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The Hotel you guys are talking about is part of Richard Kessler's Boutique Hotels..... he is a Savannah born- Orlando Based Developer.... the hotel is called the Bohemian hotel....... its going to be so nice, with a restaurant on the top floor... http://www.bohemianhotelsavannah.com/ Kessler only develops in the best cities... check out other hotels he does also, all over the country... PS - he also owns the Mansion on Forysth Park!

Gov Perdueee! announced Tuesday that he's putting $52 million in his budget recommendations to the General Assembly for the Georgia's share of the cost of deepening Savannah's harbor! Very good news! Savannah Ports! <~~~~~~~~ click here to see the newspaper clipping

Those Counties have alot of population up there, in the ATL area... so they're numbers always look big in any charts for Georgia... Soon enough Chatham Effingham Byran Liberty will be talked about.....

damn I need to post the pictures up! I cant find my camera wire.... anyone else been downtown lately?

Finally the county is talking about the tract - west of Hunter Army Airfield along Veterans Parkway..... once this gets developed - Savannah will be huge coming in from Garden City to SAV - Thats when midtown is explode into its own... rivarly downtown to some extend.... http://savannahnow.com/node/160902 check out the link - Steve Hall and Jack Wardlaw have stakes in the site already, so you know they're on to something.... - As for the Westside news - Fatz Cafe started Construction on Pooler Parkway - near Longhorns.... Cheddars started also, with the strip plaza next door too.... __________________________

just to add for the above statement I made - it was 175 acres the GPA purchased with 3,700 feet of frontage on the river - some people are thinking that a new terminal will open or maybe new berth space

The GPA just purchased land on Hutchinson Island this week for 46 million dollars, saying nothing is going to stop this port from enjoying great success and continued growth for the future of Savannah.... The ports are the single most important thing to Savannah, long as they continue we will keep growing into a bigger better city..... Also, Jasper Countys port is under development on paper, with a time frame of 3 weeks to report to the governors of GA and SC... saying its over a billion dollar project! =) Its funny that the rest of the state's population really thinks nothings going on down here ... Also on the Savannah River Landing Project, 3 firms have been narrowed down to submit designs for the 6 new sqaures downtown...... exciting stuff coming up .......... heres the link for the sqaures news - Savannah River Landing Square design

They are going to break ground on the cinema sometime in a few weeks they say....and Ive talked to the leasing vice president a few times, says they are looking at contruction at 08, and open by 09 fall.... so in 08 the new walmart lowes will open and more traffic will start being pushed down towards the 16 end of pooler parkway, so its makes sense for it to just happen section at a time, 95 pine barren 16 ... the 3 mouths of pooler parkway.... right across the street from walmart/lowes...metro developers have opened up there strip plaza, home to papa johns, jalepenos is moving in also, and a few other names already open (state farm) .... I love that we got a jalepenos in pooler... its by far my fav mexican in the seaport

Yeah there is a Target on its way to Pooler - at the intersection of Pooler Parkway and I-16 - its in the 16 West Development... heres a rendering of the target and the site... its 1.4 million square foot of retail ......

yeah its a supercenter, from what walmart says both walmarts should be fine! maybe they are banking on the goldey station area staying at the walmart close to 95 & adding the highlands population to that store becauses its only coming down benton..... and as for the pine barren walmart - have all the homes on pine barren and the other side of pooler maybe.. and some off of 16... walmart is nuts id say .... but hell bring it on - if they want a walmart 4 miles from each other thats more big boxs for pooler.... and they have made it a point that both walmarts will be open and working....

this is the Food Lion Shopping Center in Port Wentworth, The center is under construction and will open in December... CVS is almost open and Zaxby's has started also .... other signed tenants are Family Dollar, Great Steak & Potatoe, A Steakhouse and another SPorts store.... Here is the 103 acre LifeStyle Center proposed in Port Wentworth on I-95 & Exit 109....

More Westside growth, Savannah Add's yet another wal-mart (9 in the area this will make 10 and the one in southside will make 11) and lowe's (1 in Savannah, 1 building in Rincon(2) and this one in Pooler(3)) theres another proposed in bluffton...... this is right off of Pooler Parkway and Pine Barren Road - add's number of out-parcels!

Great News, There was a meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn in Midtown Savannah about Commerical Development in Midtown/Southside.... Mr. Rhett Mouchet headed discussions on midtown, i loved when he said about the above shopping center - " Its prime location could attract major developers to the city, according to real estate broker Rhett Mouchet " If all of you know, this shopping center is the most ugly part of midtown, I hate it.. I've always thought that this site will get reveloped and we'll have tenants to the city like Dick's Sporting Good or something of that nature...maybe CompUSA... but to the point, this will be the next big news well get about midtown watch.. it might be something like Atlantic Station in Atlanta, its the gateway to midtown sitting on Abercorn & Derenne! I hate seeing that strip plaza on derenne, and hate seeing the subway... that whole parcel with this shopping will turn midtown around... im excited and hope we land a very good developer to put a quality shopping center/office space here.... here's the link - Savannah Midtown Redevelopment Also something my eyes came wide open is when Mouchet said " For one, land prices are out of sight: from 1 million to 1.5 million dollars or more per acre along Abercorn," he said. "And one of the most negative aspects of midtown and southside growth is the lack of quality, 'Class A' office and retail space on a large scale." The space that is available sells for a premium comparable to prices seen in Atlanta's Buckhead area, he said " thats amazing.. I hope office developers are looking on! we need more highrise buildings in midtown, coca - this might be the answer to your 20 story hospital stated above hahahah

The current Hampton Inn in Midtown will be losing its flag in 09, so look for a construction date in 08 so the new hotel will open in 09.... the reason old Hampton Inn lost its flag is because they dont want anymore outdoor properties in the system, so the owner lost his chance to build and the new developers that developed Hilton Garden Inn - already part of hilton took the Hampton name.... and they are doing a Hampton Inn & Suites 6 story facing white bluff ...........yeah I think Midtown is getting taller and the developments out there from now on are going to be big and costly....also look for the holiday Inn in midtown to do the same, he will probably build a new hotel to replace the current one.. My friend used to own the holiday inn and said the new guys are going to replace it oneday .... they also purchased the front lot next to Daquiri Island..... so thatll be interesting to seee....the Stafford Group - they also own the huge Holiday Inn in hilton head.......

Sorry Ironchapman, I didnt know.... yeah the link to that story is Savannah Midtown Development

As of today, were only 1/2 behind the Padres for the Wild Card , and we're staying on pace with the Muts... big series coming up guys - Diamondbacks! ... they really kicked our #$% last time, so we're gonna show them our new tool - big TEX - Mark Texeria .........

I wanted to jump start it, no I found that one but i love it... im in tampa for 2 weeks so when I get ill try to take shots around SAV - maybe some of the Westside since i live out here

I love seeing our gold top city hall =) on the river

Midtown Savannah Redeveloping With Wave of Upscale Retail By Stephen Sacco Rendering by Greenline shows proposed shopping center on AbercornAbercorn Street is starting to get crowded with shopping centers that bill themselves as upscale retail centers. The latest is Abercorn Station at 5521 Abercorn St., south of DeRenne Avenue and just north of the Abercorn Walk shopping center. At the site, demolition has begun on a cluster of buildings that once housed such businesses as a pawnshop. Sketches for the replacement strip shopping center are in hand, but the tenants for the space remain open to speculation. Michael Stapen of Mopper-Stapen Realtors said that there are letters of intent for tenants for Abercorn Station but that he isn't able to give names until leases are signed. This new entry continues the upscale development of the commercial portion of Midtown Savannah, where the Hilton Garden Inn Midtown opened this summer to replace a low-end motel and Abercorn Walk has filled up with pricy retailers suited to the tone set by The Fresh Market, the anchor store. Across the street, Twelve Oaks, the granddaddy of this type development along that stretch, offers expensive boutiques along with its grocery store and restaurant tenants. At Twelve Oaks, established high-end retailers like Kitchenware Outfitters, Globe Shoes and Sunkissed have shifted around to larger spaces or remodeled in the past few years - all serving to cement that center's grip on Savannah's well-heeled shoppers. "There isn't enough parking for a restaurant (at Abercorn Station)," Stapen said of the newest planned development in a telephone interview. "But we are finding some upscale (retail) tenants, though maybe not quite as upscale as Abercorn Walk." Abercorn Walk will be the new complex's neighbor. Along with The Fresh Market, it is home to such high-end clothing as Talbots, Jos.A. Bank and Chicos. The new development at 5521 Abercorn St. is intended to complement this development. Another advantage that Stapen points to is the visibility these retailers will receive due to the high volume of traffic on Abercorn. Real estate broker Rhett Mouchet played an important role in bringing some of this upscale shopping to Midtown Savannah. Mouchet, the broker in charge at Melaver/Mouchet, a Savannah commercial real estate company, has been involved in Savannah commercial real estate since the 1980s. "Savannah has changed so much," he said - and thereby hangs a tale, or rather, a speech. Mouchet will be speaking about the growth of Midtown Savannah this Thursday at an event sponsored by the Savannah Area Tourism Leadership Council (TLC). The location of the event also serves to illustrate the growth of Midtown. The meeting is taking place at the recently opened Hilton Garden Inn Midtown on Abercorn Street. Marti Barrow, executive director of the TLC, said the location was chosen specifically for this purpose. "As the Tourism Leadership Council, we want to keep people informed about growth in Savannah," she said. In Savannah, however, people have their own definitions of what they refer to as Midtown, Mouchet pointed out. However you define Midtown, Mouchet said that a drive down Abercorn - starting with historic picturesque squares through the venerable and recently trendy neighborhood of Ardsley Park and on to the commercial district - is a good way to observe how the city developed. "There are geographical constraints to growth in Savannah," Mouchet said. This led to the extension of Abercorn and the development of the Southside. However, he said, people take a very different approach to growth today than in the 1970s. "If they needed more space, they just extended Abercorn," he explained. "We wouldn't do that today." Mouchet took an early interest in green or sustainable development and now this concept is in vogue, he said. "You can't pick up a (trade) publication today that doesn't have an article about green development," Mouchet said. He also said that green development offers long-term economic benefits to both developers and tenants. Mouchet points to Abercorn Common, next to Oglethorpe Mall, as an example of green development, a project in which he acted as a broker. Another area of growth that Mouchet sees as possible for Midtown, besides upscale retail, is quality office space, also for clients willing and able to pay a little more. New firms and perhaps some of the professional services located in the Historic District may be lured to Midtown with the prospect of being able to find parking, according to Mouchet. Mouchet will be speaking on "Real Estate Growth in Midtown Savannah" on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Midtown, 5711 Abercorn St. The event is sponsored by the Savannah Area Tourism Leadership Council and costs $25 for members and $35 for non-members.

There isnt a website I found, I saw that this development is going through talking to worker from Sperry Van Ness of Savannah. Its on there website! but as for Kimco, Ill tell you right now, I read a article about Kimco's thoughts on Savannah and the reason they purchased that place, because they felt savannah is a very rapidly growing market, with a perfect blend of strong residential growth, commerical and industrial, they really looked at the Ports & Tourism as a factor.. Thats why we will see more redevelopment in the midtown area, just like those apartments/condos coming in.. But I bet that Kimco has purchased the property to redevelop the site, If you look at there other developments, they are upscale and have a great vibe to them, very respected company... they will work wonders on that site watch....you cant have better location then on abercorn and whitebluff..... just like in atlanta, savannah will see alot of inner redevelopment, I also think office space already on abercorn will be redeveloped into bigger buildings, 5-6-7 stories maybe more.... North Pointe who developed the 6 story Hilton Garden Inn in Midtown, purchases that site that used to be home to villagers lodge, and redeveloped the site, now they also plan to build a 6 story Hampton Inn & Suites rite next to it! I love the midtown action.....

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The Residence of Sun River 288 fully furnished independent senior apartment/condominiums....off of Montgomery Crossing Road and Abercorn Street. Redevelopment of Savannah's Southside & Midtown is gaining ground....... on 17 acres ...... looks like behind the Hoover chrysler btw, this is a 45 million dollar build-out........speaking of 45 million, Chatham Plaza on Abercorn - recently sold for 45 million to Kimco Realty, a New York based shopping center buyer.....

Atlanta isnt getting a Hard Rock ..... the guys just guessing