The West End

[NewlyUpstate]

1 hour ago, gman430 said:

I liked the old one better. We have enough Greenville murals showing how overrated our city is. The Coca-Cola one had style and history. This one is just the same ole same ole. Killed off one mural so they can put up another one also…weird.

Pretty sure the coca cola one was from the 80s. That's not that old

[vicupstate]

Trueline music venue breaks ground

[gman430]

2 hours ago, vicupstate said:

Trueline music venue breaks ground

Just another reason why the city needs to build a parking garage in the West End. Not sure what the hold up is with building one. The empty site next to the McClaren would be perfect for it. Parking is already an issue and this is going to make it even worse especially with the loss of free parking at County Square.

[vicupstate]

6 hours ago, gman430 said:

Just another reason why the city needs to build a parking garage in the West End. Not sure what the hold up is with building one. The empty site next to the McClaren would be perfect for it. Parking is already an issue and this is going to make it even worse especially with the loss of free parking at County Square.

I think they are planning to do it at the transit property or at least see if that pans out before looking elsewhere.  

[GvilleSC]

I had not walked down to Pendleton Street in a while. I was surprised to see how far along New Realm had gotten. However, at the same time, they don't appear to be building everything that I recall them proposing. 

Am I misremembering, or perhaps they just haven't started on some elements of the project? It was also dark at the time that I was walking by.

Edited April 26 by GvilleSC

[SVL]

50 minutes ago, GvilleSC said:

I had not walked down to Pendleton Street in a while. I was surprised to see how far along New Realm had gotten. However, at the same time, they don't appear to be building everything that I recall them proposing. 

Am I misremembering, or perhaps they just haven't started on some elements of the project? It was also dark at the time that I was walking by.

They definitely didn't do all that was proposed and they're on the verge of opening soon.  According  to their Instagram they started the process of hiring in early March.  Maybe the outdoor space will be built in "phase 2"? 

[btoy]

Parking is only an issue to the lazy.  

[NewlyUpstate]

15 minutes ago, SVL said:

They definitely didn't do all that was proposed and they're on the verge of opening soon.  According  to their Instagram they started the process of hiring in early March.  Maybe the outdoor space will be built in "phase 2"? 

Yeah I imagine the design was probably more of a master plan. Like take a look a Southernside and Fireforge, seems like both of them are constantly improving their spaces using cashflow.

[vistatiger]

1 hour ago, btoy said:

Parking is only an issue to the lazy.  

That's just wrong.  

[btoy]

Never takes me more than a few min. to find a space downtown, you just have to be willing to walk a couple of blocks sometimes.  If you are in the west end their is a whole ocean of street marking available in the nearby neighborhoods.

[distortedlogic]

18 minutes ago, btoy said:

Never takes me more than a few min. to find a space downtown, you just have to be willing to walk a couple of blocks sometimes.  If you are in the west end their is a whole ocean of street marking available in the nearby neighborhoods.

I'll preface this by saying I'm not talking about handicap or pregnant persons, but parking is a pretty funny indictment on how Americans are. Can't tell you how many times I'll see people waiting in their cars for parking spots to open while there are empty ones ten spots down. Then there's people who repeatedly circle the block hoping something right in front opens up when they could have just parked further away and been in there already.  Oh, and what about people at strip malls that leave one store, get in their car and drive to the next store down and park again!  

Edited April 26 by distortedlogic

[GVLer]

I see they are tearing down and replacing the brick veneer on the townhouses on Rhett. That is costing someone a pretty penny. Ouch. 

[GvilleSC]

3 hours ago, GVLer said:

I see they are tearing down and replacing the brick veneer on the townhouses on Rhett. That is costing someone a pretty penny. Ouch. 

Which townhouses? Sounds like a lawsuit pending shoddy construction. 

[gman430]

2 hours ago, GvilleSC said:

Which townhouses? Sounds like a lawsuit pending shoddy construction. 

The Brownstones 

[distortedlogic]

20 minutes ago, gman430 said:

The Brownstones 

Wonder why; those aren't that old, they look nice, and yeah; that's not cheap.

[gman430]

[gman430]

[Gville2012]

On 4/27/2024 at 1:53 PM, distortedlogic said:

Wonder why; those aren't that old, they look nice, and yeah; that's not cheap.

I know a contractor who did insurance work on these over the years. If I recall correctly owners have had issues basically since the beginning.