Merrill Gardens Senior Housing on Academy

[gman430]

More crickets.  

[gman430]

Still nothing on site. 

Edited January 29, 2020 by gman430

[gman430]

Still dead.

[gman430]

I assume this one is dead???

[SVL]

13 hours ago, gman430 said:

I assume this one is dead???

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Construction is underway with plans to develop Merrill Gardens at Greenville, a new 138-unit senior housing community in Greenville, South Carolina. 

http://second50communities.com/projects.html

 

[gman430]

Well, it must be wearing an invisibility cloak because I don’t see it.

[GMoxley]

This is still on: https://www.greenvillesc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/7605?fileID=35650

[GvilleSC]

2 hours ago, GMoxley said:

This is still on: https://www.greenvillesc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/7605?fileID=35650

They really simplified what little bits of interest the building had to save money (jogs in the facade, lights on the building exterior, size of balconies, etc). I appreciate the proximity of the main mass of the building in relation to Academy Street, but really dislike the parking situation. I'd like to see the City force them for a major sidewalk upgrade along Academy with large street trees to separate the sidewalk from the roadway. The developers need to give on something. 

[gman430]

This project is dead. It never went before the DRB for the changes they requested. 

[gman430]

This project appears to be dead. Seems like every single senior housing project proposed for downtown never gets built. 

[goodbye]

Greenville News said construction could start in the spring.  (article published February 15, 2021)

[SteveHarveyOswald]

On 3/8/2021 at 1:30 PM, gman430 said:

This project appears to be dead. Seems like every single senior housing project proposed for downtown never gets built. 

I assure you, this project is not dead. 

[gman430]

New survey stakes now up on this site. 

[gman430]

Building permit issued. $36 million.

Edited April 14, 2021 by gman430

[vicupstate]

36 minutes ago, gman430 said:

Building permit issued. $36 million.

You beat me to it. 152k SF issued on 4/13/21.   Hopefully we will see dirt moving soon. 

[distortedlogic]

On 10/21/2020 at 10:22 AM, GMoxley said:

This is still on: https://www.greenvillesc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/7605?fileID=35650

Now THAT'S an ugly building. 

[cabelagent]

1 hour ago, distortedlogic said:

Now THAT'S an ugly building. 

Where's the guard tower? They could use a tower crane to add one...or more. 

[vicupstate]

44 minutes ago, cabelagent said:

Where's the guard tower? They could use a tower crane to add one...or more. 

Maybe they can borrow one of the six from Bridgeway.

[gman430]

Site grading permit also now issued.

[apaladin]

Obviously the hotel across the street is dead. They at least need to cut the weeds. When people buy property like this and don’t use it are they not responsible to keep it up? 

[gman430]

1 hour ago, apaladin said:

Obviously the hotel across the street is dead. They at least need to cut the weeds. When people buy property like this and don’t use it are they not responsible to keep it up? 

Which planned hotel across the street? I think you’re getting your sites mixed up. This site is located along Academy Street between QT and the McClaren. 

Edited May 20, 2021 by gman430

[gman430]

Construction now underway.

[gman430]

Trees now all gone with site grading about to begin. You can see the McClaren a lot more now coming into downtown on Academy. 

[gman430]

[distortedlogic]

Such a PROMINENT site for such   looking architecture.