WINTERS SQUARE I

505, 507, 509 E Martin Street, Raleigh

TYPE: MIXED-USE
SIZE: 5,100+ SF
BUILT: 1959
STATUS: ACQUIRED 2021, RENOVATED 2023
NOTABLE PARTNERS: FIRST BANK, FADES BARBERSHOP, CURRENT WELLNESS

Originally part of the Wintershaven complex at the corner of S East and E Martin streets, this two-story building blends a mix of ground-floor commercial space and five walk-up garden-style apartments. The building’s exterior, commercial spaces, and multiple apartments were fully renovated in 2023.

The entire block was built and developed by the Winters Family of Raleigh and specifically John Winters Sr., the namesake for the adjacent John Winters Park, Raleigh’s first Black city councilperson and was one of the first Black members elected to the North Carolina Senate after Reconstruction. In 2024, Steel Projects had the privilege of joining members of the Winters family to rededicate the Winters Family Memorial Garden located next to the building.