The State Ports Authority made two key promises on Wednesday which we hope will usher in a new era of sustainable tourism in our city. First, it will terminate its contract with Carnival Cruise Lines that allows the company’s ships to home port in Charleston, effective late 2024. Second, and perhaps more importantly, it will abandon […]
In late April, new guidance was published on qualifying expenditures for the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit that includes measures for making structures more resilient to changing climate conditions. Costs associated with flood adaptation, such as installation of permanent flood gates and barriers, use of floodproofing materials, elevation of buildings, or construction of seawalls are now […]
Left: Current image of 56 Morris Street; Right: Rendering of design approved by the BAR on March 24, 2022, courtesy of Synchronicity In February, the PSC advocated to preserve the architectural character and form of the Green Book-listed Brooks Restaurant and Realty Company building at 56 Morris Street in response to a proposal to significantly alter the property. This one-story building […]
Left: PSC Advocacy Team discuss conceptual design ideas with architect Christian Sottile; Right: Community stakeholders attend an “Open House Pin-Up” to review design progress Last week, the Preservation Society was pleased to participate in a multi-day design charrette held by Sottile and Sottile, Evening Post Industries, and Greystar for a major new building slated for […]
Rendering of proposed apartment complex at 1142 Morrison Drive. Source: March 23, 2022 BAR-L Image Overview Last night, the Board of Architectural Review-Large unanimously denied a proposal for a 424-unit apartment complex at 1142 Morrison Drive. This is one of the largest development proposals to come forward in recent years, measuring over 1,000 linear feet […]
Post and Courier reporter interviews U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Archaeologist, Rick Kanaski on Jehossee Island in February, 2022. This Sunday’s Post and Courier profiled ongoing preservation efforts at Jehossee Island. The front-page article and accompanying editorial highlighted coalition work the PSC has spearheaded to safeguard the important history of the former rice plantation once inhabited by one […]