Renaissance Park Projects & Developments

[westsider28]

The loop road at the Silverhill SFH development is paved.  New curbing is in on Silver Hill Street.  Sidewalk and driveways are ready to be poured at the duplexes.

[Spartan]

Nice. The photos really show the topo that's out there. It's easy to forget when you're looking at a map.

[westsider28]

There was some heavy equipment at the Liberty Street Apartments site today that had moved some dirt around, so this one may finally be underway.  The sale of the property from the City to the developer occurred on April 21.

Infrastructure work continues for the Silverhill SFH project as well.

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Grading for the Liberty Street Apartments is well underway.  Great to see this starting!

Renderings as a reminder:

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Grading for the apartment project continues.  Looks like they're going to put in some absolutely HUGE pipes!

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Looks like the portion of Silver Hill Street between Dean and Converse is open, but the part between Converse and Liberty is now closed for the apartments construction.

In the Silverhill SFH development, it looked like lots 10, 14, and 15 had foundations going in.

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Here's a drone photo of the Silverhill and Liberty Street Apartments construction sites by Marcos Gomez (dellfrio on Instagram):

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So I recently stumbled upon the website for Framework Group, a developer associated with Forge Capital, which has some info about this apartment project (like it's actually 208 units).  Also, the development is apparently called "The Charles".  Not sure if there's any significance to the name, but there you go.

They also posted a photo to their Twitter account in early June which has an OxBlue watermark, which means there's a construction webcam (it's atop the Marriott, see below).  I've been trying to find it online, with no luck so far.  Typically, you need the exact URL, which is https://app.oxblue.com/open/xxx/yyy (where xxx=developer name & yyy=project name).  You're welcome to try to find it too. 

Edited July 6, 2020 by westsider28

[Historyguy]

The only thing I can think of is that before the city connected several streets to make Daniel Morgan Avenue, that section of Daniel Morgan was called Charles Street.  However, I really wonder if the developer is quite that good at their research.  

 

25 minutes ago, westsider28 said:

So I recently stumbled upon the website for Framework Group, a developer associated with Forge Capital, which has some info about this apartment project (like it's actually 208 units).  Also, the development is apparently called "The Charles".  Not sure if there's any significance to the name, but there you go.

 

[westsider28]

15 hours ago, Historyguy said:

The only thing I can think of is that before the city connected several streets to make Daniel Morgan Avenue, that section of Daniel Morgan was called Charles Street.  However, I really wonder if the developer is quite that good at their research.  

Good point!  I recalled that there was a Charles Street downtown, but I'd forgotten where it was.  You're correct that E Daniel Morgan bordering this site was Charles Street.  Kudos to the developer if they did do their research to use that as inspiration.  And if it's a coincidence, it's a fortunate one.

[roads-scholar]

16 minutes ago, westsider28 said:

Good point!  I recalled that there was a Charles Street downtown, but I'd forgotten where it was.  You're correct that E Daniel Morgan bordering this site was Charles Street.  Kudos to the developer if they did do their research to use that as inspiration.  And if it's a coincidence, it's a fortunate one.

Note "Charles Street" from this Spartanburg street map circa 1938.

[Spartan]

Developers/architects will often dig a bit to find some way to connect their project to the city. It helps them sell their product if they can do it well. I think it's next level to name it after a street that hasn't used that name in many decades, so kudos to them if that's the connection.

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Three houses going up in Silverhill

Site work continues for The Charles apartments

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Site work still progressing for The Charles apartments

3 Silverhill homes coming along

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From this weekend: concrete walls are going up for the basement parking level of the large apartment building at the corner of Silverhill and Liberty.

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According to the City Council Agenda for the September 28 meeting, Jimmy Gibbs has requested a 6-month extension on the agreement with the City (set to expire Dec. 31, I believe) that gives him the exclusive right to purchase Parcel A (below) and construct an office building there.  The agenda item says the City remains optimistic about the success of the project.  I have seen a project floating around the bid wire that matches this one with an expected start date of March 2021.  The short extension suggests that it's very close to getting solidified.  Fingers crossed that it indeed gets built.

[roads-scholar]

11 hours ago, westsider28 said:

According to the City Council Agenda for the September 28 meeting, Jimmy Gibbs has requested a 6-month extension on the agreement with the City (set to expire Dec. 31, I believe) that gives him the exclusive right to purchase Parcel A (below) and construct an office building there.  The agenda item says the City remains optimistic about the success of the project.  I have seen a project floating around the bid wire that matches this one with an expected start date of March 2021.  The short extension suggests that it's very close to getting solidified.  Fingers crossed that it indeed gets built.

The sign has fallen down.  

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1 hour ago, roads-scholar said:

The sign has fallen down.  

Yeah, it's been down a while.  I doubt they were relying on that to bring on tenants.  I presume there are talks going on behind-the-scenes with a potential tenant.  I hope we'll get a hint about how things are going at Monday's meeting.  If nothing else, the uncertainty will come to an end one way or another by next June.

[westsider28]

Retaining walls galore at The Charles Apartments site:

From the sales packet on the Silver Hill website, it looks like the next 2 sets of duplexes will be 3-stories with garages:

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Here are some photos of The Charles apartments from Saturday evening.  Stair/elevator towers are starting to rise at the corner building, and curbing has been poured for the new streetscape on Silver Hill and N Liberty Streets (plenty of angled parking).

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The main elevator/stair tower for the corner building is at full height, which gives an idea of the presence the apartments will have.  From Saturday:

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Quick apartments update: the other stair/elevator tower is topped-out and lumber is on-site, so building framing might begin soon.

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Framing up to 2nd floor on one of the smaller 3-story apartment buildings (it looks like it has a half-basement level on the back, too).

First 2 Silverhill homes almost done.

[roads-scholar]

On 12/13/2020 at 10:22 PM, westsider28 said:

Framing up to 2nd floor on one of the smaller 3-story apartment buildings (it looks like it has a half-basement level on the back, too).

First 2 Silverhill homes almost done.

These photos don't do justice to the flurry of activity at this location.  Its a huge project with lots of workers and construction equipment.  

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On 12/15/2020 at 11:40 AM, roads-scholar said:

These photos don't do justice to the flurry of activity at this location.  Its a huge project with lots of workers and construction equipment.  

Yeah, I mostly take photos on weekends when the sites are quieter.

Here's a view of the apartments from the St John deck: