Charleston County Courthouse, courtesy Warren LeMay, Wikimedia Commons The PSC has submitted a Petition to Intervene in a lawsuit filed by the developers of 295 Calhoun that challenges the authority of the Board of Architectural Review (BAR). The Board’s decision to deny the proposed 8-story, mixed-use building echoed comments presented by PSC that the design […]
The City Plan recognizes at least 56 historic, African American settlement communities and neighborhoods, which are now included on Future Land Use Maps in the Land Use element of the Plan. This week, Charleston City Council formally adopted the City Plan, Charleston’s new 10-year Comprehensive Plan. The Preservation Society has been an active stakeholder throughout the […]
FOR RELEASE: October 13, 2021 CONTACT: Betsy Cahill, Chair of the Board, bcahill@preservationsociety.org, or John Massalon, Chair of the Search Committee, jmassalon@wmalawfirm.net PRESERVATION SOCIETY LAUNCHES NATIONAL SEARCH Interim Executive Director In Place to Ensure Smooth Leadership Transition Charleston, SC: The Chair of the Preservation Society’s Board, Betsy Cahill, today announced a national search for a […]
Map of the original boundaries of the Old and Historic District, established 1931. Since then, the district and purview of the BAR has expanded to cover the majority of historic resources on the Charleston peninsula. By Erin Minnigan and Brian Turner On October 13, 1931 Charleston City Council adopted the landmark ordinance that created the […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here. An Augusta, Ga., developer wants to build an eight-story apartment building at 295 Calhoun St. across from the medical district, but Charleston’s Board of Architectural Review recently denied initial approval for a second time, leading the developer to appeal the decision and file for pre-litigation mediation. DCS […]
Conceptual design for 295 Calhoun Street, denied by the BAR in August 2021 The Georgia-based owner of 295 Calhoun has appealed the Board of Architectural Review’s denial of its design for an 8-story, mixed-use, residential building on the site. The applicant’s request for conceptual approval was twice denied based on inappropriate height, scale, mass and […]