Rendering of the Courier Square project created by PSC via Google Earth. The final piece of one of the largest development projects in the city’s history comes before BAR-L next week. Courier Square Phase III will cap off an era of redevelopment that has fundamentally changed the upper peninsula, projecting three full blocks of new […]

Student Housing Proposed on Site of YWCA and Public Burial Ground A request to demolish the former YWCA building, situated on the site of a burial ground dating to the 1790s, is raising questions about how one of Charleston’s largest public institutions will sensitively handle complicated cultural legacies, both above and below ground. The College […]

Preservation Society members joined the PSC team to hear the latest on our advocacy work for Preservation Month on May 12, 2025.

A Folly Beach cottage made famous by George Gershwin, a formerly segregated school in the Red Top community, and one of the last remaining local Rosenwald Schools: These important places lack protections from demolition and face uncertain futures unless action is taken to preserve them for future generations. The Preservation Society is working closely with […]

Dear Friends, We are excited to host our members at our 104th Annual Meeting next Monday. Over 400 of you have registered and I am looking forward to recapping an incredible year of advocacy on behalf of our extraordinary staff. I hope to convey just how seriously we take our role to press for responsible […]

After a year-and-a-half hiatus, the proposed apartment building at 295 Calhoun Street is back for BAR-L review this week. The revised design is a new take on a controversial project that has been subject to four denials by the BAR-L and three developer-led appeals since 2021. Previous proposals put forth an overly massive, 8-story building sharply contrasting with the […]