CONSTRUCTION THREAD: Riverplace

[distortedlogic]

This will be the same height as the Hampton Inn and Suites right?

It looks like it is slighty taller, but I am with RT, how about another 10 or 12 or 20 stories.

[cdude9409]

This will be the same height as the Hampton Inn and Suites right?

Same height.

[cdude9409]

[distortedlogic]

Anyone know why the second level on the left side of the fountain is never on anymore? It was on when they first hooked it up, and it really helped tie everything together.

[RestedTraveler]

Anyone know why the second level on the left side of the fountain is never on anymore? It was on when they first hooked it up, and it really helped tie everything together.

Evan clued us in about a leak that they were trying to troubleshoot/resolve on that side of the fountain a couple of weeks ago. My guess is that they've not got it isolated yet.

Edited September 30, 2006 by RestedTraveler

[cdude9409]

When I took those pics a couple days ago, I also noticed that they were replacing some rock work on the top of the fountain on the left hand side and that's why it was off.

[RestedTraveler]

When I took those pics a couple days ago, I also noticed that they were replacing some rock work on the top of the fountain on the left hand side and that's why it was off.

The rock has been on and off of that corner of the fountain for a couple of weeks now.

[distortedlogic]

Just Bumping this one. It does not seem like we have heard anything in a long time about this project. Anyone hear anything about Phase 3, or what happened with the money the city needed for the parking garage for phase 3. I would think this project would be ripe for the happening. Erm?

[erm1981]

those parking lots are temporary until phase 3 gets ready. I think it is going to be a while for phase 3.

[charlie swords]

those parking lots are temporary until phase 3 gets ready. I think it is going to be a while for phase 3.

i thought that was the rest of phase 2 and the office building on the other side of river street was phase 3....

[goodbye]

Check this site out.

[charlie swords]

Check this site out.

yep....thats what i was thinking

[erm1981]

regardless of phase i was told that the rest of the buildings are going to be a while. Probably two years at most.

[erm1981]

Yeah. It is really hard to tell with these kinds of things. It really just depends on how much they want to hustle and push it. Im hoping that it is sooner than later, when the rest of the buildings start popping up. I think it would have been better if the rest of them could have been built, because now you have the parking lots they put in place and those will probably have to all be taken up when building starts. I know its no big deal tearing up a parking lot with heavy equipment though.

[goodbye]

I don't know where our "New Restaurants" thread is, so I'll just post this here for now.

Check out the new website for High Cotton. www.highcottongreenville.com

[RestedTraveler]

"Whoa... deja vu"

The "New Restaurants" Thread is over HERE in the Coffee House. I gave it a bump for ya.

[goodbye]

Here are a few photos of progress on phase II of RiverPlace - The Terrace is the building shown under construction.

Here is a shot of the skyline from deep in the West End. (Please excuse the trees in the foreground) You can see the rooftops of the RiverPlace buildings and how little impact the eight story structures have made overall. I love the density though.

[gs3]

Great photos Skyliner.

A few more:

[RestedTraveler]

Great photos, guys!

It looks like you used the "remove orange barrel and cone" tool on Skyliner's photo here, gsupstate!

[gs3]

Good catch RT!

Reminds me of a game that used to be in Highlights magazine when I was a kid.

[goodbye]

The brick veneer is going up on one side of The Terrace.

[GvilleSC]

For the Riverwalk to really take off and be a huge hit, there needs to be resturants OPEN. any idea when they're going to do so?

[RestedTraveler]

High Cotton is going great guns inside, so they're gunning for opening sooner rather than later, I'm sure. We drove by the other night and I was impressed by how much work has taken place. Still, this is technically on the Main Street end of things moreso than the RiverWalk.

[GvilleSC]

There has been a lot of talk on here about a movie theater in the third phase of River Place, some even desiring an IMAX. but with Charleston's IMAX most likely closing, do you think Greenville could keep one afloat?

If one were to make it, the Riverwalk and Camperdown Way would need to be hopping with activity. The Riverwalk would need to be lively with resturants and retail, and Camperdown would need to be built up with resturants, retail, and residential.

Charleston's was such a touristy thing that maybe that's what hurt it, but would Greenville's really attract the locals who might be going to Cherrydale, Hollywood, or Camelot??? Just wondering what you guys thought.

[vicupstate]

There has been a lot of talk on here about a movie theater in the third phase of River Place, some even desiring an IMAX. but with Charleston's IMAX most likely closing, do you think Greenville could keep one afloat?

If one were to make it, the Riverwalk and Camperdown Way would need to be hopping with activity. The Riverwalk would need to be lively with resturants and retail, and Camperdown would need to be built up with resturants, retail, and residential.

Charleston's was such a touristy thing that maybe that's what hurt it, but would Greenville's really attract the locals who might be going to Cherrydale, Hollywood, or Camelot??? Just wondering what you guys thought.

I hadn't heard that the Chas. one wasn't doing well, but I could have missed that. These usually go in tourist destinations, so it's hard to see it working locally. A multiplex would probably work much better.