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WG Clark unfortunately backed out because he felt the contract from the state was too open ended & he would be left on the hook for countless unpaid redesigns if it had any issues (design, approval or even due to code changes/foundation issues- which happen when a town is built on a swamp.) It looked better in renderings since you had a better sense of what was actually visible at street level and material colors/textures. That left side was mostly copper so when it aged it would corrode to green and blend in with the greenery/foliage.
How dare you infer that Charleston is built on a swamp! Actually, it's marsh...
I think of the edges- and anything South of Tradd/West of Rutledge or Ashley as marsh- but the interior of the peninsula as more swampy. One of my first projects was a house just south of South of Colonial lake and a large portion of the budget was going towards the foundation on an addition and shoring up the existing home. The wife wanted to know why we were so focused on that. About the 20th time she asked my boss finally told her that for all we knew her house sat on top of sawdust and 1910 used tires.
The Magnolia (PUD) Neck Area Project went back before the Chas Planning Commission this past week seeking approval for changes to the development. It appears the project is being downsized in scope.
The project is now proposed to have 3,500 housing units; 850,000 s/ft office; 420,000 s/ft commercial and 690 hotel rooms. The total developable area is 134 acres which will include include a public park along the Ashley River.
I believe the previously approved PUD was to have 4,200 housing units.
I didn't see any mention in the PUD document concerning the type of housing units that will be built but it's all multi-family low-rise dwellings.
It doesn't appear construction will begin before 2016 since the site still needs soil remediation which will continue thru 2015.
The PUD document is still on the city's website for viewing.
Also true. They dumped whatever there to build up the marsh into the prime real estate you see today.
No really I think a large part of what currently is downtown Charleston was the city's landfill. Not because they were building it up, but because they needed a place to dump their garbage.
I think of the edges- and anything South of Tradd/West of Rutledge or Ashley as marsh- but the interior of the peninsula as more swampy. One of my first projects was a house just south of South of Colonial lake and a large portion of the budget was going towards the foundation on an addition and shoring up the existing home. The wife wanted to know why we were so focused on that. About the 20th time she asked my boss finally told her that for all we knew her house sat on top of sawdust and 1910 used tires.
Lol, I would have liked to see her face!
One thing I recently learned... I always thought the main difference between swamp and marsh was between fresh and salt water. But now I've read it's more about whether it supports trees (swamp) or grasses (marsh). So you might be right about some of the peninsula being more swamp.
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No really I think a large part of what currently is downtown Charleston was the city's landfill. Not because they were building it up, but because they needed a place to dump their garbage.
I guess I imagined it as a landfill first and later, conveniently, something people could build up further and start living on. It's pretty amazing when you think about what some of those houses are built on and how long they've been there.
The city also recently approved spending $2M to replace the aquarium's HVAC system.
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