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No problem I was out today looking at all the areas projects and construction and I decided before i went home to go by the Bull St area. I've been meaning to take pictures of the Office building going up on the corner of Assembly and Blossom. they always have Steel beams up.

I have picture of the construction. the best I can get. its harder to get to the site now. but they already have the outlines of the stadium. and theres a huge hole where the field is going to be at. Im wondering all those torn up beat down buildings next to it where i guess people go get meds and stuff. how long are they gonna stay there. because they look so run down.

Picture of the CBC Building Cluster form the Garage at Taylor and Sumter st.

The development boom of the last two years continues, with new residential and commercial developments springing out of the ground like wildflowers in the Capital City.Yet, in the midst of all that development, one very prominent piece of land in the middle of it all — the barren 6.5 acres at the corner of Huger and Gervais streets that was the former home of Kline Iron and Steel — has been vacant.If all goes to plan, that won’t be the case for too much longer http://www.free-times.com/news/100-million-development-planned-for-former-kline-iron-site-071515

Gosh i guess 2200 people makes a difference.

I heard Spirit Communications supposed to be 8,000 seats

Heres the map I made. I can see 2 street cars traveling in opposite directions in this Main Circle Formation around the city connecting CBC Bull St Harden USC Five Points Innovista Vista and the Main Bus Stop together. and Future lines connecting Stadium area down Assembly st to Gervais to Main st and All the way down Main st. This is just my idea that I believe would work for the city even in its current state.

Makes plenty of sense. street car for downtown starting now and once development grows outside of Columbia. example Sandhills. Killians Crossing, Harbison/Irmo and Lexington then i can see Light Rail expanding off the Downtown Street Cars and out towards other dense areas. I think if any street car circulate through USC Main St Bull st and Like I said N. Main. i can see lots of growth around the street car area. I can see N. Main growing like South Blvd in Charlotte.

I was in Charlotte yesterday and OH MY GOD they have a new Streetcar there. i believe its the new Gold Line. I was thinking in the wake of Columbia's Development lately I still think a Trolley or Street Car system would be great in Columbia. something that links Downtown to Harbison and also connects all the Main Entertainment districts in downtown. I ca imagine seeing a street car running down Gervais St to Five Points or Running down Assembly turning onto Elmwood connecting the new Columbia Commons and then run down N Main out to past I-20 Just saying. I dont know How Charlottes Street Car is set up and I might need to look into it more but I can see a Street Car system coming to Columbia sooner than a Commuter or Light Rail system. JMO

I was in Charlotte again yesterday and I noticed a Huge Ballpark near the Bank of America stadium. I was curious if this is the Charlotte Knights Baseball stadium. because it looks beautiful and the area surrounding it looks very vibrant. (well most of Charlotte is vibrant) I was wondering if this a similar design and size of the Spirit Communications Park or if our stadium is going to be bigger.

Developers say they are ready to move forward with the construction of the first of two buildings in the long-awaited redevelopment of one of Columbia’s most high-visibility corners. Urban Homes developer Russ Davis told the Design/Development Review Commission Thursday that he has a major hotelier lined up and has in hand the land at Huger and Gervais streets, formerly the Kline Iron and Steel Co. property, which also is the western gateway to the Vista. http://www.thestate.com/news/local/hv5zk6/picture26929117/ALTERNATES/FREE_480/JDavis%20-%20Kline%20PerspEntrance01_dc http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article26929120.html

Thats great I expect to see positive changes coming real soon to our state

i think moving it to the park would be a great move and attraction. Along with the renovation it could be something put there now and built around the busted plug. A garage would look nice at this corner it would fit nicely in that spot kinda filling in that parking crater

Damn no Basketball team ugh seems like columbia is already turning down pro teams. i think the only one we haven't is the new baseball team which I'm excited for i was hoping Basketball was next for Columbia it would of been a great boost to the economy

o3o hype.

Am I the only one who noticed a fence around where the Aloft Hotel is supposed to be built. I think they are about to break ground soon. Also I noticed a sold sign and fence around the area where the 12 story student dorm is supposed to be built. anyone know anything about that.

I wish i had the money to go but i dont.

The General Services Administration is taking bids to demolish the former Veterans Administration Regional Office building, which sits on prime real estate along Assembly Street overlooking Finlay Park. The plan calls to replace the five-story building, located at the corner of Assembly and Richland streets, with a parking lot, according to a synopsis posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website. This is an important building in an important location,” Benjamin said, “and any planner knows the worst of all possible land uses is a parking lot on a prime corner location, particularly one overlooking Columbia’s premier public park. I am adamantly opposed to opposed to it. http://www.columbiabusinessreport.com/news/54723-plans-for-razing-downtown-va-building-draws-ire-of-area-business-leaders My Opinion No parking lot there. Columbia already have so many Parking craters in downtown especially on the Assembly Corridor we don't need another surface parking lot there. I think A Mixed use Parking Garage or a Mid rise Apartment of Condo would be good at this location.

It appears retail giant Costco is planning for a location in Columbia. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin says Costco, the large wholesale retailer with hundreds of locations worldwide, is doing its due diligence on a process that would lead to the construction of a new location on Piney Grove Road. There is not currently a Costco in Columbia http://www.free-times.com/blogs/060515mayor-costco-planning-columbia-location

The new rendering shows a so called "Tower" at the corner of Gervais and Huger st. what are they reffering to. an actually tower 12 floors or higher or just something maybe 8 floors?

Oh sweet jesus thats incredible. D: more amazing then i though. How did you find this?

Not that I know of.

Here's the most recent project design for the Kline steel Center

Sweet

I heard nothing yet. You don't think Aloft may have changed their minds?