Union Pier Redevelopment

[ZUMAN2]

The SC Ports Authority decided earlier this year to close the passenger terminal at Union Pier downtown and have announced the entire Union Pier would be re-developed.  There's been a series of community  meetings the past several weeks.   Carnival passenger cruise operations will cease in 2024.

Here's a local Chas news media update concerning the project:

Proposed future of the Union Pier includes green spaces, waterfronts, and more | WCIV (abcnews4.com)

 

 

[victory]

13 hours ago, ZUMAN2 said:

The SC Ports Authority decided earlier this year to close the passenger terminal at Union Pier downtown and have announced the entire Union Pier would be re-developed.  There's been a series of community  meetings the past several weeks.   Carnival passenger cruise operations will cease in 2024.

Here's a local Chas news media update concerning the project:

Proposed future of the Union Pier includes green spaces, waterfronts, and more | WCIV (abcnews4.com)

 

 

Wow! This is an impressive development. I look forward to learning more about it.

[ZUMAN2]

Here's the ports authority's website for the Union Pier project.  Not much content at this time.

The Future of Union Pier (unionpiersc.com)

 

[vicupstate]

[ZUMAN2]

1 hour ago, vicupstate said:

Thanks for posting.  I'm going try to watch via YouTube livestream on Dec 12.  Might be interesting.

[ZUMAN2]

I went back again yesterday and watched the 12/12/22 YouTube video of the Union Pier information meeting.  

I didn't know that Lowe Real Estate had hired Jacob Lindsey to be the point man of the project.  Lindsey had previously served as the City of Charleston's planning director; left the city about 3 years ago to take a planning position with Boulder, CO; and now back in Charleston.  This is a major coup for Lowe as Lindsey knows how to navigate through the review and approval process.

This is a very exciting project, a game changer for the Charleston's eastern peninsula.   But as it's noted in this informational meeting. it's going to be very expensive to convert the tract from ports use to private/public use.  

The next project update from Lowe will be this spring.

 

[ZUMAN2]

Here's the latest proposed Union Pier PUD agreement which the Planning Commission will review this afternoon at its meeting.

https://charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06072023-8349

The development in recap:

>  220,000 Sq Ft  Retail Shopping

>   50,000 Sq Ft Casual Restaurant

>  270,000 Sq Ft Office

>  1,650  Dwelling units

>   600 Hotel Rooms
 

There's also several new parks and a marina which may or may not get developed.   

With 2023 being a Charleston mayoral election year, I anticipate that the PUD will not receive final approval until early 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 7, 2023 by ZUMAN2