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ZUMAN — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:27:51 +0000

Work with begin late March/early April on the addition of 428 surface parking spaces at CHS. If I'm not mistaken, this addition is to create space to expand the parking deck though this is not mentioned in this article.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/feb/21/charleston-international-airport-add-428-parking-s/

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Downtown Developments (North of Calhoun)

krazeeboi — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:18:10 +0000

vicupstate, on 18 February 2012 - 11:08 AM, said:

http://www.postandco...-class-project/

200 Apartment units with ground floor retail at the corner of Meeting and Spring Streets. This area is really heating up.

And here's the rendering:

The article says that this marks the first major rental project to hit the peninsula in more than 25 years. Plans call for two levels of parking and about 6,900 square feet of ground floor retail space. The deal has been in the works for more than two years.

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Downtown Developments (North of Calhoun)

vicupstate — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:08:00 +0000

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/feb/18/best-in-class-project/

200 Apartment units with ground floor retail at the corner of Meeting and Spring Streets. This area is really heating up.

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Downtown Developments (South of Calhoun)

ZUMAN — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:33:50 +0000

ZUMAN, on 12 December 2011 - 02:04 PM, said:

The P&C Business section had an article in today's edition discussing the redevelopment of the Millennium Building. The interior will offer up to 35,000 sq ft of commerical space and occupancy is possible by next fall. The developer, Weiner Real Estate Holdings, is quoted as saying there is strong interest from some national retailers. H&M and Walgreens are mentioned as prospective tenants. That proposed square grass "tower" entryway reminded me of a Walgreens. Maybe Walgreens on the 1st floor and H&M on the 2nd floor. Hopefully no Walgreens at all.

http://www.postandco.../news/business/

At last week's meeting, the BAR nixed renovation plans for the Millennium Building at King & Calhoun.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/business/

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Downtown Developments (North of Calhoun)

jmmiller — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:04:36 +0000

Upper King on rise: Hotels, apartments, restaurants changing face of downtown area

About 200 high-end rental units soon will be going up at Spring and Meeting streets while a 238-room lodging is planned as part of the adjacent Midtown project at King and Spring streets.
A 120-room Holiday Inn already is rising a block away at Woolfe and Meeting streets.
Last June, the Cocktail Club opened in the upper floor of 479 King, and a few months later, its owners opened The Macintosh restaurant directly below.
In October, Michael Shem-Tov, a partner in two Mellow Mushroom pizzerias, ventured farther north to 654 King with a sandwich shop called Butcher & Bee between the Crosstown overpasses.
In December, Kevin Dignan branched out five years after opening O’Malley’s pub and started Mercury Bar next door at 547 King.
Two doors down, Super Bad’s Hassouneh diversified by opening a convenience store called College Market just after Christmas, seeking to capitalize on the College of Charleston crowd.
That same month, former REV Foods executive chef Kevin Johnson started serving finer dining at The Grocery at 4 Cannon St., half a block off King.
The former Bank of America building at 544 King St. will become an oyster bar in the fall, a product of acclaimed FIG restaurant chef Mike Lata and business partner Adam Nemirow.
By May, the former antique mall store at 495 King will be transformed into a two-story restaurant called Stars with a rooftop bar.
The vacant building that once housed Charleston Paint Co. and nearby property could be the site of an unnamed restaurant with two office users upstairs or retail.
At 186 St. Philip St., a block off King, Jason Cronen and Alley Ejlali, both veterans of the local food and beverage industry, plan to transform a former church at St. Philip and Cannon streets into a combination cafe, bar and Laundromat called Dirty Laundry.
And half a block over from Upper King on Columbus Street, The Alley will come to life this summer, offering bowling and dining, said David Crowley, one of the partners in the project. That’s across the street from The Post and Courier, which sits on 12 acres controlled by parent Evening Post Publishing Co. The site includes large, undeveloped parcels between Meeting and St. Philip streets, but the company has announced no development plans nor has it submitted any to the city, Evening Post CEO John Barnwell said last week.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/feb/12/upper-king-rise-hotels-apartments-restaurants-chan/

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Charleston Water Front Developments

ZUMAN — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:00:34 +0000

ZUMAN, on 12 February 2012 - 02:55 PM, said:

The City is now soliciting construction bids to build a 15' x50' floating dock at the Waterfront Park. Not sure exactly where at the park the dock will be installed.

I should have added that the CIty is again soliciting construction bids. Not sure what became of the solicitation of bids from last summer unless there was a funding issue and the project was delayed to the point that the project now has to be re-bid.

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Charleston Water Front Developments

ZUMAN — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:55:21 +0000

ZUMAN, on 22 May 2010 - 12:18 PM, said:

Apparently there's plans underway to install a new floating dock at the Waterfront Park pier to accommodate water taxi service to Patriots Point. This will be an issue
to be approved/reviewed during up coming city meetings. Not sure if approved this taxi service will replace service at the Maritime Center or an expansion
of current service.

The City is now soliciting construction bids to build a 15' x50' floating dock at the Waterfront Park. Not sure exactly where at the park the dock will be installed.

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History Of Charleston/North Charleston?

Spartan — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:06 +0000

I like the concept. Charleston and North Charleston would fare better if they were not competing with each other. For that reason, it makes a lot more sense for those two to merge. Mt Pleasant, Hannahan, etc are primarily residential suburbs. Most of the business and industry is in Charleston and North Charleston. It would be easy to set up boroughs (a-la New York) so that there remains some degree of autonomy in Charleston's various sections (which would do much to appease James Island and West Ashley).

Sadly, the premise is asking some politicians to voluntarily give up power. That hasn't happened in this country since the 1780s. While I'm not optimistic, I'll remain hopeful.

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Economic developments in the Charleston metro area

jmmiller — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:47:03 +0000

Economic Developments Under Way to Make Charleston a Worldwide Fashion Destination

Top designers are setting up have set up shop on King Street, recently named one of the Top 10 shopping streets in America.
Rosanna Krekel, a Lowcountry transplant from New York City, has launched a drive to put Charleston on the map as a fashion destination on par with New York, Paris and Milan.
She's the regional director of Fashion Group International Charleston, a local nonprofit aiming to lure major designers to the city, establish an education component and possibly attract fashion- related business ventures to the Lowcountry.
There are only 36 regions around the world with the Fashion Group International designation. Charleston is one of them.
By joining the group, the Holy City is listed in the worldwide directory and members begin to exchange information.
The city will attract well-versed speakers who can talk on big-picture issues such as retail, beauty and design, further punctuating the city as a place to do business in the fashion world.

With the infrastructure in place, Krekel believes in five years Charleston will be as well known for fashion as it is for food, culture and tourism today.
"What Spoleto has done for the arts here, Charleston could do it with fashion," she said. "I see us one day hosting international conferences. We love, love, love the city. We think it's the closest thing to Europe in America with its beauty and Old World charm."

http://www.postandco...on-fashion-map/

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Concord Park

jmmiller — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:36:21 +0000

"New condominium projects have been scarce in Charleston in the wake of the housing market meltdown, but a plan to develop 49 units that would sell for nearly $800 per square foot -- that's $800,000 for a 1,000-square-foot home -- received final approval from the city's Board of Architectural Review last week.

A rendering of the hotel and condominium planned for the east end of Calhoun Street by a group led by local developer Wally Seinsheimer. An office building recently opened at the Concord Park site.
The building planned at the corner of Calhoun and Concord streets near the S.C. Aquarium would also include a high-end 70-room hotel, a restaurant, spa and shops. Pre-sales could begin in a few months.
The project is part of the Concord Park redevelopment plan."

http://www.postandco...-gets-approval/

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Downtown Developments (South of Calhoun)

ZUMAN — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:48:44 +0000

Moore & Van Allen, a law firm currently located at East Bay & Calhoun Sts, has announced they will be relocating to the 1931 art deco Kress Building at 281 King St. They plan to extensively renovate the 2nd & 3rd floors and move in early 2013. The building currently has tenants Williams Sonoma and Biton located on the ground floor.

http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/moore-and-van-allen-moving-to-historic-kress-building/Content?oid=4006499

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Charleston Photo of the Day

ZUMAN — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:23:46 +0000

^^^ Avondale?

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Charleston Photo of the Day

GvilleSC — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:47:06 +0000

Spent this past weekend in the Holy City. Anyone want to take a stab at where this is?

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King St. Abercrombie closes

ct36 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:20:15 +0000

If Saks had been more like Nordstrom in Naples, they probably would have been fine
http://vmsd.com/content/nordstrom-naples-fla
I've never actually been in it, but I doubt that they were doing it there. If they did, they probably would have stayed open.

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Downtown Developments (North of Calhoun)

ZUMAN — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:17:45 +0000

ZUMAN, on 07 April 2011 - 02:13 PM, said:

BAR gave conceptual approval in March to convert the old Rivers Federal Bldg into a 120 room hotel. Last night, the developer went back to the BAR seeking approval for 41 additional rooms for a total of 161 rooms. Also, and I don't know the specifics, but the developer is requesting a height variance. I'm not sure if this is related to the 41 rooms and/or a rooftop lounge area. The developer is Dewberry Capital based in Atlanta. The firm's prinicipal executive and owner, John Dewberry, owns a second home in downtown Charleston. I do not know if the BAR approved the 41 rooms and height variance or not last evening.

Dewberry Capital has updated its website with its hotel conversion project of the old Rivers Federal Bldg. The project is scheduled for completion in the fall of this year. The hotel will in fact have a rooftop pool (and spa). I recently read in the P&C that the BAR is still reviewing the exterior treatment of the building in regard to the brick finish.

http://www.dewberrycapital.com/properties/charleston.html

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Downtown Developments (South of Calhoun)

citylife — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:28:22 +0000

LuLu Lemon for old Pierre Deux tenant space at 279 King Street.

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Charleston Off-Topic

GvilleSC — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:43:07 +0000

Mayor Riley wants to plant 10,000 trees. I like the initiative. My only question: what kind? Hopefully no more than 10-20% of that will be palmetto or palm of any variety.

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Downtown Developments (North of Calhoun)

ZUMAN — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:34:27 +0000

The Best Friend of Charleston train returning to Charleston:

The City recently released a RFP for the redevelopment of the City-owned East Shed building that is located next to The Children's Museum on the block bounded by King, Meeting, Ann and John Streets. This is a single-story historic building with approx 6,700 sq feet. The RFP in-part stipulates a 20 year lease of the building with the City contributing $1 million towards reconstruction costs. Reconstruction will also include an addition of a glass enclosed exhibit space at the John St. end of the East Shed to display the Best Friend train (currently on loan to Atlanta). The City wants a family-oriented restaurant developed on the Ann St end of the building. A new coutryard will be developed between the East Shed and The Children's Museum where the City is promoting the placement of Phillip Simons art display. Proposals must also include the construction a conference room that can be utilized by the City and CARTA for public transit related meetings. RFP responses are due back to the City by Feb 27 2012.

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King St. Abercrombie closes

ZUMAN — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:57:07 +0000

ct36, on 19 January 2012 - 02:53 PM, said:

A music store sounds nice, especially for King Street but I don't think for that particular space. I think something a little farther north past the Apple store would be better since it would probably fit in better there. The area from Apple to the old Saks is basically just all upscale mall retailers plus Gucci, LV.

I can't remember which block on King St where Fox Music used to be. I do remember I always parked in a lot right behind Fox and used the rear entrance to the store. That was a LONG time ago!

I just threw the idea of a music store out there as a suggestion to add some mix to the retail choices on King. I would be pleased to see a music store return to the peninsula regardless of location.

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King St. Abercrombie closes

ct36 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:53:28 +0000