The McClaren

[vicupstate]

DRB will do an informal review on Thursday.

This is the Ballentine building and the parcels between that building and Academy. 

[johnpro318]

Which lot?

[vicupstate]

See my edited post.

[gman430]

Johnston Design Group is the architect. 

[distortedlogic]

Oh ok! ...

...what's the Ballentine building?

[johnpro318]

9 minutes ago, distortedlogic said:

Oh ok! ...

...what's the Ballentine building?

Northeast corner of the intersection. 

[vicupstate]

9 hours ago, johnpro318 said:

Northeast corner of the intersection. 

Specifically: 

 1.92 acres located at 322 RHETT ST AND 106, 108 and 110 WARDLAW ST (TM#s 007100-01-00900; 007100-01-00801; 007100-01-00800; 007100-01-00804)

[vicupstate]

Lighthouse Living

This is the group behind this project

 They have spent $4,775,000 total for the 1.861 acres assemblage. About 2.56 million per acre. 

[vicupstate]

Informal review of site plan. Site plan and mass will be reviewed first then the architecture will be approved. Everything is preliminary and subject to change. But here is what is planned at this point:

14,200 st of commercial. 

Rooftop restaurant

244 apartments ranging from 550 to 1,400 st

305 parking spaces

10% of units will be set aside for Affordable Housing.

Building will be pulled back from corner to create public plaza at Rhett and Wardlaw. Will be 1/2 acre and include water feature and seating for all fresca dining and public gathering.

Pocket park will bike access at Acadamy and Wardlaw if SCDOT approves

Trying to get power line buried which is required for plaza to exist and still allow fire truck access

Would be 9 stories at peak 

Board comments were very positive generally but the sticking points will be the mass of it and the requisite demolition of 110 Wardlaw. That building is eligible for nomination to National Register.

 

 

 

[GvilleSC]

9 stories? This sounds rather interesting. I wish they would find a way to save the more interesting buildings for unique re-use. 

[Den2Gvl]

https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/front-row-january-2019-design-review-board-urban-panel/

[vicupstate]

Community meeting on this tomorrow at 6:30 pm St. Andrews Episcopal Church.  Any member of the public can attend. 

[vicupstate]

The current plan is to demo the additions to the McClaren building and the back part of the original building.  The front 30 feet of the building would be saved and moved closer to Academy. The history of the site would be displayed thru that building as well as in the Rhett Street plaza.  Also there would be quotations in the plaza and the Wardlaw sidewalk, similar to Poinsett Plaza on Main Street. The Wardlaw side of the garage  would have a 'metal mural' as well.  Basically the history of the site will be emphasized quite a bit.

Of course this is all subject to change and approvals. It will go before DRB in March.  

I like the direction they are going with this.

[GvilleSC]

Did they have renderings? 

[gman430]

There’s history on this site and with this building? Could have fooled me.  

[vicupstate]

 The property at 110 Wardlaw St., on which sits the former McClaren Medical Shelter built in 1940 that served the African American community for many years. Most recently it was used as an art studio.

The Renderings are somewhat preliminary. They mainly are to show scale and mass at this point. The materials that will be used were discussed.  

 

[gman430]

DRB signs up on both sides of Wardlaw along Academy. Two different projects? Vicupstate? 

[vicupstate]

2 minutes ago, gman430 said:

DRB signs up on both sides of Wardlaw along Academy. Two different projects? Vicupstate? 

Wardlaw is the divider between this project and the Senior housing project at Academy and Markley.  

[gman430]

1 minute ago, vicupstate said:

Wardlaw is the divider between this project and the Senior housing project at Academy and Markley.  

Cool. So maybe they’re both going before the DRB next month then. Either that or somebody put the signs up at the wrong place. Lol. 

Edited February 20, 2019 by gman430

[vicupstate]

1 minute ago, gman430 said:

Cool. So maybe they’re both going before the DRB next month then. Either that or somebody put the signs up at the wrong place. Lol. 

Yep. We should know in an hour or three if it is the former. 

[Den2Gvl]

https://www.greenvillesc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/5989?fileID=25566

[GvilleSC]

8 minutes ago, Den2Gvl said:

https://www.greenvillesc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/5989?fileID=25566

This is kind of cool! I like that they've used some color and weren't afraid to be bold. I'm slightly afraid that the DRB will request some hefty changes. We shall see! 

[motonenterprises]

That's very nice looking!

[gman430]

Not bad. Not bad at all. I like the height and the public plaza area is very nice looking. 

Edited February 21, 2019 by gman430

[Den2Gvl]

I think something like this (and hopefully other developments like it) will open up downtown beyond Main Street. I like it. Not crazy about some of the colors/materials, but I'm sure the DRB will have some suggestions.