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Yeah, here's the money quote from that article: Emphasis mine. The reason this woman can't afford to live in Southernside anymore is because she's losing her HUD assistance. The circumstances surrounding her eviction are tragic, but they could have happened in any town in America. This is a systemic failure of means-tested welfare administered by an impersonal centralized bureaucracy. The fact that the woman in question lives near Unity Park is the slimmest thread by which the Greenville News ties their despicably-named "Cost of Unity" series to her hardships. It is practically begging for a companion series called "The Benefit of Segregation" where we advocate for the preservation of shattered post-industrial brownfields which offer zero amenities but at least keep the nearby rents low. By the way, I'm in Unity Park all the time and it's full of visitors of every age race and creed playing alongside one another in harmony. That must chap the Greenville News absolutely raw.

Yeah, Main & Broad has to be the most valuable surface parking in North America. You could build anything there. Maybe someday they'll make the craniacs on this forum happy and put up a 500 foot office building.

Few know this, but during the high middle ages the Venetian Republic had a trading outpost in the region of Mauldin (the Reedy River was much wider and more navigable then). All joking aside, I am fascinated by the risk being taken here and I genuinely look forward to exploring this place when it opens.

Their original building is a jewel dating to 1883, and I frequently gawk at it on my way to and fro on Washington St. It's a shame they went with the Home Depot aesthetic for this project.

I'm following them on instagram--some of the closeups of the brick and stonework are pretty spectacular. I hope this project is a success because it's rare to see a developer think in centuries not just business cycles.

This looks like a nice project. I suspect posters here are quiet because there’s not much to nitpick. Personally, I may be an outlier on this forum but I find mid and low-rise urban development pleasing and humane. As long as it is done with quality materials and design at an appropriate density, I don’t really care how high it goes. My bugaboo is surface parking.

The fixation on on what I will call "symbolic reparations" serves little purpose other than to animate people's resentments. If you are upset by the name of Wade Hampton Boulevard I suggest you get over it and find a way to actually serve your poor and oppressed neighbors, of whom there are many.

Hmm, I wonder if there's been any tinkering with the site plan. At one time, I believe the developer had considered a mix of condos and townhomes. I say this because last year's rendering shows uniform four-story massing with brick on the bottom half and vinyl on the upper half. It's okay, but it would be nice if they would mix it up a bit and provide some vertical and horizontal interest. This is a pretty big city block near Unity Park that's also walkable to downtown. People would pay top dollar to live in this location, there is no reason to go cheap/institutional on any detail.

I like the cut of your jib. How do we get you on the urban Design Review Board?

Now I'm eager to hear the $66m solution that will end homelessness in Greenville; I'm sure Portland and San Francisco would be thrilled to know about it as well.

There’s nothing wrong with the tower, at least in theory. There are plenty of examples of places with beloved towers that serve no practical purpose other than as landmarks. What worries me however is that all of the renderings of Honor Tower are ugly. I don’t understand why we can’t build something in harmony with the culture and character of Greenville’s existing architecture, but I’m willing to concede that my good taste is not universal. The other problem I’ve noticed over the years is that the tower’s dimensions seem to be shrinking with each proposal. By the time we break ground I worry we’ll be left with the Stonehenge set from Spinal Tap.

To me this is the most intriguing option, and I hope it gets a second look. I wonder if these objections are the author's speculation or if he has insight to the Triumph front office. In any event, they strike me as minor concerns in comparison to the cultural and historic value of the stadium, especially when paired with its proximity to downtown Greenville and the adjacent county square redevelopment. Presumably a major renovation effort could entail modifications to the existing grandstands to accommodate the required field dimensions. The irony is not lost on me that the proposed Bridgeway Station contains ersatz ancient ruins to enhance its appeal, meanwhile an actual historic ruin languishes in our midst awaiting the right investor.