Our Story
2017
Purchased land
Three founding couples who wanted to develop an urban, walkable cohousing community in central Durham combined efforts and bought the property on 610 Trent Drive that was zoned for our type of project and in a perfect location - walkable to parks, grocery stores, and great restaurants. (Read more about how the idea of Bull City Commons began in an interview with Jim, a founding member.)
2018
Initial marketing
We began marketing to find people with shared values who were interested in enhancing their lives. A handful of members joined us early on and helped shape our vision of a diverse urban community guided by kindness, respect and mutual support. We selected Sociocracy as our self-governance process. Together, we began to reimagine the way we will live in our future building.
2019
Design
We hired the award-winning firm Weinstein Friedlein Architects to design a condominium building with 23 private condo residences and multiple shared spaces that foster meaningful social connections. (Read more about our architect, Ellen Weinstein.) We created our development oversight process.
2020
Construction
We grew to over 30 members and pre-sold 100% of our units. We obtained construction financing from Pinnacle Bank, and RESOLUTE Building Company began construction on our future homes.
2021
More construction
Though we experienced inevitable construction delays, made worse by the pandemic and supply chain issues, we continued watching the building rise up.
2022
Move in!
In early 2022, we closed on our units and began moving in to our new homes.