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[Lib]

I have a friend looking into Mulberry at Pinckney. Thought I'd see if anyone on here lives there or has any first-hand knowledge of that area.
I understand it's a redeveloping area, but just wondering about safety factors, etc.

[greenvillehistorytours]

GainesLexNext?, on Aug 24 2008, 09:40 PM, said:

1. What areas besides downtown would you suggest that we see?

2. What is a Greenville fixture that we should visit for lunch? I.e if you were making a day trip where would you want to eat?

3. Where is most of the growth in Greenville? I was in the NorthEast section ( Rutherford rd? ) and it looked like it was missing out on re-vitalization.Also, I did notice there were some abandoned Ingles buildings coming into town on the Poinsett Highway. I believe I have read some complaints in this forum concerning those.

4. Greenville seems to be in a boom right now. When reading this forum I see stories posted all over about companies moving to the area. My question for the locals is this...How do you guys view Greenville's economy? Do you guys feel like it is becoming the future of S.C. ( so to speak )? I know this can sometimes be a negative for natives, but do you feel things are going in the right direction?

5. How is the comute from some of the surrounding towns into the city? Which surrounding towns do you guys think we should see? In Gainesville we lived in the country and in Lexington we live in the city. If we decided to move to more a rural area what areas do you guys like most?

6. How green is Greenville? The color...not green as in energy and stuff. I realize you guys have been in a serious drought and driving through town things looked brown and red ( stains from the clay ). When you guys get normal rain, what does your landscape look like? This may sound like a weird question, but it was a real shock coming from the blue grass. We are real dry here right now, but things still look pretty. Although, we have not had as bad of a drought as the Upstate and NC is having..

7. What section of town ( and they all have them ) is chain restaraunt and mall row? This is not real crucial for us, but we are curious as to where this area is.

8. Also, how are taxes and such there? I pay a city/county occupational tax here and we pay property taxes on our cars. What sort of things tick you all off there?

Anyway, I thank everyone in advance for any answers you can give and we look forward to visiting your town again this next weekend!! Also, if anyone has any question concerning Lexington let me know. As an FWI we have horse racing in town at a beautiful track in October and April. C'mon up!!

Nice to hear from you! You simply must move to Greenville. You would not regret it. There is so much going on that is positive and progressive. Forbes recently voted Greenville in the top 5 places in the COUNTRY to live during the economic downturn. We're getting our share of businesses going under, but I'm sure you've noticed that there are a tremendous amount of job announcements...which can't be said for too many areas in the US.

1. Downtown Greenville is such a pleasure to go to. It doesn't get old. I used to take my family on regular day-trip outings to quaint mountain towns like Hendersonville, Bat Cave, and Black Mountain. We don't go anymore because we love our city so much. That said, there are still plenty of great little towns to go to nearby. Greenville has the benefit of being less than an hour from the Smoky mountains and it's great getaways (Asheville, Maggie Valley, Cade's Cove/Sevierville/Gatlinburg, etc.), 2 hours from Atlanta and Charlotte and all of their amenities, and 4 hours from the coast (if you've never been to Charleston, it's great to be "nearby"). Greenville is dedicated to beautiful parks, so there are plenty now (Falls Park, Cleveland Park, McPherson Park, Legacy Park, Paris Mtn. State Park, etc., and more coming--Meadowbrook Park along the Reedy River, etc.). Lots of family-friendly stuff.

2. I'd say eat at a nice place near the river downtown. Mary's Restaurant overlooks the park and is in a quaint 1890s building. My favorite is The Lazy Goat.

3. Greenville is working on the arteries that come into it's downtown. Still a way to go, but they are working on it. Fortunately there are many nice historic neighborhoods that completely surround the city center on all sides.

4. Greenville is the center of the Upstate's economy and the Upstate is in the best economic situation in the state from what I read. In spite of what many Americans are feeling, I think there is a feeling of confidence and real hopefullness here that has we'll do well.

5. Simpsonville is a nice newer growth area. As long as you have quick access to I-385, you can get around pretty quickly--especially directly into downtown. Around Paris Mountain, TR, and the Augusta Road areas are very nice surrounding areas.

6. Greenville is dedicated to it's greenery--you see it in the upgraded medians on expressways and main roads around town, the parks are always lush and colorful with flowers, and, of course, Main St. has great tree-lined sidewalks. Future planning meetings always include putting more trees and pedestrian-friendly walkways in the streets they plan to develop off of Main Street and into the surrounding area of downtown. It's a big part of the equation. Falls Park alone has a 3 .5 million dollar endowment to keep up the flowers and beauty.

7. Already said. Woodruff Road., Pelham and I-85, also near Haywood Mall.

There are tremendous cultural offerings here in Greenville as well as a strong sense of family and values. The "quality of life" factor that is talked about is very real. Lot's of great history too. If you want a historical walking tour of downtown sometime, give me a call (864-567-3940)...it'll be on the house (that goes for any other UP regulars who want to take me up on it!)

[TREY]

Lib, on Mar 11 2009, 01:57 PM, said:

I have a friend looking into Mulberry at Pinckney. Thought I'd see if anyone on here lives there or has any first-hand knowledge of that area.
I understand it's a redeveloping area, but just wondering about safety factors, etc.

We have done a lot of work in the area and own property in the area and believe this side of Greenville will experience positive dramatic changes in the coming years.
The homes at Mulberry at Pinckney appear to be good buys also.
As far as safety, we have had no trouble with our building so far.
Good luck