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https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/asklafleur/2018/11/01/ask-lafleur-grand-bohemian-hotel-still-happening/1773748002/

Is there a plan for the city that is different from the plan for downtown?

We are, because we’ve had a great City Manager over these years. Every great city needs a City Manager.

Tell that to every great city in America.

Or, Greenville could have been too deliberate and lost out on a great candidate. I guess we will never know.

Timmons was built after the Brown Box was closed. We did not appreciate how great the Brown Box was for a basketball game.

Banks did not lose a dime on Greenville Mall. The new owners razed it to build what’s there now. You can pick and choose a project or two that did not succeed. Look at the hundreds of other projects that have been successful. Lenders are in the business to take risks. Ninety-nine percent of banks do a great job underwriting those risks. This is a good article from a couple of years ago. https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville-roots/2017/06/15/greenville-mall/397865001/

Banks and investors would not be financing these hotels without the market research. The research must show demand is there now, but more importantly, will be there for a certain number of years.

Here is why it is coming down. http://www.che.sc.gov/CHE_Docs/commission calendar&materials/2016/May/CHEMail-outMaterialAgenda Item 9.05.A.2.pdf

I don’t see how many tickets will be available tomorrow morning. By the way, it looks like there are only two sections open at the lowest price of $29.50. I hate Ticketmaster. It’s a monopoly and they know it. Ridiculous fees.

Purchased my tickets this morning!

Updated timeline. https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/downtown/2018/07/28/greenville-broad-st-development-camperdown-project-construction-timeline-whats-next/830112002/

https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/downtown/2018/07/06/camperdown-project-development-apartments-downtown-greenville-timeline-delay-falls-street-closure/763465002/

Except for Poinsett Hwy, Haywood Road might just be the ugliest and most depressing road in all of Greenville. At least Poinsett has a little character.

With about 60 rooms. https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/money/2018/04/26/hartness-family-proposes-converting-5-000-square-foot-home-grounds-into-luxury-inn/533044002/