UP|Spartanburg http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/forums.html Sat, 17 May 2008 04:17:34 -0500 30 UP|Spartanburg http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/forums.html Liberty Street Residential | CONSTRUCTION THREAD ]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 19:02:20 -0500 krazeeboi Liberty Street Residential | CONSTRUCTION THREAD
QUOTE (krazeeboi @ May 16 2008, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Found a pretty nice shot of the building in the photo gallery:


Spartan has to love all that ground floor retail!]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 14:48:20 -0500 roads-scholar Downtown Developments Interesting map Spartan. I would have thought that the charette that produced the downtown masterplan would have covered this. Fri, 16 May 2008 13:16:56 -0500 krazeeboi Boiling Springs Developments I will give it a try later today. I noticed the Dunkin Donuts sign is up on the corner lot near the haven apts. Looks like they will occuppy 1 of the tracts on that property. Cant wait! Fri, 16 May 2008 13:16:03 -0500 lynturner99 Liberty Street Residential | CONSTRUCTION THREAD Found a pretty nice shot of the building in the photo gallery: Fri, 16 May 2008 13:11:54 -0500 krazeeboi <![CDATA[Spartanburg's Leaders]]> next level. By current leadership I'm talking about the mayor, city council, city manager, and county council. By the next level I'm talking about doing the things necessary so that people outside the community really begin to take notice.

For years I thought Spartanburg was hampered by a lack of visionary leadership. I don't think that's the case today. By in large, I feel our leaders have a progressive vision for the community. However, can they take us to that next level? I welcome your candid thoughts.]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 13:07:09 -0500 roads-scholar Liberty Street Residential | CONSTRUCTION THREAD
Article]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 09:30:22 -0500 Spartan Boiling Springs Developments Photobucket, or Flickr. Some people like Imageshack, which is supposedly one of the easiest to use. They are free. I promise its not complicated, though it may take a few minutes. You just have to use the image insert button above the textbox where you type your replies. Its the 5th one from the right.]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 09:08:28 -0500 Spartan Boiling Springs Developments Here are the plans for the new shops at boiling springs as I believe they are going to be called. The plan seems to call for 6 separate tracts of land to be developed all connected by a road that ends in a cul de sac. From what I was told by people who attended the meeting about the planning a health club has already signed on as a tenant and more were coming. From the sketch it looks like a pretty large development. I have a picture of the plans but have no clue how to post a picture. Its a picture phone pic so if anyone wants to post it I will send it to you. Thu, 15 May 2008 23:25:00 -0500 lynturner99 Boiling Springs Developments Thu, 15 May 2008 14:39:16 -0500 alias007 Boiling Springs Developments ]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 14:29:39 -0500 Spartan Boiling Springs Developments
QUOTE (alias007 @ May 15 2008, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Okay, it's not Jay's, but I found it. I just did a quick google search for landscaping places on parris bridge rd.

So, here's the pic!



That's the sign to the Crooked Creek subdivision on Old Furnace Rd. between Paris Bridge and Bryant Roads next to the District 2 offices.]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 12:40:39 -0500 huck94 Boiling Springs Developments
So, here's the pic!

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How to Start a Vanpool
To start a vanpool, you need nine to 14 passengers. One person must agree to be the primary driver and at least one other rider must be a backup driver. If you agree to be a driver, you ride free.

So that means there are at least 9 people who commute from Spartanburg to Charlotte every day. Wow. The Vanpool doesn't require a CATS driver, so its actually a very economical way to go about that kind of commute. I suppose people in larger cities commute an hour every day, but why do it if you don't have to!]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 21:28:40 -0500 Spartan Boiling Springs Developments Wed, 14 May 2008 21:24:16 -0500 Spartan Boiling Springs Developments Wed, 14 May 2008 21:05:26 -0500 spartanburgh Boiling Springs Developments website
]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 20:25:14 -0500 huck94 Boiling Springs Developments Wed, 14 May 2008 20:19:15 -0500 alias007 Boiling Springs Developments Its the landscaping place near the driving range on Parris Bridge Rd. Wed, 14 May 2008 19:44:17 -0500 lynturner99 Boiling Springs Developments Wed, 14 May 2008 19:09:51 -0500 alias007 Boiling Springs Developments
QUOTE (lynturner99 @ May 14 2008, 05:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No, the Clement Pointe developement is farther down the road at the intersection of Clark and Hwy 9. The guys that are developing that have a landscaping buisness on Parris Bridge Road and if you go in there they have a model of the project. This spring I checked it out while getting some mulch, apparently the hold up is over drainage and road planning but they are set to go and it looks really awesome.


Could you (or someone) grab a picture of that model? I think our fellow UPer's would love to see that.]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 18:25:22 -0500 Spartan Downtown Developments


I also want to emphasize that I don't think all streets should have store fronts, but I do think that we need to work towards creating a more store-friendly downtown, with clusters of shops and restaurants centered around Morgan Square, and not spread out all over. If it may take multiple centers, like Main & Pine, the CAC, the Square, SMA, etc. to anchor several smaller clusters that could grow together over time. The possibilities are endless. I just wanted to illustrate the current hurdle we have to jump.]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 17:39:29 -0500 Spartan Boiling Springs Developments website.]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 16:38:03 -0500 alias007 Boiling Springs Developments No, the Clement Pointe developement is farther down the road at the intersection of Clark and Hwy 9. The guys that are developing that have a landscaping buisness on Parris Bridge Road and if you go in there they have a model of the project. This spring I checked it out while getting some mulch, apparently the hold up is over drainage and road planning but they are set to go and it looks really awesome. Wed, 14 May 2008 16:17:41 -0500 lynturner99 Boiling Springs Developments
QUOTE (lynturner99 @ May 13 2008, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Couple of things going on in the B Springs. First of all I like to say go Dawgs! The baseball team is on the verge of a state title. Recently my father in law who lives on Farm Lake drive (better know as the street across from the walmart) said that the entire neighborhood was asked to attend a planning session for a pretty large commercial devolpment that is going up directly across from the Walmart and across the street from them. Apparently there are tenants lined up and the discussion was simply on asthetics. The neighborhood is upper middle class and the developers wanted to make sure and keep kind of the same look, kind of like the Palmetto Bank did when they built. Construction is supposed to begin soon on that project. Also I covered an event at the Dunkin Donuts on Wade Hampton and the Regional director said that they had already bought a piece of land in Boiling Springs and that construction on that was going to begin soon. Also on an interesting side note he said that the DD on Pine Street was the most successfull one in the upstate. Lots of Doughnut lovers in Sparkle City!


Is this the Clement Point development that was announced last year? Clement Point was supposed to be a mixed use development that was to include a cinema and some expensive homes.

BTW I was in Boiling Springs last Friday night and was impressed by the suburban feel of the community. I remember when Boiling Springs was really sleepy and seemingly a long way from Spartanburg.
]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 15:34:37 -0500 roads-scholar Spartanburg Area Economic Developments
Article

]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 08:46:09 -0500 Spartan Spartanburg Area Economic Developments Spartanburg's median home price rises, defies nationwide trend as reported in this morning's H-J.

In spite of the headline, I don't think Spartanburg's real estate market is booming but I do think the wisdom of not overbuilding and over speculating has helped to maintain a stable market.





]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 07:43:34 -0500 roads-scholar Boiling Springs Developments Couple of things going on in the B Springs. First of all I like to say go Dawgs! The baseball team is on the verge of a state title. Recently my father in law who lives on Farm Lake drive (better know as the street across from the walmart) said that the entire neighborhood was asked to attend a planning session for a pretty large commercial devolpment that is going up directly across from the Walmart and across the street from them. Apparently there are tenants lined up and the discussion was simply on asthetics. The neighborhood is upper middle class and the developers wanted to make sure and keep kind of the same look, kind of like the Palmetto Bank did when they built. Construction is supposed to begin soon on that project. Also I covered an event at the Dunkin Donuts on Wade Hampton and the Regional director said that they had already bought a piece of land in Boiling Springs and that construction on that was going to begin soon. Also on an interesting side note he said that the DD on Pine Street was the most successfull one in the upstate. Lots of Doughnut lovers in Sparkle City! Tue, 13 May 2008 18:47:38 -0500 lynturner99 Movies in the Park
QUOTE (Spartan @ May 8 2008, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
An article in the HJ highlights a fun new event for Spartans to enjoy.... movies in the park. A new group called Hub City Church will host movies that will play in Barnet Park. Its free to everyone, so I think this will be a great thing for Spartanburg. This is the type of event that creates more "things to do" in the city. Right now there are 4 movie dates planned. Hub City Church says it wants to make this a regular summer event.

Movies in the lineup so far:

May 17, "Bee Movie"
June 21, "Evan Almighty"
July 19, "Shrek the Third"
Aug. 16, ________

I would personally like to see this grow into a more than once a month event. Maybe twice a month, or even weekly at some point.

HJ Article
http://www.hubcitychurch.com


I'm looking forward to taking my family to this. I know some of the people involved with the project, and they are great people.

I hope it is a success for all involved.]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 13:34:40 -0500 lifeisajourney Downtown Developments Mon, 12 May 2008 20:44:56 -0500 Spartan Downtown Developments
I think we should begin to build around the Park, CCC, and the new school of business as they are all together as well as the Marriott and they are close to Wofford as well. When Greenville started building up in the early 90's (I was there) everything was built either around the Hyatt or the Peace Center. This same thing can be done here as our 2 (CCC & Marriott) are even closer together plus you have Barnet close as well.

As for ESA I agree with you there, but that's where my wife works so I want it to stay there for the forseeable future.]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 12:45:26 -0500 Sparkleman Downtown Developments
I'd like for everyone to do me a huge favor. Think about downtown over the next week or so. Think about where the storefronts are, then think about where they are not. Compare this to Greenville if you want. Or Columbia. Or Charleston. Think about where all the dead spaces are on our streets in downtown Spartanburg. By dead I mean space that can never be used for storefronts. The only allowable exception is a park or plaza. Think about sides of buildings, backs of buildings, fronts of buildings, parking lots that have no store space. As you think of them, please come share with us here at UP where they are.

FWIW, I am not suggesting that all streets need to have storefronts, but I think this exercise will highlight many problems that Spartanburg has to tackle before our downtown will reach the next level.

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I'll start-

The east side of Magnolia Street. It has the following: Side of office building, Parking garage/drive-thru bank, and another side of office building. There is a small plaza that is cut off from the primary circulation of the Square, but it will never be heavily used given the context of the rest of Magnolia St.]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:04 -0500 Spartan Movies in the Park Mon, 12 May 2008 11:46:32 -0500 Spartan Movies in the Park Mon, 12 May 2008 11:38:07 -0500 Sparkleman Downtown Developments Mon, 12 May 2008 11:31:59 -0500 Sparkleman Downtown Developments
I am definitely excited to have a new coffeeshop in downtown though. I'll definitely make it a point to stop by.]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 22:33:01 -0500 Spartan Downtown Developments
ARTICLE from HJ]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 20:59:10 -0500 hub-city Spartanburg Area Economic Developments
QUOTE (erm1981 @ Feb 12 2008, 12:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How did Greenville and Anderson come out as far as building permits? I know its off topic but just wondering.


Here are the latest numbers... development is slowing across the Upstate, it appears to be impacting Spartanburg and Anderson more than Greenville and Pickens. That's not surprising. When things get slow, the development that struggles are those in less developed areas... as they present a little more risk. Applies more to Greenville than Pickens. Pickens is small, so just one project going through or not going through can send the numbers flying in either direction. This is a short-term issue though, as growth is continuing and we have minimal price speculation.

Spartanburg County
2008 Q1 303 (1212 pace)
2007 1646
2006 2156
2005 2131
2004 2219
2003 2081
2002 1986
2001 1572
2000 1567
1999 2020
1998 1774

Greenville County
2008 Q1 950 (3800 pace)
2007 4665
2006 4495
2005 4290
2004 3770
2003 3604
2002 3299
2001 3259
2000 3411
1999 4037
1998 3321

Anderson County
2008 Q1 156 (624 pace)
2007 1226
2006 1596
2005 1931
2004 1248
2003 1384
2002 1554
2001 1117
2000 1110
1999 1323
1998 1536

Pickens County
2008 Q1 192 (768 pace)
2007 572
2006 893
2005 599
2004 1065
2003 752
2002 853
2001 795
2000 611
1999 843
1998 741

Totals
2008 Q1 1601 (6404 pace)
2007 8109
2006 9140
2005 8951
2004 8302
2003 7821
2002 7692
2001 6743
2000 6699
1999 8223
1998 7372]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 09:54:54 -0500 breed Intown Neighborhoods
A historic house in Hampton Heights is in danger of being demolished. Apparently its been condemned for over a year, and it would cost somewhere around $50,000 to restore. It used to be the home of a former SC Governor, so IMO that is reason enough to support its preservation. I don't know of that many governors that were from Spartanburg, so I think its value is significant. Its a shame that the owner doesn't or can't keep it up.

Its a good thing that Spartanburg has a group like the Preservation Trust to advocate saving historic structures like this.

HJ Article]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 08:17:47 -0500 Spartan Movies in the Park Fri, 09 May 2008 08:14:13 -0500 Spartan New ED Fri, 09 May 2008 08:09:30 -0500 Spartan New ED Spartan, have you or any others heard how the search for a new Executive Director is going over at the Spartanburg Housing Authority? In the past, they have taken quite some time to make their choice. Fri, 09 May 2008 08:07:05 -0500 PeePaw00 Movies in the Park
QUOTE (Spartan @ May 8 2008, 10:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think they do some movies in Falls Park or something, or maybe on the Piazza Bergamo. I'm not sure... maybe someone from Gville can share. I'm glad that other people are excited about this too. Its little things like this that make me wish I were still in Spartanburg so that I could participate and boost the numbers smile.gif
The City of Greenville hosts the very popular "Moonlight Movies" series which runs on Wednesday evenings in May and September at the Peace Center Amphitheatre. The interactive fountain at RiverPlace creates a beautiful backdrop for the viewing audience. I have always said that this is one of the most unforgettable free events in the city, simply because it is so pleasant and enjoyable to participate in the large crowd of all ages under the stars.

I am glad to hear about this type of event coming to Spartanburg. I would rather see it hosted on Morgan Square though, except for the auto traffic noise disturbance.]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 02:41:04 -0500 Skyliner Movies in the Park ]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 21:38:30 -0500 Spartan Movies in the Park Thu, 08 May 2008 21:27:42 -0500 huck94 Spartanburg Photo of the Day ]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 20:34:40 -0500 Spartan Spartanburg Photo of the Day

]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 15:38:48 -0500 alias007 Spartanburg Area Economic Developments I think that filling up Hillcrest Shopping Center with national tenants is more likely at this point than Easton being constructed. Thu, 08 May 2008 14:38:44 -0500 Spartan Spartanburg Area Economic Developments The credit markets are extremely tight right now. In other words, lenders are ultra cautious about loaning money, particularly for commercial projects. The long-awaited Easton development will probably be delayed and perhaps downsized until the money starts flowing again. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:18:40 -0500 roads-scholar Movies in the Park An article in the HJ highlights a fun new event for Spartans to enjoy.... movies in the park. A new group called Hub City Church will host movies that will play in Barnet Park. Its free to everyone, so I think this will be a great thing for Spartanburg. This is the type of event that creates more "things to do" in the city. Right now there are 4 movie dates planned. Hub City Church says it wants to make this a regular summer event.

Movies in the lineup so far:

May 17, "Bee Movie"
June 21, "Evan Almighty"
July 19, "Shrek the Third"
Aug. 16, ________

I would personally like to see this grow into a more than once a month event. Maybe twice a month, or even weekly at some point.

HJ Article
http://www.hubcitychurch.com]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 08:26:21 -0500 Spartan