approved parking credits and a small grant to keep Blue Sky Robotics downtown, linking the incentive to a planned 152 jobs and a planned local headquarters. Town leaders say the move could boost downtown investment.

A Wake County judge dismissed neighbors’ suit over rezoning at Peace and West, clearing the way for a 27‑story mixed‑use tower near Glenwood‑Brooklyn.