CONSTRUCTION THREAD: McBee Station

[btoy]

If you go to the architect's website, pazdan-smith.com, you can click on portfolio, and then mixed use to see renderings. Most of them are the original renderings, so they are old, but one shows an elevation of the apartments which looks nice. 5 stories will have a presence as you come over the Church Street bridge. Once again, this may not be what they will look like now, but it's nice to get an understanding.

They have ICAR rendering on their site as well. For the Spec buildings.

[gs3]

OMG! Leave Greenville for a couple of days and look how much happens! The rendering is great btoy! This gives an idea of what McBee Station will be like. So great to see the apartments coming down! What a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT addition to downtown!!!

Looking at the plan for McBee, I love that the small retailers front McBee and Publix is behind. This will definitely help keep the walkability / pedstrian friendly feel of downtown. Downtown is spreading out....it's not just Main Street anymore!

[goodbye]

Staples has been confirmed as one of the retail anchors at McBee Station. This happened earlier this week, I believe.

[GvilleSC]

Staples has been confirmed as one of the retail anchors at McBee Station. This happened earlier this week, I believe.

Awesome! I guess that pretty much give downtown just about everything that a resident could want. No driving to Woodruff for these folks. If only there was a WALMART... SIKE

[goodbye]

Good save! No urban Wal-Mart for Greenville - EVER! We're headed in the proper direction and Wal-Mart is screwing up lots of suburban retailers around the nation.

[RestedTraveler]

If only there was a WALMART... SIKE

[pacersfan218]

Those renderings look fantastic.

Urban Walmart...almost an oxymoron.

[GSP Tiger]

Article: Old McBee apartments come tumbling down

The Greenville News (SC)

2006/2/25

Publix and Staples are slated for a second quarter 2007 opening.

[gs3]

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[jfl25]

Good news the sooner the better this project will help with a more Urban feel the 5 story condos/Appartments will be a great addition.

[btoy]

Drove by today and only three apartment buildings were left.

[gs3]

Drove by today and only three apartment buildings were left.

This development is flying...moving very fast!

[goodbye]

That is good to hear. As the weather warms up to Spring, these projects will breathe new life into the enthusiasm downtown. More people living and staying downtown will be the perfect ingredient to see bigger and better projects rise out of the ground.

[ablebody_suzanne]

Harper Corp says this project should begin in late April or May, building the Publix.

[RestedTraveler]

Harper Corp says this project should begin in late April or May, building the Publix.

That's wicked awesome news! I can't wait until this store is open!

I wonder if it will look anything like THIS Publix on Highway 50 (Colonial Drive) in Orlando. I remember when they built this one in Orlando. It's a neat layout and very much a ode to Publix' earlier stores.

[goodbye]

The McBee Station rendering shows the exterior facade will look like an old mill with red brick and arched windows. I know exactly which Publix you are refering to in Orlando. That is such a quaint store, with a nice urban vibe!

[RestedTraveler]

Thanks. I had completely forgotten about the renderings. You're right.

This store in Orlando is very quaint inside. I used to stop in there pretty often for a loaf of white mountain bread and some fresh-squeezed orange juice (something that, believe it or not, you couldn't find just anywhere in Orlando).

[gs3]

Driving over the Church Street Bridge, it's really impressive the amount of land for McBee Station. Looks like a Riverplace size development, though I know it's smaller. Great to see a project of this magnitude from the bridge. Can't wait for construction to begin. Almost all the old apartments are gone. Couple of photos (with the Greenville green rail).

[g-man430]

Great pics, gsupstate.

Edited March 11, 2006 by g-man430

[NYTransplant]

Thanks gsupstate! Great stuff.

[RestedTraveler]

Thanks, gsupsate! That development is going to cover some land. I hadn't quite realized the scope of it until now, in spite of the renderings and site plans. Very nice!

[GvilleSC]

I'm with you on this RT! I realized its impact and that it was going to be big, but driving down Broad Street yesterday really hit it home. This is going to have such an impact on both streets visually. Hopefully the construction will start soon and will be fast moving! Downtown's density is about to get a major injection with a QUALITY project- which I'd rather have than a bunch of different developments that don't fit well together.

[NYTransplant]

I can't wait to see it in person.

Good point GvilleSC, with a large-scale development, everything fits together well rather than being a hodge-podge of random buildings.

[btoy]

Isn't riverplace 10 Acres? Mcbee station is 14.

[gs3]

Isn't riverplace 10 Acres? Mcbee station is 14.

Thanks for the info btoy! I knew the McBee site looked really large coming over the Church Street bridge.