Project Information
The Innovation District will be located at the site of the former Broyhill Inn and Conference Center on Bodenheimer Drive, at the edge of the neighboring Nature Preserve. The first development phase of the project, which is underway, includes a STEM Academic Building, faculty and staff housing facilities and the district’s energy system. The project is expected to have a lasting and powerful impact on the entire region, broadening economic development opportunities across Northwestern North Carolina.
App State’s targeted opening date for the district’s STEM Academic Building is 2027, and the first building of the Innovation Ridge faculty and staff housing project opened to residents on Aug. 16, 2025. The initial components of the district’s energy system became operational in summer 2025.