West elevation of proposed building, facing President Street  A major mixed-use, student housing development at the corner of Cannon and Presidents Streets is up for initial review at the Board of Architectural-Large this Thursday. Following recent approvals from the Planning Commission and City Council to upzone the property from a 4-story to a 5-story height […]

Laurel Island PUD Base Plan Last night, City Council granted final approval to the Laurel Island PUD. As reported by the Post and Courier, the Preservation Society of Charleston once again called on Council to address the remaining flaws in both the PUD and the public review process. However, with your support, the PSC has succeeded in bringing about meaningful improvements to […]

Laurel Island PUD Base Plan Tomorrow, the Laurel Island PUD will return to City Council for final approval, which will be the public’s last opportunity to weigh in on this major proposal.  The Laurel Island PUD has been working its way through the City approval process since this summer, and many positive improvements have been […]

The PSC is pleased to report that during yesterday’s Ways and Means Committee meeting, City Council members voted to pursue the preservation of the St. Julian Devine smokestacks. After weeks of contentious conversation, it was decided a task force should be created with representatives from Council, the Eastside neighborhood, the preservation community, and City Staff to […]

ST. JULIAN DEVINE SMOKESTACKS Following two community meetings held earlier this week, Eastside residents and the preservation community showed up in force once again to advocate for the full preservation of the St. Julian Devine Community Center smokestacks. Although the sense of urgency to demolish the structures has waned, the Mayor pushed the issue to a […]

LAUREL ISLAND PUD Since first reading of the Laurel Island PUD last month, the developer has been working with City Legal on a set of proposed revisions, which were presented in draft form at yesterday’s meeting. The PSC is working to obtain a copy to conduct our own analysis. Upon initial review, we are encouraged […]