Rivers Edge

[GvilleSC]

It's really interesting to view this building. It has a really great impact on River, Academy, and Broad Streets for obvious reasons. It peaks over the trees nicely when looking up the Reedy. However, due to its low site, it is really hidden from most other vantage points.

[Exile]

I recently returned from a trip to Italy, and it strikes me that all the recent and proposed construction of 6-8 story buildings--especially residential buildings and hotels--is reminiscent of Italian cities, where you don't have much height, if at all, but you have a lot of density.

 

Obviously downtown Greenville isn't likely to achieve the kind of density that you find even in smaller Italian cities (like Florence), and I personally don't want it to get that dense. But a bevy of shorter, yet significant, buildings, particularly residential buildings, does make for an attractive, livable place and will eventually lead to the skyscraper or two that many in this forum would like to see.

 

It's a far cry from the old days of cruising Main, prostitutes on Laurens St., crumbling buildings, etc.

 

Just the musings of an ex-pat Greenville-born-and-reared. Happy 4th!

[gman430]

 

[GvilleSC]

I'm still a big fan of this development and what it's doing to extend development up river and down Broad Street. I hope we find out more details on the hotel component before the end of the year.

[GvilleSC]

Completion date is set or February. Word on the street is that these will not be apartments forever... Or maybe even all that long. Interesting.

[vicupstate]

http://www.greenvillesc.gov/PlanningZoning/PlanningApplications/Applications/2014/OCTOBER/DesignReviewBoard/10-02-2014/CA-14-285-BroadandRiver-Plaza.pdf

 

The Plaza plans.

[ausrutherford]

So I guess the hotel is officially off judging by the last page. 

[vicupstate]

It has been 'on hold' for awhile.  They have to do something in the interim, since the apartment building is nearly done.   There is no reason the Hotel couldn't still be added when a operator/flagship is established. 

[GvilleSC]

You'll see on the plans that it notes that the City of Greenville will make that intersection a "speed table".

[goodbye]

Au revoir cycling championships. River and Broad are two of my favorite downtown streets for major races. A speed table at that intersection could negatively affect Greenville's chance to host future events.

[GvilleSC]

For the rest of the year, it will make a really nice pedestrian environment. I guess they'll have to reroute cycling events.

[ausrutherford]

I like the ones they put into Southernside.

[SolidGreenville]

Are there any plans to add a sidewalk to the other side of Broad street across from River's Edge? 

[MAJIKMAN]

I was thinking the same thing. I don't think it would happen anyway being that the path through Linky Stone Park and across the bridge negates all that. And that may not even be a feasible option being that a few trees and the bank of the river are close to a guard rail really close to the street. And the city would have to unnecessarily have to cut those trees down and everyone here knows how the city feels about cutting trees down.

[gman430]

 

 

[GvilleSC]

There's still a good bit of work to be done, but this is turning out better than the DRB elevations made it appear. Can't wait to try the new bar!

[gman430]

Rent rates now available: http://www.go-edge.com/floor-plans/

[Gville2012]

http://oxblue.com/open/InfinityStructures/RiversEDGE Pretty cool to see updated progress anytime.

[apaladin]

Good to see more affordable housing downtown, LOL.

[gman430]

Good to see more affordable housing downtown, LOL.

I'm able to afford an apartment in that price range.

[gman430]

 

[GvilleSC]

This has turned out well IMO. Can't wait to see the finished product and the public improvements.

[Greenville]

Much nicer than I expected based on the renderings!

[GvilleSC]

Much nicer than I expected based on the renderings!

All of the comparisons to Riverwalk were the cause of much anxiety, but this is worthy of our River front and much better than the renderings appeared. I hope to see the second phase built sooner rather than later in order to finish off the tiny bit of remaining real estate between Main and Academy along Broad.

[GvilleSC]

The view from the Main Street bridge, looking up river:

 

 

 

River's Edge makes a nice addition to this view. It will be interesting to see this same view post-Embassy Suites construction.