Author: preservation-admin
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CofC building eligible for National Register, proposed for demolition at BAR
Left: Downtowner Motor Inn, c.1964; Right: College Lodge today Next week, the Board of Architectural Review-Large (BAR) will hear an application for full demolition of College Lodge, located at 159 Calhoun Street and owned by the College of Charleston (CofC). Upon learning of the demolition proposal, the Preservation Society reached out to the South Carolina…
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Four Important Community Meetings This Month
The City of Charleston’s new Peninsula Plan will provide ‘water-first’ guidance for future development. There is no slowing down this holiday season: The public meeting schedule is packed with opportunities to participate in local decision-making, and we urge you to get engaged! There are four important community events at the city and county levels that…
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Preservation Society intervention granted in 295 Calhoun St. lawsuit
We have big news about 295 Calhoun Street: Last week, a state judge granted the Preservation Society’s request to participate in the ongoing legal appeal over designs denied by the Board of Architectural Review four times in the past two years. The Preservation Society has repeatedly opposed proposals by this developer-owner for an overly massive…
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Optimistic for a new partnership at Union Pier
On Wednesday, the Stakeholder Advisory Committee serving to guide the new redevelopment effort, recommended a collaborative team of urban designers to take the project into its most important phase yet. The committee of 14 resident, nonprofit and business community representatives unanimously voted to recommend Boston-based Sasaki as lead planning firm. PSC is excited about the…
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Major Questions in Rezoning of Courier Square Phase III
Planning Commission and the public will get their first glimpses this week of the major plans to redevelop the site of the former Post and Courier headquarters on King Street. Known as Courier Square Phase III, this project represents a huge opportunity to create new public space worthy of Charleston’s most important commercial corridor. Planning…
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Your Input Needed on Resilience Guidelines: Take the Survey
The Preservation Society is looking for feedback on experiences with and attitudes about climate hazards, such as flooding, extreme heat, and severe storm events, to inform an initiative to develop Charleston’s first Climate Resilience Guidelines for Property Owners. Please take the survey by Friday, November 10 to help shape this important project! Supported by a…
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Community Invited to Participate in Mapping Charleston’s Black Burial Grounds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2023 Sam Spence | 843.722.4630 ext. 23 | sspence@preservationsociety.org The Preservation Society of Charleston (PSC) and Anson Street African Burial Ground Project (ASABG) are partnering with community members to identify and document Black burial sites in the City of Charleston through the Mapping Charleston’s Black Burial Grounds Project. Funded by a…
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See This: Renderings show Meeting Street resort proposal out-of-scale
Wednesday, the luxury resort proposal for 155 Meeting Street is headed back to BAR for its third review. The Board deferred the project last month over concerns raised by the PSC and residents about impacts of the 8-story height to King Street and nearby historic streetscapes. Meanwhile, the PSC has undertaken a critical massing study…
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Preservation Society engages national firm to develop climate resilience guidelines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sam Spence | 843.722.4630 ext. 23 | sspence@preservationsociety.org The Preservation Society of Charleston is set to launch this summer the project to develop the city’s first Climate Resilience Guidelines for Historic Properties in collaboration with Preservation Design Partnership. Building on a century-long legacy, the Preservation Society (PSC) is continuing work to support…
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JUST IN: A Victory for Charleston on Union Pier
Dear Friend, At the Planning Commission meeting last week focused on the redevelopment of Union Pier, Barbara Melvin, President and CEO of the S.C. Ports Authority, assured the hundreds of concerned citizens gathered in the passenger terminal that the Ports Authority is listening to the voices of Charlestonians. Today, Ports Authority and City of Charleston…