RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. [March 24, 2026] – In a landmark shift for the nation’s largest research park, residents are now living within Research Triangle Park (RTP) for the first time in its more than 65-year history. Hub RTP, the Park’s vibrant downtown destination, is celebrating a significant development milestone with the recent completion of MAA Nixie as RTP’s first residential community. MAA Nixie is marking the occasion with an official grand opening celebration on Thursday, March 26, from 5-8 p.m., inviting guests to explore the thoughtfully designed apartments and amenities while enjoying a lively blend of food, music, games and immersive art experiences for all ages.
The milestone brings new residential options to the Triangle region’s largest employment center and advances the Park’s broader vision of meeting evolving workforce needs by creating a connected, mixed-use district within RTP where people can live, work and play just minutes from offices, trails, dining and entertainment.
MAA completed development of the 406-unit MAA Nixie community within Hub RTP late last year and is currently leasing units. This springtime grand opening event allows guests to experience MAA Nixie’s full amenities, including a resort-style pool, dog spa, state-of-the-art fitness center with a climbing wall and Pilates space, work-from-home lounges, podcast studios, collaborative work areas, EV charging stations, and multi-level garage parking. Smart-home features, high-speed connectivity through MAA Connect and an integrated Resident Portal support a seamless, tech-enabled living experience.
“Together with MAA, we are creating residential, commercial and recreational spaces within Hub RTP that inspire collaboration and spark big ideas,” said Carolyn Coia, vice president of real estate, Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina. “RTP will always be a place of discovery powered by world-class R&D campuses. With Hub RTP, it can also be a place to live. MAA’s investment accelerates the creation of a vibrant district supporting the people driving innovation across the Triangle.”
MAA Nixie sits steps from Horseshoe at Hub RTP, the downtown district’s central gathering space combining Class A office over retail, public courtyards and year-round programming. Horseshoe recently welcomed its first retail tenants, including Nanny Goat, DRIFT Coffee & Kitchen and Cheeni, with JETSET Pilates, Prime STQ, High Horse, Di Fara Pizza Tavern on the way. Office tenant Genesys recently moved in with K&L Gates following suit later this year. Hub RTP recently launched a new outdoor music series featuring talented North Carolina artists and national musicians.
The community also connects directly to 16 acres of greenspace and more than 20 miles of RTP trails, offering walkable access to destinations like Boxyard RTP, a unique collection of experiential shipping container eateries and retailers, a public dog park and live entertainment, as well as Frontier RTP, a thriving office hub with a popular free coworking space.
“The development reflects how today’s professionals want to live,” said Elizabeth Long, senior vice president of investments, MAA. “RTP attracts top companies and talent, and residents are seeking convenient, connected communities with access to the region’s major employment hubs. MAA Nixie meets the needs of the future workforce by being in a location unmatched for accessibility.”
Located at 1250 Hitchings Way in Durham, the community-wide MAA Nixie grand opening celebration on March 26 is open to all and free to attend. To learn more and reserve your ticket, visit https://tickettailor.com/events/maanixieapartmenthome/2057096.
To browse floor plans, amenities, available units and explore the MAA Nixie community, visit https://maac.com/north-carolina/durham/maa-nixie.
About MAA
MAA, an S&P 500 company, is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on delivering strong, full-cycle investment performance for shareholders through the ownership, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of apartment communities, primarily in the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. For further details, please refer to www.maac.com or contact Investor Relations at investor.relations@maac.com.
About Hub RTP
Hub RTP is Research Triangle Park’s vibrant downtown. At full build-out, the $1.5 billion mixed-use development will be a central, walkable urban district including up to one million square feet of office and life sciences lab space, 32,000 feet of experiential retail, 1,200 multifamily residential units, 279 hotel rooms, and more. Nature is central to the Hub RTP layout, with 16 acres of green, open space, including a stream restoration project, that connects more than 20 miles of trails in RTP. Located in the heart of the Triangle Region, Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill, the 100-acre project includes the existing Frontier RTP startup community and Boxyard RTP shipping container food hall and venue. To learn more about Hub RTP and current leasing and development opportunities, visit https://hubrtp.com.
Media Contact for Hub RTP
Kelly Propst
VP of Marketing & Communications
Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina