The Tower at Mutual Plaza


The Tower at Mutual Plaza is a 252k-square foot, 14-story skyscraper located in Durham, North Carolina. Built in 1968, the building was previously called the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building and Legacy Tower. It was designed by M.A. Ham Associates and Welton Becket and Associates. From 1968 to 1987 this building was Durham's tallest.

History

, later called NC Mutual, built the building to serve as its headquarters, replacing the Mechanics and Farmers Bank Building. The words "NC Mutual Life" are shown at the top on all four sides. The company sold the building in 2006 to Greenfire Real Estate Holdings, which is led by Michael Lemanski, for $10.5 million. After the sale, Greenfire redeveloped the building and changed the name to Legacy Tower. Lemanski led a diverse group of mostly local investors which bought the building in 2017. In 2017, Lemanski led another $11 million renovation of the property through his firm New South Ventures.
NC Mutual has reduced the amount of space it uses from six stories to one, making 60,000 square feet available for other companies. At one time renovation plans included removing the NC Mutual signs. Now those will stay on two sides of the building. The building's name also changed to The Tower at Mutual Plaza.