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 […]
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 […]
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM Public Hearing (in-person and via Zoom/conference call) Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun Street On Tuesday City Council will vote on the City Plan, Charleston’s 10-year Comprehensive Plan update. By and large City Staff has been highly responsive to PSC input on the draft. But there is a clear, glaring exception: the continued […]
The Post & Courier report of a Stop Work Order at 88 Smith Street is sparking renewed conversations about the need for the City to advance policy to protect abandoned burial sites. While this recommendation is now included in the draft City Plan, the site work combined with development pressures threatening abandoned African American cemeteries […]
Planning Commission Special Meeting Wednesday, June 9 at 5:00 PM Via Zoom This Wednesday, the Planning Commission will hold an important public hearing on the City Plan. This is the community’s chance to review and respond to the draft City Plan, which is Charleston’s updated Comprehensive Plan that will guide land use planning, policy, and investment in the city through 2030. […]