We have big news about 295 Calhoun Street: Last week, a state judge granted the Preservation Society’s request to participate in the ongoing legal appeal over designs denied by the Board of Architectural Review four times in the past two years. The Preservation Society has repeatedly opposed proposals by this developer-owner for an overly massive […]
On Wednesday, the Stakeholder Advisory Committee serving to guide the new redevelopment effort, recommended a collaborative team of urban designers to take the project into its most important phase yet. The committee of 14 resident, nonprofit and business community representatives unanimously voted to recommend Boston-based Sasaki as lead planning firm. PSC is excited about the […]
Planning Commission and the public will get their first glimpses this week of the major plans to redevelop the site of the former Post and Courier headquarters on King Street. Known as Courier Square Phase III, this project represents a huge opportunity to create new public space worthy of Charleston’s most important commercial corridor. Planning […]
Wednesday, the luxury resort proposal for 155 Meeting Street is headed back to BAR for its third review. The Board deferred the project last month over concerns raised by the PSC and residents about impacts of the 8-story height to King Street and nearby historic streetscapes. Meanwhile, the PSC has undertaken a critical massing study […]
Dear Friend, At the Planning Commission meeting last week focused on the redevelopment of Union Pier, Barbara Melvin, President and CEO of the S.C. Ports Authority, assured the hundreds of concerned citizens gathered in the passenger terminal that the Ports Authority is listening to the voices of Charlestonians. Today, Ports Authority and City of Charleston […]
Planning Commission meets June 7 to hold a public hearing on the Union Pier redevelopment. Credit: Mike Habat On Wednesday, June 7, Charleston’s Planning Commission will hold an official public hearing about the redevelopment of Union Pier. The public is invited to attend and speak. This is the most significant meeting thus far about Union Pier. […]