Tosca Ristorante Italiano, W. Morgan Street (West Village). Tosca now fills the space that was once a garage used by the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company. Raw brick walls, a high ceiling, and huge steel doors remain to remind diners of the building's history. Danielle and Antonio Rios, owners; Isley, DeLuca, Isley, Hawkins, architects.

*Markham Apartments, 201-203 Broadway.Dating from the 1910s and displaying its original exterior, this eight-unit building is typical of early Durham apartment buildings and is one of few survivors from this era. It has been rehabilitated by TROSA as housing for its members. The skilled TROSA construction crew have installed modern conveniences without compromising the historical integrity of the building.

*Hayti Heritage Center Sanctuary Renovation, Old St. Joseph's Church, 800 Fayetteville Street. This 1890s church has been adapted into an elegant small performance venue by the St. Joseph's Historic Foundation. Old St. Joseph's is listed on the National Register of Historic places.

Parrish Street Mural Restoration, 107 E. Parrish Street. Samuel Roberti, with the support of Downtown Durham, Inc., has restored the original painted advertisements for Pepsi-Cola and Wrigley's Chewing Gum on the side of the old Public Hardware Building. Originally painted before WW I, the murals were long hidden by a later building, recently demolished.

Old Clark & Sorrell Building, 323 Foster Street.This former automobile repair garage has been transformed into the high tech Triangle Biotechnology Center laboratory by Dr. Andrew Rothschild.

Faucette-Coffin House, 115 Watts Street. This 1917 Princess Anne style house, built by the "Notions King" of Durham, has been restored by Kimberley and Nathan Isley. Just at the edge of Trinity Park, the house is now a stable anchor for this popular neighborhood.