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[emerging.me]

Waccamatt got us started with these and I made a few additions/revisions. I'm up for suggestions on how we could best format this and track the projects.

Blue = Proposed
Green = Under Construction


First Citizens Tower downtown
Main Street Beautification downtown
CanalSide
Kline Iron and Steel site office buildings
The Spur at Williams-Brice
Gameday Condos near USC
Hardee Expressway (airport area)
The Village at Sandhill (huge development)
Lexington Medical Center second tower
Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital Heart surgery wing
Palmetto Richland Hospital in Irmo
Providence Hospital NE expansion
Harden St/Five Points beautification
Lady Street (Vista) beautification
Renaissance Plaza in the Vista
New USC School of Public Health
Convention Center Hilton Vista/Downtown (land clearing underway, design approval pending)
USC Research Campus (two 5-story office bldgs to begin construction soon)
Benedict College football stadium and wellness center
Two Notch Road widening
Blythewood High School
Congaree Village on WC riverbank
The City Club condos/townhouses across from State Museum
State Hospital Site
Canal Front Development

Please post any additions or revisions you can think of and we'll go from there. Eventually I'd like to do a fly-over style map marking all of them and their various stages of development.

Edited by emerging.me, 07 January 2005 - 12:02 AM.

[The_sandlapper]

Okay so here's what I came up with!

The University of South Carolina Research Campus: This campus I believe is supposed to be about 500 acres and will include 1000 multifamily housing units, w/ 500 sq ft of commercial retail space. Basically it is supposed to be a marriage of the university and private business much like the RTP in RDU, except USC's forte will be hydrogen cell research. Carolina is supposed to add as many as 600 new faculty upon completion of the campus.

-First Citizens Bank HQ on Main St.: 9 story's w/ 170,000 sq ft.

-Completion of the 17 story Meridian Building Main St. in (2003) I think?

-Canalside Development: riverfront multiuse development in DT which includes a hotel, shops, cafes, lofts/ condos, and offices.

-Two companies are developing luxury condos for tailgating: one will be near the USC football stadium, and the other will be in the vicinity of the research campus. I can't remember the names of the developments right now?

-Completion of a renovated confederate printing plant into a Publix Grocery Store in the Vista district (2004).

-New office buildings to be developed by Kline Properties (Vista area).

-The Three Rivers Greenway: A continuous 12mi park system stretching from the immediate suburbs through downtown. Includes walking/biking paths, amphitheatre, and canoe access into the broad river.

-300 Gervais St. Project,: 46 luxury condos near the river.

-USC baseball stadium to be built in the Vista.

-Main St., & 5 points entertainment district beautification projects: expanding sidewalks, adding benches, trees, and things of that nature.

-The Palmetto building on Main will be renovated into a 112 room hotel.

-Olympia Mills: An old mill that will be converted into Lofts. It will be the second one of its kind in the city.

Completion of the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center (Fall 04).

-Development of the Convention Center Hotel: Hilton hotel that will be linked to the new convention center in the Vista. Last I knew it was supposed to have hanging gardens on the roof but I could be wrong?

-Columbia just started a horse & carriage tour for DT.

-The State Hospital Development: 178 Acre mixed use development located near the CBD area.

-West Columbia Revitalization Project: Mixed use walking community including all the "new urbanism projects"

-Renaissance Plaza: 60 upscale condos/ offices in the Vista.

-903 Huger St.: another mixed use development near the Vista district.

[waccamatt]

How could I forget about the baseball stadium! Also, the Colonial Center is only 2 years old. I also forgot to list the conversion of the Barringer Building - Columbia's oldest skyscraper (1903) into apartments. Let's see...what else...the University has a hotel under construction and a parking garage under construction and there is construction going on at Williams-Brice Stadium

[Spartan]

emerging.me, on Jan 7 2005, 12:22 AM, said:

Definitely. If you could buy stock in cities Columbia would be a strong buy -- and probably still a pretty good value. I'd buy it.

We should -- I'm not volunteering to do it alone -- make a list of *all* the projects going on like they have in the Charlotte forum.

I split the above posts for this topic. Lets try not to list things twice unless there is a change to the project or you have something else to say about it. If we can keep this alive I will pin it with the Greenville one  

[Spartan]

To add to the W Cola revitalization- I thought I heard about a plan to fix up Triangl City. Anyone know about this?

[The_sandlapper]

I don't know howmany of you have ever eaten here but it's some of the best food I've ever had! The first time I ate here was at Myrtle when I lived there. I highly recomend it! There is one out at Columbiana as well.

Second Carrabba’s to open in area


The area’s second Carrabba’s Italian Grill will open Monday at 200 Graces Way off Two Notch Road in Northeast Richland.

The 6,340-square-foot building is across the street from Spring Valley High School on Sparkleberry Lane. The restaurant — with a dining room and bar that can seat 231 guests — will offer car-side carryout and call-ahead seating, which allows patrons to call just before arriving to get on a waiting list.

Geoff Turner is the managing partner for the Northeast Richland restaurant. Carrabba’s is a partnership of Outback Steakhouse. The area’s other Carrabba’s restaurant is on Columbiana Drive in Harbison.

Edited by The_sandlapper, 08 January 2005 - 11:09 PM.

[Skyliner]

Carrabbas is very Good!    I hear their advertisements all the time on one of our local radio stations here in G-ville.

BTW, what would you say is the BEST Italian restaurant in Columbia?

Edited by Skyliner, 08 January 2005 - 09:03 PM.

[waccamatt]

Carrabas is good, but I try to support locally owned establishments for the most part. I would say there are 3 great locally owned Italian Restaurants in Columbia; Dianne's on Devine, Villa Tronco and Garibaldi's.

[Skyliner]

Thanks!  I'll definitely remember those next time I'm in the Capital City.

[Spartan]

The only one I've ever heard of is Garibaldi's. Italian food is not easy to come by in Cola, especially moderatly priced. Olive Garden is too expensive and too far for me.

[waccamatt]

Olive Garden is more like "fast food" Italian.

[Skyliner]

I would have to agree with you there, although I have a few friends who work at the one on Laurens Road, so I can't be too critical.  Good Italian is real Italian to me.  I always enjoy trying different places while I'm away from Greenville.

[waccamatt]

I would recommend any of the 3 places I mentioned. Villa Tronco is the most laid back of the three and is less expensive than the other two. (not inexpensive, just less expensive)

[The_sandlapper]

I don't know howmany people have seen this but this will be the new law center at USC will look like. It's kinda old but I haven't seen it on this site yet? Has anyone seen any construction in this area yet?

New law School




As seen from Senate St.


As seen from Pickens St.


As seen from Gervais St.


As seen from Bull St.


USC School of Law

[waccamatt]

I believe the University is planning on finished the hotel it is building before construction will begin on the new law school. I would imagine ground will be broken later this year or early in 2006.

[Spartan]

I have seen these renderings before. There is no construction on that site yet.  I haven't actually heard about plans for it outside of these renderings. The current Law School building is very old and is in dire need of repair/replacement. The inside looks like it hasn't been rennovated since the 70's.

The current site off of S Main would be a good area to expand the Research Campus since there are already other science buildings in that area.

[The_sandlapper]

The timberlake (south Chapin) area of lake murray will be seeing an $80 million residential development going up. Bay Communities of Florida is responsible. They will build nearly 200 condos and townhomes, along with a new clubhouse, and other recreational amenities. Some buildings will rise six stories. Construction will start in six months and will take approximately 2 years to complete.

I wish I had the rendering to show you guys. This thing is going to be pretty big!

I'll see if I can scan it later.

[emerging.me]

Bingo! Check this out!

[Spartan]

That is too cool not to post a picture of

This is from the site that emerging posted.

[The_sandlapper]

Whoa you found it! That's it that's the place! See I'm not going crazy!