The West End

[Danmire]

 

Just stumbled across this.  A proposed 33 story building at Falls and River St by Hughes Investments.  

SGA was tasked with providing the schematic architectural design for a 33-story mixed-use high rise, located at a strategic intersection in Greenville, SC. The structure features a grocery store, parking garage, and apartments of varying sizes and price points. The uppermost roof serves as a heli-port, while a lower roof includes a rooftop pool. The building, when built, will be the tallest building in South Carolina.

Edited December 19, 2018 by Danmire

[GvilleSC]

^^That's really strange. Anywhere north of Broad and I'm game, but this is a weird study to conduct in the West End, IMO. 

[johnpro318]

7 minutes ago, Danmire said:

 

Just stumbled across this.  A proposed 33 story building at Falls and River St by Hughes Investments.  

SGA was tasked with providing the schematic architectural design for a 33-story mixed-use high rise, located at a strategic intersection in Greenville, SC. The structure features a grocery store, parking garage, and apartments of varying sizes and price points. The uppermost roof serves as a heli-port, while a lower roof includes a rooftop pool. The building, when built, will be the tallest building in South Carolina.

That’s awesome. I’m not worried about the height because it doesn’t sit in Main. Being a block away, I think it’s fine. Excited about some height (finally). 

[Den2Gvl]

This looks like the building that I saw in SGA's studio downtown that I wrote LaFleur about. It was also discussed in the "Greenville Highrise Index" thread. 

[distortedlogic]

 Excuse me while I faint!

Too bad it will never happen; DRB will drop it like a bad habit. They will say it won't fit in with the neighborhood, and should be a huge footprint, no higher than six floors, and should be a modern box. 

Looks awesome though!!!

[vicupstate]

Would love to see it built, but it seems pretty ambitious. 

[gman430]

So that’s what the soil drilling in the parking lot was for earlier this year.  

Edited December 19, 2018 by gman430

[StrangeCock]

Hmmmmm... a part of me thinks it's just a Big & Tall version of most of the recent Greenville architecture (the flat roof thingie, the round thingie)... but hell, it's at least ambitious and moderately interesting looking. Let's do this.

[gman430]

When is it going to start construction?  

[distortedlogic]

I would guess after the Tower at Falls and Broad, The Pinnacle, and the Gateway Tower all are complete.

[motonenterprises]

Heck yeah! Please build.

[gman430]

4 minutes ago, distortedlogic said:

I would guess after the Tower at Falls and Broad, The Pinnacle, and the Gateway Tower all are complete.

Can’t forget about the Camperdown condos (not the current project), Peacock hotel, and Rivers Edge hotel. 

Oh and the white truck is parked on site.   

Edited December 19, 2018 by gman430

[Spero]

There’s a lot of balconies sticking off of that thing

[distortedlogic]

5 minutes ago, gman430 said:

Can’t forget about the Camperdown condos (not the current project), Peacock hotel, and Rivers Edge hotel. 

Oh and the white truck is parked on site.   

I love it! Oh and Bob Ellis second tower. Man we'd have a little height if some of those had worked out. Still hoping on the Gateway and Federal Courthouse.

[Exile]

5 hours ago, distortedlogic said:

 Excuse me while I faint!

Too bad it will never happen; DRB will drop it like a bad habit. They will say it won't fit in with the neighborhood, and should be a huge footprint, no higher than six floors, and should be a modern box. 

Looks awesome though!!!

Maybe it's a negotiation tactic. DRB wants short & stubby, so they propose tall & slender, all so they can build something on the scale of Poinsett Plaza. Or shorter.

Not holding my breath.

[motonenterprises]

1 hour ago, distortedlogic said:

I love it! Oh and Bob Ellis second tower. Man we'd have a little height if some of those had worked out. Still hoping on the Gateway and Federal Courthouse.

The thing is Hughes isn't Bob Ellis. What he proposes he usually builds.

[Spero]

27 minutes ago, motonenterprises said:

The thing is Hughes isn't Bob Ellis. What he proposes he usually builds.

People in Columbia would like to have a word with you

[gman430]

9 minutes ago, Spero said:

People in Columbia would like to have a word with you

That’s Bob Hughes behind Bull Street. This is Phil Hughes. Two different people and developers. 

Edited December 20, 2018 by gman430

[ausrutherford]

15 minutes ago, gman430 said:

That’s Bob Hughes behind Bull Street. This is Phil Hughes. Two different people and developers. 

Well...they do share 50% blood lol.

 

And wow! I want this thing built!

[motonenterprises]

45 minutes ago, Spero said:

People in Columbia would like to have a word with you

Wrong one. He is clutch here when it comes to development. I've been to meetings where he's announced projects. As a matter of fact, right next to where this will be built. Just has to get by DRB. But he has a pretty big influence with them.

[distortedlogic]

This would be awesome, but I'm totally a doubter on this one. A high rise in Greenville is as improbable as Gamecock football winning a Natty! I'd love for either to happen but reality gets in the way...

BTW; a heliport? What for? Why would a helicopter ever land there? How about that rotating restaurant idea?

Anybody got a link to the article or source of this pic?

Edited December 20, 2018 by distortedlogic

[gman430]

The helicopter pad is probably for Hughes and/or the penthouse apartments on the top floor(s).

[Den2Gvl]

14 hours ago, Spero said:

There’s a lot of balconies sticking off of that thing

Yeah I'm personally not the biggest fan of balconies on tall buildings like this. Probably because I associate it with the buildings in Myrtle Beach... 

[distortedlogic]

19 hours ago, distortedlogic said:

 

Anybody got a link to the article or source of this pic?

Anyone?

[gman430]

1 minute ago, distortedlogic said:

Anyone?

Danmire?