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Construction and architectural firms are working hard in the Charleston market, as you’ll see in the projects listed in this edition of Charleston Under Construction. The number and variety of projects being developed indicates the strength of the industry even during an economic downturn. Thank you to everyone who submitted projects for this issue. We’ll be looking for more in the next quarter. SC Biz News also features construction projects currently underway in the Midlands. To view this quarter’s edition of Columbia Under Construction online, click here. Feature your project in the next issue of Charleston Under Construction. Project submission deadline is Nov. 19 for the Dec. 7 edition. For more information, contact Leslie Halpern at 843-849-3123 or lhalpern@scbiznews.com. |
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Cigar Factory This mixed-use development will feature 66 loft-style residences, approximately 40,000 square feet of retail space and 25,000 square feet of office space, with boutique retail stores and a Ken Vedrinski restaurant. |
This design-build, LEED silver-certified facility is designed to accommodate 305 students. The building features geothermal wells to reduce energy costs and has three wings and a common lobby with raised roof to bring in natural light. |
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This 5,800-square-foot addition includes new covered walkways, a new entrance canopy, two new bathrooms, 11 new education rooms, an office and parking lot improvements. |
This development, located on 4.8 acres, will have six buildings ranging in size from 5,395 square feet to 18,747 square feet. Phase 1 is now complete. Available spaces range from 1,200 square feet to 13,200 square feet. Each unit will have an office space built to customer specifications, a shared truck well, a roll-up door in the rear and parking. |
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This 4,800-square-foot, shingle-style custom home in Daniel Island Park is situated on the marshes of Beresford Creek. Complete with five bedrooms and 4.5 baths, the house includes features such as a private home theater, built-in outdoor kitchen and raised infinity pool. The main focus in the design of the home was incorporation of the views from both the front and rear of the property. |
This 10,000-square-foot, shingle-style luxury home features a two-story guest house, fully loaded outdoor kitchen, cherry paneled billiard and poker room, home theater and stage. Furniture-grade cabinetry has been provided by Island Cabinet Co. Inc. The home has a view of the 18th green of Osprey Point Golf Club.
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Designed to take advantage of the views of Ralston Creek, this home has numerous outdoor venues, including an infinity edge pool with a spa, an outdoor kitchen, expansive terraces and a private deepwater dock. The interior includes coffered ceilings, heavy paneling and custom cabinetry. The owner’s suite is on the first floor; four guest suites, each with a private bath and walk-in closet, are on the second floor, along with a spacious den. Over the garage is a sixth suite, complete with a kitchen, full bath and living area. This home is in the Daniel Island Park neighborhood and is currently for sale. |
This project consists of the lowering and renovation of the existing historic bandstand and the restoration of the existing cast-iron components. Renovation plans call for the cast-iron arches, columns and railings to be dismantled, lead-based paint to be removed, as well as patching, priming and painting of the arches and columns. Columns and arches will be reinstalled on a new foundation constructed at the original 1905 elevation. |
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This 27,000-square-foot corporate office, manufacturing operation and product showroom for Trumpf Medical Systems is located on a 2.5-acre marshfront site in Cainhoy Park and will be expandable up to 49,000 square feet to accommodate future growth. |
This project consists of a one-level parking garage and a 26,000-square-foot ballroom/ |
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This business park will be located on U.S. Highway 17 and McConnell Way, one block from Brickyard Plantation. The development will encompass approximately 3 acres of property and 30,000-square-feet of custom design offices in a group of freestanding buildings ranging from 2,500 square feet to more than 10,000 square feet. |
Mount Pleasant Hospital is located on a 78-acre site near Carolina Park in Mount Pleasant. When complete, the 85-bed hospital and the associated 91,000-square-foot medical office building will provide a high-tech health care center that will include a full-service emergency room. In addition to the outpatient facilities, the hospital will have surgical and intensive care units, birthing suites, a pharmacy and a heliport. |
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Waterloo Estates’ entry and landscape design is the first phase of a multiphase single-family development project. Highlights of the project include monumental pedestrian gates, wrought iron vehicular gates and detailed brickwork on the serpentine brick flank walls. Landscape planning carefully preserves the scenic property and emphasizes the large historic grand oaks. |
The Horizon Plan The Horizon Plan on Seabrook Island includes a rebuild of all the island amenities. The project includes three major new buildings. The Island House, a 30,000-square-foot oceanfront golf clubhouse, includes new restaurants and lounges, private dining rooms and a 6,000-square-foot events ballroom. The oceanfront Beach Club includes a 5,000-square-foot outdoor restaurant and lounge, two oceanside pools, an oceanfront wedding venue and more than 5,000 square feet of sunbathing space. The Lake House, a 24,000-square-foot building, includes a 6,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art fitness center, 25-meter indoor pool, outdoor pools and recreation and athletic facilities, as well a variety of community meeting and activity rooms, all overlooking Seabrook’s Palmetto Lake. In the fall, Seabrook will also complete a facelift of the barn, which serves the 22,000-acre Equestrian Center. |
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The Town of Mount Pleasant Pocket Park is a new park space under construction along Coleman Boulevard that is part of the Coleman Boulevard Revitalization Plan. The project focuses on three major themes: local art, local history and sustainability. Local art is promoted by two sculptural pedestals that will serve as display locations for local artists. Local history is revealed through a meandering concrete timeline featuring sand-blasted text describing historic events in Mount Pleasant. As an educational tool for sustainability, the park hosts a stainless steel information kiosk that identifies the large number of sustainable features of the site, including reclaimed brick and concrete, recycled glass aggregate, pervious surfaces, minimized irrigation and native plantings. The site is designed to be a refuge from the busy street and includes benches, limestone seats, arbors with swings, shade structures and outdoor rooms sized to accommodate individuals and groups. |
This 74,000-square foot, 600-student elementary school will replace the existing school on the same 26-acre site. The school will house pre-K through fifth grade and is being designed to follow sustainable and green building principles, utilizing site orientation and shading devices to properly daylight classrooms. This will effectively reduce artificial lighting loads and energy consumption. Other features include the use of energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, as well as recycled and environmentally friendly materials. The existing school will be used temporarily as a swing space to house students from other schools that are being built or renovated. Once the existing school is demolished, the land will be replaced with recreation fields and outdoor activity space. |
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This 4,015-square-foot, contemporary Lowcountry home features fiber cement siding, stucco foundation with brick stairs, and covered brick front and rear porches. Hardwood floors, wainscoting and triple-crown molding are used throughout the house. The gourmet kitchen has a Thermador Grand range with a six-burner grill, a 48-inch subzero refrigerator, custom cabinetry with self-closing drawer guides and double ogee granite countertops. The master suite opens to a screened porch and hot tub. The deck features a kidney-shaped pool with pool bath. The structure also features a three-story elevator. |
This is the first building of a multiphase development for First Baptist Church of Mount |
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The Center of Arts and Academics is a new campus for Charleston County that houses the School of the Arts and the Academic Magnet High School. The campus is designed to allow both schools to have their own unique identities while still sharing some common facilities, including a gymnasium, cafeteria and media center. The building will house a 600-seat performing arts theater and a 200-seat lecture hall, and it is designed to incorporate sustainable features, including a central ice storage cooling plant. |
The Community Center is a 24,000-square-foot multiuse recreation facility located at Harmon Field adjacent to the existing Herbert Hasell Aquatic Center. The facility will be LEED gold-certified and will provide the community with recreational spaces, meeting rooms, a small library and a central location for various community services, including summer camps and educational programs. The design of the building responds to its contextual setting through development of a strong central axis that links to the adjacent existing recreational pool. |
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This project contains approximately 42,000 square feet of showroom, service area, warehouse and office space. The building’s structural frame and roof are pre-engineered building components supplied by Nucor Building Systems. The showroom (approximately 25,000 square feet) has a polished concrete floor and an exposed ceiling of metal rafters plus Guardian Building Products’ Energy Saver insulation system. More than 500 units are on display under roof with more outside and inside storage. |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. is completing the construction of Hospital Drive in conjunction with |
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This 106, 000-square-foot multi-story climate-controlled self storage facility will serve the downtown Charleston area. Upon completion in December, Extra Space Storage® will manage the completed facility. |
This facility will house two fire bays, administrative offices and staff living quarters. |
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264 Woodland Garden Lane is one of the Cassique Garden Cottages. Each of these houses offers a one-story floor plan and is surrounded by private garden courtyards. This prestigious Kiawah Island Club neighborhood is adjacent to the Cassique Clubhouse, with Voysey’s — Tom Watson’s acclaimed links course — as well as the new Sports Pavilion, with tennis, pool, squash and the latest fitness facilities.
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Belle Hall Eye Care will occupy this new location. The project includes a retail area with fitting stations for new eyewear, six eye exam bays, an optical lab and a contact fitting area. Other features include business offices and a private doctor’s office. The second floor is set aside for storage and mechanical space. The exterior of the building will feature a “brick skirt” and cementitious siding under a shingle roof, which will have two pronounced dormer areas to allow for second-floor space. Operable shutters will accent the windows. Pervious concrete pavers will be used in the parking areas to help accent the landscaping. |
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The scope of work for this middle school consists of the design of a 10-acre site and a 120,000-square-foot building. The design will incorporate green building features. |
The Raval wine bar is being renovated into a brand-new concept by Revolutionary Eating Ventures, proprietors of Monza, Poe’s and Taco Boy. Features will include open-air dining; high, open ceilings; exposed antique brick; and an open kitchen. |
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The 2256 Wren St. Building Project for the Charleston Department of Disabilities and Special Needs is a renovation of an existing 13,913-square-foot pre-engineered metal building. Interior renovations include 18 new rooms or offices with ceramic and resilient flooring, acoustical panel ceilings, aluminum storefront windows, wood doors and new paint, as well as new plumbing, fire protection, HVAC and electrical systems. Exterior improvements include aluminum awnings, metal stairs and railings, a new 48-space parking lot and landscaping. |
Pelican’s Nest at Seabrook Island Club Glick/Boehm & Associates was responsible for the site planning of two acres and design of the Pelican’s Nest, an ocean-oriented outdoor bar and food venue adjacent to the oceanfront pool complex and the new Island House. In addition to the bar and food venue, the Pelican’s Nest includes a recreation room, retail outlet, kitchen and restrooms. The facility is a one-story structure elevated to meet floodplain requirements and its design focuses on a strong indoor/outdoor relationship. |
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This custom beach home, designed to function later as a permanent home, has four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, approximately 3,200 square feet of heated space and 1,000 square feet of outdoor living area. A large front porch and double rear screened porches with woodburning fireplace extend the living space for year-round use. The house incorporates many energy-saving features, including low-energy, impact-rated windows, spray foam insulation in the roof and first floor, blown cellulose insulation in the exterior walls,tankless Rinnai water heaters and a Solatube skylight. |
The project consisted of an extensive exterior renovation, including new fiber cement |
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This three-phase flex/warehouse park on Interstate 26 is located in Charleston’s fastest growing industrial corridor. Plans are for the site to have a total of three buildings, ranging in size from 5,100 to 10,200 square feet per building, with flexible suite sizes as small as 1,500 square feet. Developer is flexible and will consider a build-to-suit on the site, as well as custom upfits. |
This private two-story 4,200-square-foot residence combines elements of the Charleston single house and the vernacular Charleston beach house. There is an open floor plan on the first floor consisting of the kitchen, dining, and living spaces. All these spaces open up to an elevated splash pool. The interior features extensive use of wood paneling. |
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Glick/Boehm & Associates was hired to provide programming, architectural design, engineering, planning, interior and exterior finishes and furnishings. The scope of work provides a complete design and site planning for a 90,000-square-foot school which will house 600 students. The design will incorporate green building features. |
Island House at Seabrook Island Club Glick/Boehm & Associates was responsible for the site planning of seven acres and design of the Golf Clubhouse with food venues and conference/banquet facilities as a component of the Horizon Plan on Seabrook Island. The first floor is made up of golf pro shop, men’s and women’s locker rooms and lounges and a conference hall with pre-function space to seat 300 people. The second floor of the facility consists of a grillroom to seat 82 people, a private dining facility to seat 100 people and a formal dining facility to seat 54 people. The grillroom includes a bar with 14 seats and all three areas on the second floor are complimented.
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This front beach private residence is a 7,700-square-foot vacation home with guest and bunk wings. It has 7 bedrooms, 8.5 baths, a circular stair tower, swimming pool, spa, screened porch, outdoor fireplace and private beach access. The primary living spaces and bedrooms have unobstructed ocean views. The style was based on classic Cape Cod shingle-style retreats of the early 20th century. |
Glick/Boehm & Associates was responsible for the site planning of fourteen acres and design of the Lake House. The 28,000-square-foot facility is made up of community rooms, as well as fitness and aerobic areas. The two building wings are linked by a common lobby, with expanding views that focus on the existing lake, as well as an event lawn and gazebo. The facility includes a 25-meter, five lane indoor pool, as well as outdoor pool facilities. |
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Dr. Jeffrey Laro This 6,868-square-foot, two-story dental office building features an architectural asphalt shingle roof and is comprised of several components including block, brick, stone and steel. |
Carolina Family Dentistry This 6,700-square-foot, two-story dental office building is composed of brick veneer, cementitious horizontal siding, pre-finished aluminum storefront, custom wood doors and frames with architectural asphalt shingles and standing seam metal room. |
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Project consisted of the cleaning, repainting and repairs to the exterior of 39 duplex housing units on James and John’s Islands. Repairs were made to siding, trim and also included the replacement of damaged exterior doors. Extensive landscaping installation and maintenance was performed, along with repairs to each site’s irrigation systems. |
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The renovations and additions to the Dock Street Theater, dating to 1809, includes seismic retrofitting in concrete and steel, complete restoration of the exterior which included masonry, stucco, and brownstone, site drainage improvements, complete renovation to the electrical, mechanical, theatrical lighting and sound systems, seating refurbishment, addition of three elevators, ADA-compliant improvements, interior renovations of the decorative wood and plaster trim ornaments and renovation of the floor, wall and ceiling finishes.
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Plantation Pharmacy The Plantation Pharmacy Project is a newly constructed pharmacy with the look of a traditional low country home. A unique feature of this project is the Compounding Lab. Plantation Pharmacy has the capacity to fill regular prescriptions and compound individualized medications. The property is designed to compound medications from BHRT (Bio Identical Hormones) to veterinarian prescriptions. Plantation Pharmacy also provides a medication take back program to dispose of unwanted, unused and expired medication properly to keep them out of drinking water supplies and the environment. The pharmacy opened its doors in August 2009. Soon to follow will be the opening of their traditional 'pharmacy style' soda fountain. |
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272 Woodland Garden Lane 272 Woodland Garden Lane is one of the Cassique Garden Cottages. Each of these houses offers a one-story floor plan and is surrounded by private garden courtyards. This prestigious Kiawah Island Club neighborhood is adjacent to the Cassique Clubhouse, with Voysey’s — Tom Watson’s acclaimed links course — as well as the new Sports Pavilion, with tennis, pool, squash and the latest fitness facilities.
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227 Beauty Berry Court 227 Beauty Berry Court is one of the Cassique Garden Cottages. Each of these houses offers a one-story floor plan and is surrounded by private garden courtyards. This prestigious Kiawah Island Club neighborhood is adjacent to the Cassique Clubhouse, with Voysey’s — Tom Watson’s acclaimed links course — as well as the new Sports Pavilion, with tennis, pool, squash and the latest fitness facilities.
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266 Woodland Garden Lane 266 Woodland Garden Lane is one of the Cassique Garden Cottages. Each of these houses offers a one-story floor plan and is surrounded by private garden courtyards. This prestigious Kiawah Island Club neighborhood is adjacent to the Cassique Clubhouse, with Voysey’s — Tom Watson’s acclaimed links course — as well as the new Sports Pavilion, with tennis, pool, squash and the latest fitness facilities. |
