Rivers Edge

[apaladin]

I noticed the developer is Hughes...very nice. Should definitely get built then. Will be some pretty good height being on that hill also.

Actually it is sort of down in a hole isn't it?

[vicupstate]

http://upstatebusinessjournal.com/news/time-for-river-street-to-come-alive/

 

144 units with sizes ranging from 500-1,100 SF.  The article mentions a hotel as well, which I assume is the 'other' building which fronts RIver St. proper.  8,000 SF of retail/restaurant as well.

[gman430]

Another hotel? O o I've lost count of the number of proposed hotels that have been announced for downtown the last year.

[vicupstate]

I think that makes five.

 

1) Rama's on Spring and Washington

2) Embassy Suites

3) Bob Hughes project at ONE

4) Holiday Inn on N. Main

5) Phil Hughes on River St.

 

If all these get built, it will more than double the total inventory DT.

[GvilleSC]

http://upstatebusinessjournal.com/news/time-for-river-street-to-come-alive/

144 units with sizes ranging from 500-1,100 SF. The article mentions a hotel as well, which I assume is the 'other' building which fronts RIver St. proper. 8,000 SF of retail/restaurant as well.

This sounds great! I cannot wait to see some movement on this one.

[gman430]

I can't get the news link from UBJ to open. Anybody else having this problem?

[johnpro318]

I can't get the news link from UBJ to open. Anybody else having this problem?

 

Yes. I also went to their page and there isn't this story anywhere....

[vicupstate]

The story is back online and has a rendering of the plaza now. 

[GvilleSC]

Does anyone know what other propety Hughes owns along River Street besides the Riverwalk land?

[btoy]

Phil also owns the property at the corner of River and Rhett st where the skate shops is.

[goodbye]

I wish Hughes owned the vacant property at South Main as well. They could adequately develop that entire stretch along River Street between S. Main and Rhett.

[GvilleSC]

I wish Hughes owned the vacant property at South Main as well. They could adequately develop that entire stretch along River Street between S. Main and Rhett.

They finally cleaned some of those building materials off the site. I guess they lost their appeal to the city about unfair treatment regarding maintaining the site. It will be a great day for the West End when that parcel finally sees life again.

With this development, we will have three continuous blocks of development with retail extending down West Broad Street from Main. It would be nice to see East Broad developed from Main to Falls Street to continue this recently formed spine.

[Gville2012]

They finally cleaned some of those building materials off the site. I guess they lost their appeal to the city about unfair treatment regarding maintaining the site. It will be a great day for the West End when that parcel finally sees life again.

With this development, we will have three continuous blocks of development with retail extending down West Broad Street from Main. It would be nice to see East Broad developed from Main to Falls Street to continue this recently formed spine.

 

Agreed, and to extend on that I wonder how long it will take the other side of Falls/Broad (I believe there was once a proposed development there) which would make it 5 blocks. Then someday I would imagine the old post office would get developed (still cant believe this hasnt already been looked at) and that whole stretch of Broad will have A LOT of activity...

[GvilleSC]

Never tried this before, so we will see if it works. Here's the rendering from the Business Journal. Sorry it might be sideways. I'm struggling trying to do this on my phone.

[ausrutherford]

I dont seem anything wrong with that design...

[gman430]

Staff comments and new renderings now available: http://www.greenvillesc.gov/PlanningZoning/PlanningApplications/Applications/2013/SEPTEMBER/DesignReviewBoard/09-05-2013/CA-13-186-NortheastcornerofWestBroadandRiverStreets.pdf

[vicupstate]

Looking better, but Broad Street at ground level still needs work.  This should be converted to commercial/office use instead of two apartments.  That would allow more glass and those apartments would be less desirable to me anyway.   

[Greenville]

All I can think about when looking at this is the highrise dorms on Clemson University's campus (Byrnes, Lever, and Manning Halls).  The brick and windows look exactly like it.  And those buildings were built many decades ago, not in 2013, ya know?

[GvilleSC]

The staff had good comments for the building's application. Hopefully they bring some positive change through the DRB...

[gman430]

I'm actually glad to see this: 

 

The five members of the Design Review Board’s urban design panel said Thursday they wanted additional details on the building’s architectural plan and design. They postponed a decision on developer Phil Hughes’ plans for the building, which will include apartments and commercial space, until a special meeting Sept. 17.

 

Barry Nocks, the panel’s chairman and professor emeritus of urban planning at Clemson University, said members want more details on the mixed-use building’s scale and its view onto Broad Street.

 

Panel members expressed concerns about the exterior facade and some said the building wouldn’t be an appropriate gateway into downtown.

 

“The character of this building does not say ‘Greenville’ to me,” panel member Meg Terry said following a public hearing, in which two area residents expressed concerns about the building’s design.

 

Project architects said they will make proposed changes by Sept. 17.

[GvilleSC]

The height right there is perfect. Hopefully the facade will be improved to appropriately welcome visitors from the West.

[gmatt252000]

Sorry if I missed this but who is the architect on this one?  Also, what are some currently built projects or architects whose work would be stylistically appropriate for this project ?

[StrangeCock]

 

“The character of this building does not say ‘Greenville’ to me,” panel member Meg Terry said following a public hearing, in which two area residents expressed concerns about the building’s design.

 

 

Not Greenville enough? Slap a cylinder on the end!

[Greenville]

Not Greenville enough? Slap a cylinder on the end!

 

Ha ha!  That makes two posts of yours recently that have caused me to literally LOL!

[gman430]

Not Greenville enough? Slap a cylinder on the end!

 

Ha...nice. All it needs is something that is college football raising, church thumping, conservative blaring, and automotive revving. Would fit in with Greenville perfectly then.