Innovation Quarter Townhome for Sale

The small footprint of Winston-Salem’s Innovation Quarter—less than 350 acres—belies the fact that this vibrant, urban enclave is home to nearly 2 million square feet of office, lab and educational space. Not to mention the increasing number of trendy restaurants and bars. All these amenities bring life to the grand Art Deco towers, modern glass-encrusted high-rises and squat, concrete-clad 1980s buildings that fill the city center’s skyline. Red brick factory buildings, remnants of the city’s 20th-century tobacco heyday, provide industrial-chic apartment and condo-style housing to the neighborhood’s occupants. Most are renters. “It’s an up-and-coming area. In the 10 years I’ve been here, I’ve seen it grow exponentially. There’s fantastic dining and a good number of bars. It’s starting to get the nightlife that Winston-Salem’s been lacking for a long time,” says Realtor John Fox of Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate. “It gives you that big city feel while being in a small city.” Despite its growing nightlife and dining scenes, the district’s atmosphere is “mature,” according to Alex Quate, a local Realtor with Fathom Realty. She says that the eateries, bars and breweries tend to be