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$65 Million Development Coming To Downtown Greenville
Public-Private Development Combines Retail, Residential
POSTED: 2:53 pm EST February 4,
2004
UPDATED: 4:56 pm EST February 4,
2004
GREENVILLE -- Developers and Greenville officials announced a $65 million development project that will completely change the face of downtown Greenville.The RiverPlace development will include retail, restaurants and housing along the south bank of the Reedy River between Main Street and River Street."On one side, our neighbor is the Peace Center. On the other side is the city's new $12 or $15 million botanical garden and bridge. I think the incentives are in place this is a great place to go develop," developer Bob Hughes said.
Hughes said the project will include:A six-story Hampton Inn hotel
Three restaurants
An 87,000 square-foot office building
A four-level fountain
An underground 550-space parking garage
More than 50 condominiums
Spaces set aside for artists along the riverfrontGreenville officials said the city will build and maintain the parking garage, as well as make improvements to adjacent streetscapes and the riverwalk between Falls Park and Linky Stone Park."The city is proud to be a partner in the largest private investment ever made in downtown Greenville," Greenville mayor Knox White said."All of the partners in this project share a great sense of pride as we see Greenville continuing to move forward from a strong textile community, to a respective manufacturing center, to a leading technological research magnet, and ultimately to one of the country's most enjoyable places to live," Hughes said."I think this will be one of the most spectacular things of any small city in the U.S.," landscape developer Richard Webel told WYFF News 4's Nigel Robertson.Phase I, which includes most of the items mentioned above, is expected to be completed by July 2005.The area encompassed by the project includes property along Main Street embroiled in a bitter eminent domain dispute. Billy Mitchell's music store was condemned by the city last year after Mitchell fought the city's attempt to take the property. Mitchell is fighting the condemnation order.See Artist Images Of The Planned RiverPlace Project
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Hughes said the project will include:A six-story Hampton Inn hotel
Three restaurants
An 87,000 square-foot office building
A four-level fountain
An underground 550-space parking garage
More than 50 condominiums
Spaces set aside for artists along the riverfrontGreenville officials said the city will build and maintain the parking garage, as well as make improvements to adjacent streetscapes and the riverwalk between Falls Park and Linky Stone Park."The city is proud to be a partner in the largest private investment ever made in downtown Greenville," Greenville mayor Knox White said."All of the partners in this project share a great sense of pride as we see Greenville continuing to move forward from a strong textile community, to a respective manufacturing center, to a leading technological research magnet, and ultimately to one of the country's most enjoyable places to live," Hughes said."I think this will be one of the most spectacular things of any small city in the U.S.," landscape developer Richard Webel told WYFF News 4's Nigel Robertson.Phase I, which includes most of the items mentioned above, is expected to be completed by July 2005.The area encompassed by the project includes property along Main Street embroiled in a bitter eminent domain dispute. Billy Mitchell's music store was condemned by the city last year after Mitchell fought the city's attempt to take the property. Mitchell is fighting the condemnation order.See Artist Images Of The Planned RiverPlace ProjectCopyright 2004 by TheCarolinaChannel. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
