Caroline attended the Preservation Society of Charleston’s 90th Annual Carolopolis Awards celebration on January 28, 2010. The event was held at the historic Riviera Theatre in downtown Charleston and included an awards presentation and a reception that followed. Three properties received Pro Merito awards. The Pro Merito award is given to those properties that were awarded Carolopolis Awards not less than 20 years ago and have undergone a second major rehabilitation or have displayed an admirable level of continuous preservation. The 2009 Pro Merito recipients are 18 Lamboll Street owned by Bonnie and Edward Gilbreth, 42 Gadsden Street, the carriage house for 60 Montagu Street which is owned by Steven and Mary Caroline Stewart and 37 Hasell Street owned by Jim and Sue Scarborough. Caroline was particularly excited about 37 Hasell because she was the co-listing and the selling agent for this gorgeous property.
The Carolopolis award is given to buildings that have been preserved, restored, rehabilitated or are outstanding examples of new construction and are given to the current owners of the property. Two awards were given to properties for exterior preservation; 50 Warren Street owned by Henry and Liza Cleveland and 217 Fort Johnson Road on James Island which currently serves as the SC Department of Natural Resources’ headquarters. There was one award given for exterior rehabilitation, 434 King Street which is the home of Hall’s Chophouse. It is owned by Ted Stoney. One Cool Blow Street, a LEED Silver rated five story mixed use loft development in the East Central area of downtown received the Carolopolis Award for new construction. It is owned by One Cool Blow, LLC. 4 Carolina Street on the Westside of town won the award for exterior restoration. It is owned by Lauren and Irish Ryan Neville.
For more information please visit www.preservationsociety.org
January 29th, 2010
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Posted in: Charleston Events, Charleston SC Preservation
The City of Charleston is requesting approval of the Calhoun Stree-East/Cooper River Waterfront Plan at tonight’s City Council Meeting at 5 pm at City Hall, 80 Broad Street. The Preservation Society of Charleston is supporting the Historic Ansonborough Neighborhood Association’s call for a deferral of this decision. In addition, they are requesting a moratorium be passed on this and other plans such as the Union Pier Plan until the Task Force that was promised at the Historic Charleston Foundation Forum three weeks ago completes its assesment and a comprehensive traffic study which takes into consideration the cumulative effects of these projects is done.
http://www.preservationsociety.org/program_currentdetail.asp?icID=26
January 26th, 2010
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Posted in: Charleston SC Preservation
Property taxes and property tax reform are on the minds of many Charlestonians. “Why are our taxes so high?” we hear everywhere we go. South Carolina’s legislators are in the process of creating property tax reform that will help ease the burden on homeowners, particularly those who have bought in recent years, and those entities that benefit from tax money, i.e. schools and government. It’s a continuing struggle and the S.C. Association of Realtors thinks that the most recent legislative proposal didn’t go far enough in helping business and homeowners. Read more at http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jan/22/realtors-withdraw-support-for-tax-plan/
January 26th, 2010
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Posted in: Real Estate & Economic News
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