It's one of the most ambitious shelter projects ever undertaken in the metro Raleigh area, outside brokers following the project tell GlobeSt.com. One the commercial side, 700,000 sf of office is already occupied. A hotel/conference center and an 18-hole championship golf course are on the drawing boards.

Completion of the residential component is tentatively scheduled for late 2006 or early 2007. Condos are expected to begin at $100,000 for one bedroom units to $400,000-plus for the largest penthouse residences. Townhome opening prices will be in the high $100,000s for the 2,100-sf homes to $300,000-plus for the larger residences.

North Shore will be the first residential project at Centennial Campus, locally called Technopolis because the venture "integrates business, academic research facilities, recreation and exclusive residences," Comstock marketing director Sarah Schar tells GlobeSt.com.