To bring a building as original as The Novus to fruition, we first built a team of accomplished, visionary partners. Each of us brings decades of innovation and experience, a presence in the Triangle, and firsthand familiarity with Durham to the table—ensuring The Novus will be a landmark befitting this dynamic city on the rise.
Austin Lawrence Partners (ALP) is a nationally recognized, privately owned real estate development firm with more than 35 years of experience in real estate acquisition, development, property management, asset management, research, interior design, marketing, and sales. ALP has developed a diverse portfolio of over 30 assets totaling over 3 million square feet, including more than 2,000 multi-family units, across the United States. While specializing in multi-family residential, ALP has experience in development across multiple asset classes including hospitality, single-family, office, retail, land development/subdivision, historic preservation, and mixed-use.
Global Holdings Management Group is an international alliance of real estate asset management and investment advisory companies operating across the United States, United Kingdom and Europe. We exclusively develop, advise and manage the real estate assets of Global Holdings Group – which was founded by its Chairman Eyal Ofer – across its residential, commercial and hotel portfolios in these geographies. The current portfolio we manage consists of over 10 million square feet of real estate, comprising over 120 properties and 2,500 hotel rooms. We are proud to manage some of the most exciting real estate development projects in the world, creating extraordinary properties in iconic locations for tenants, customers and guests alike.
Founded in 1963, LS3P is an architecture, interiors, and planning firm with regional roots and national reach. Operating from its nine offices in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington, Atlanta, and Savannah, LS3P is deeply committed to the communities in which it serves and has been honored with over 600 design awards in diverse practice areas.
Samet Corporation is a commercial contractor and real estate development firm exceeding clients’ expectations across a broad range of markets since 1961. The company’s project portfolio includes numerous educational, industrial, office, healthcare, retail, multi-unit residential, and civic facilities. Recently ranked #31 on the Engineering News-Record Southeast Top Contractors list, Samet Corporation employs approximately 400 associates across six markets, including Greensboro, Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston.
CIBC U.S. provides tailored commercial, wealth management, personal, and small business financial solutions as well as cross-border banking services to clients with North American operations. Our U.S. headquarters is in Chicago, and we’re backed by a 150-year-old Toronto-based, global financial institution. We invest in our businesses, our clients, our people and our communities.
CIBC offers a national banking platform for dynamic real estate professionals and institutional investors through our commercial real estate teams. We specialize in client-focused relationships, not just transactions. Our lenders combine creative solutions with extensive market expertise to develop long-term partnerships. The result is custom financing options tailored to the operational needs and strategic goals of our clients.
CBRE | Raleigh, a joint venture of CBRE, is the leading commercial real estate services provider in the Raleigh-Durham market.
Urban Durham Realty was founded on the premise that Durham is an inspiring place to live and work, and they wanted to offer real estate expertise that embraced the Bull City’s diverse and vibrant neighborhoods. Since their inception in 2009, the team, which is now 30 agents strong, has a combined total sales volume of over 1 billion dollars. UDR has made urban real estate a key focus; they are the only Durham-based company that has successfully closed multiple development projects in the area. But it's always been about more than selling houses. They operate in conjunction with the larger community, not independent of it. You will see them volunteering around town, sponsoring various events, and for every transaction they close, they give a donation to a local charity. They know they're only as good as the community in which they live.
We are committed to being a force for good in the communities where we develop. We
build relationships and meaningfully engage with civic leaders and neighborhood
stakeholders to design projects that fit their communities—that honor their history and
support their trajectory.
We also strive to ensure our developments are drivers of growth, excitement, and
hometown pride. By designing our projects with the needs and desires of the community
in mind, we create places that attract people and business, delivering real economic
and social benefits. High-quality and unique to their locales, our developments become engaging emblems of the communities where they stand.
The Novus is no exception. Its highly anticipated luxury residences and enticing retail
experiences will spur job creation, social activity, and enthusiastic acceptance in the
community. It will be a valuable asset to Durham, as it supports the ongoing growth of
the city’s vibrant urban core.
