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[CorgiMatt]

vicupstate, on 12 January 2012 - 06:39 AM, said:

I question the demand for 3,500 homes in that area. Governor's Hill was slow to fill up and I think still isn't completely full.  Canalside has been slow too, albeit it was impacted by the recession.  Which schools will serve this area?  That has a big henderence with convincing people to buy in Elmwood Park when I lived there many years ago.

It's a 20-year plan and cities are just beginning to be the place to be again in the big scheme of things.  No one is going to build mansions and luxurious penthouses anymore.  Prices will be determined by the market.

[Spartan]

I think that there is demand for a truly urban product in South Carolina. You can look at what is being done in other parts of downtown as an example of that. IMO, if the economy was stronger we would see even more success with an urban product.

[growingup15]

The disputed rezoning of the Bull Street propertyreceived a qualified first approval Tuesday night from Columbia City Council.
The 6-0 vote came after a two-hour public hearing in which council heard resident after resident express concern that the proposed rezoning plan cedes too much control of the property to Hughes Development Corp. of Greenville. Councilman Daniel Rickenmann did not attend because he is on vacation.
Despite developer Bob Hughes’ assurances that City Council, the Planning Commission or the city’s planning and development staff would retain control over the big construction decisions in the 181-acre neighborhood, council gave Hughes the first of two votes with conditions:

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