CONSTRUCTION THREAD: TD Bank Regional Headquarters Campus

[Greenville]

The architecture looks great, based on those renderings. I like it.

Thanks for scanning and sharing these, g-man.

[g-man430]

I noticed earlier today that they're starting to tear down the remaining trees that are between I-85 and Frontage Road that runs next to the site. This site is so large, it's almost impossible to take one pic of the entire site unless you're in a helicopter:

[Galley]

There is this one on page 49 in the newest issue of the Greenville Journal that hasn't been posted yet. According to the Greenville Journal, more than 1,700 trees will be planted at the site.

I like trees. Trees make air.

[erm1981]

It takes life to sustain life...

[gs3]

Thank you g-man! This looks great! I like the water, fountains, etc blending with the architecture. Very nice.

[gs3]

The clearing of all the thousands of trees for the SFG campus has been bothering me somewhat. I noticed this evening, there is a sign up on the SFG site stating that Trees Greenville has approved the replanting plan for the site. Nice to see this and nice to see a corporation that would communicate with Trees Greenville prior to building their new headquarters.

[gs3]

[g-man430]

^^^I took that same picture earlier today and was going to post it in a little while. Thanks for doing it for me, gsupstate.

[gs3]

Must have gone up today. Didn't see the sign yesterday.

[g-man430]

^^^Yes, it did go up today. It's next to the TreesGreenville sign for anybody wondering.

[g-man430]

Anybody else notice what it says on the bottom right of the sign gsupstate took? Looks like all buildings built here will go for LEED certification.

[RestedTraveler]

Anybody else notice what it says on the bottom right of the sign gsupstate took? Looks like all buildings built here will go for LEED certification.

Did you expect anything less?

[g-man430]

^^^No, I expected more. I expected this campus AND a new tower downtown.

[RestedTraveler]

^^^No, I expected more. I expected this campus AND a new tower downtown.

And who says you won't eventually get it?

[g-man430]

^^^Well, compared to our track record lately in the highrise department, don't count on it.

[RestedTraveler]

Did I miss something somewhere? When did they go from calling this the "South Financial Corp." to the "Carolina First" Corporate Campus?

[g-man430]

^^^The headquarters is only for Carolina First. South Financial's headquarters will remain in downtown at the Poinsett Plaza building.

[RestedTraveler]

^^^The headquarters is only for Carolina First. South Financial's headquarters will remain in downtown at the Poinsett Plaza building.

Thanks, Jacob! For some reason, I had it in my head that it was the other way around.

[GvilleSC]

Thanks, Jacob! For some reason, I had it in my head that it was the other way around.

I did too... Thanks. This really just reminds me of Peoples Bank in Easley.

[Greenville]

Did I miss something somewhere? When did they go from calling this the "South Financial Corp." to the "Carolina First" Corporate Campus?

I thought the same thing when I saw the sign. All of the articles we've seen call it the campus for The South Financial Group, so I'm still not convinced that this is entirely for Carolina First. Hmm...

[krazeeboi]

Title of thread changed accordingly.

[GvilleSC]

Title of thread changed accordingly.

thanks. I wonder if there will be signage on the interstate-- something like ICAR pitched to us a while back with a large spire...? or just something on the building(s)?

[distortedlogic]

I am confused. I thought it was supposed to be SF HQ campus, with the CF HQ remaining DT. DId they just decide to switch? Is it that they need that much more room for CF than SF? Does that mean SF will need more room in the future (like perhaps a new DT tower)?

[RestedTraveler]

Perhaps Mercantile Bank and Carolina First are joining together under one monaker, Carolina First (rather than South Financial)?

[gs3]

Anybody else noticed that the road running parallel to 85 (from ICAR/Millenium Campus to The Point) has been closed for construction on SFG/C First? I kind of thought the new four lane road would go in prior to the closing of this old two lane road. Is this just temporary?