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2 hours ago, NewlyUpstate said:
It was put on hold about a year ago. They only received one bid (albeit a decent developer) for the hotel and after a good amount of discussion, it became apparent that the developer wanted GSP to at least partially own/operate the hotel. GSP is of the opinion that they do not want to be in the business of operating a hotel and thus put the entire thing on hold. The next step if they reactivate it is honestly probably to rebid the project.
Ideally, GSP wants to own and lease the land, but then essentially let the hotel operate independently.
Honestly, while a nice airport hotel would be cool, I really don't see a market for it. What GSP needs is MUCH better connectivity (aka. FREE/CHEAP AND CONVIENENT) to downtown and other Greenville hotels.
A lot of people in the area live an hour or more from the airport. Think Greenwood or The Lake Regions or Highlands/Cashiers (They don't all go to Asheville fwiw). To catch a 5:30 or 6 am flight means getting up at zero dark thirty, and I've done it too many times to count. I believe the airport would be an attractive hotel location for a lot of people.
We have also stayed in the airport hotels in SFO, Denver, and Newark, all for convenience. As a visitor, it means you don't have to predict early morning transportation or deal with returning a rental car. This doesn't even take flight crews as potential guests into consideration.
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Not trying to Yelp up this forum, but we had a dinner party there last night. We all thought it was fantastic, executive chef or not.
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12 hours ago, Dino C Hassiotis said:
52 space parking lot.Seems like another good reason for leaving Pendleton St as is,four lanes.
Odd hill to continually defend here IMO. I personally have some sympathy to your zoning concerns, but Pendleton St. is an urban Wade Hampton with virtually nothing of size on it, nor traffic. The road is four lanes for all of four blocks, thats all. it narrows to two lanes on either side. Unless Pendleton is widened to the West Village, its a useless four lane road. And the intersection at 123 needs to be reworked anyway.
If Main St. can thrive with two lanes, so can Pendleton.
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7 hours ago, chuckyvt said:
Here's my terrible quality PowerPoint sketch of what I had in mind. I get the chance of something like this happening is nearly zero, but its fun to be creative and think of what could be.
So....I only see one problem. How do we get into our parking lot?
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30 minutes ago, gman said:
Probably going to move from across the street. Good move.
This is correct. Existing store is too small.
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On 7/11/2021 at 3:03 AM, apaladin said:
What does pre-professional mean? They won’t get paid? If they get paid they are professional.
Correct, no pay at this point. A lot of the players will be collegiate as well.
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32 minutes ago, gvegascple said:
Was there supposed to be a pool for the BOA building condos? I thought I remember reading about it but haven't seen it in any photos.
Not really. Those units have access to the Deca pool though.
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1 hour ago, motonenterprises said:
Doesn't have to have one. The current venue is much nicer and I've had much more fun there.
Siding with Apaladin here. The level of baseball is lower than Greenville deserves. And yes, the venue and experience are top notch other than the ball.
Interesting that the minor leagues are contracting right now. Baseball is hurting like any other sport, and parent teams are consolidating to help with expenses. And a lot of that has been centered around proximity (or lack thereof) to the parent. The city investing more for a Single A team far from Boston doesn't make sense to me. Hopefully a longer play to attract a higher level team at some point.
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Relax everyone.
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8 minutes ago, gman430 said:
The City of Greenville has nobody to blame but themselves.
Go on...Curious as to your position here...
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29 minutes ago, gvegascple said:
Maybe when they take out the 13th floor in the elevator, it will still have that 17 as top floor? Is that still a thing?
15th will be the top floor. 2 parking floors will be S2 and S3, no 13th.
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Former Sears Roebuck building. Escalators are apparently still in there.
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From a numbering perspective, the odd sized floor is Main, or 1st. Below are P2 and P3. So they are on the 8th floor from a designation standpoint. There will be no 13th numbered, and it will top out at the 15th with the penthouse condos. So Exile and GMan30 correct, there are 6 more floors to be built, 16 in total.
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50 minutes ago, Den2Gvl said:
Based on some pictures from a Google review, it looks like it is in the below ground space. Reminds me of The Trappe Door a little bit... dark and rustic. Excited to try it out.
Correct. Blaze will be upstairs, ground level. Neat had a soft opening about a month ago. Speakeasy vibe, very cool.
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If you have ever tried to use the pavilion for a private event, i.e. wedding, you know that it is a crap shoot with the amphitheater behind it. Unless you are willing to buy out both venues, you risk a loud event ruining your event.
Which is why it is rarely used. This a logical move with a beautiful building.
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1 hour ago, mallguy said:
I'm still not seeing why it's necessary; I'd rather go to the downtown Publix than deal with micro-laned and crowded Augusta Road.
Because you don't live off of Augusta Road?
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Agree with the above. We work with a lot of restaurants and hear a common complaint. There just isn't enough service industry talent in Greenville for the demand. If a restaurant becomes slow and income drops, or they don't like a manager, employees will leave be employed elsewhere almost immediately.
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12 hours ago, gman430 said:
Good story on the price gouging in regards to rental rates going on downtown: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/downtown/2016/06/15/downtown-prices-rise-independent-restaurant-owners-look-options/85916324/
Some call this supply and demand. The expense of downtown will help other areas grow to meet the price needs of certain industries like retail and restaurant. Per the story this helps the West Village, or whatever we call it now, and downtown Greer. Without rising costs there is no incentive to build and expand, both of which help clean up blighted areas and increase the tax base. I personally view this as good news.
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Menu is being redesigned. New chef.
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Starbucks will be a Starbucks, but not a corporately owned store. Employees will be under Hyatt.
Greater Greenville Economic Developments
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This may be paywall, but the Post and Courier has an article about the old Exide plant in Greer. I believe this is largely lead contamination of the site. New plants are dealing the Lithium, Cobalt and other metals that can pose hazards.
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/a-car-battery-maker-gave-up-the-site-of-old-sc-plant-leaving-behind-a/article_4e82bec2-85e4-11ec-a79d-93b49b77d5ba.html