Last night the Board of Architectural Review-Large voted to defer their decision on the demolition request of 609 King Street to a later meeting. While the PSC strongly urged denial, this is a hopeful step that will provide the Board another opportunity to consider the architectural and cultural significance of the building as a unique example of Art Deco design […]
The proposed demolition of the one-story, Art Deco building at 609 King Street is back for BAR-L review this Wednesday, August 11. In May, the applicant deferred the request, due to comments from the public and City Staff calling for further investigation into the building’s cultural significance and history. Designed by notable Charleston architect Stephen Thomas and constructed […]
Read the original Patch.com article here Press release from the City of Salem: August 4, 2021 On September 13-14, 2021, the City of Salem and the Salem Preservation Partners, together with Keeping History Above Water®, a national initiative of the Newport Restoration Foundation, will host a two-day workshop in Salem to address climate change impacts […]
Rendering of the proposed building, at the corner of Meeting and Stuart Streets We are pleased to share that the Board of Architectural Review-Large (BAR-L) denied the request for a 6-story multifamily building and parking garage at 578 Meeting Street. The Board concurred with the PSC that the design could be characterized as “anywhere” architecture and made […]
Left: Rendering of the proposed multi-family building; right: Existing Regis Milk façade, courtesy of the Post & Courier Tomorrow, the Board of Architectural Review – Large (BAR-L) will consider a significant request for construction of a 244-unit multifamily development at 578 Meeting Street that spans […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here The map of the Phillips Community shows the community’s boundaries. PROVIDED/CHARLESTON COUNTY At first blush, the town of Mount Pleasant’s move to annex 9 acres of mostly undeveloped property in the Phillips Community seems ill-advised. Parallel efforts are underway to list the historic African American settlement community on […]