Here’s a recap of the city of Greenville’s Design Review Board’s Feb. 20 meeting.
Approved with conditions: Bailey Estates
Design plans for a 76-unit, multifamily development on Pendleton Street, known as Bailey Estates, were approved by the board with several conditions. The residential project will be built on 5.3 acres of land at 1146 Pendleton St. The former Kash and Karry strip mall previously sat on the property before being demolished in 2024.
A two-story, U-shaped building will be constructed on the site, fronting both Pendleton Street and Perry Avenue. The site will also feature an outdoor central courtyard, surface parking spaces and a dog park.
The board previously deferred its decision on the project in December 2024 due to unanswered questions about the development’s designs and massing. The United House of Prayer for All People of the Church on the Rock of Apostolic Faith, the applicant and property owner, worked with Urban Architectural Group to fine-tune the project’s designs ahead of Thursday’s meeting.
Several conditions were noted with the board’s approval. The board advised the applicant to review the materials used for the project, specifically noting the proposed gold brass elements should be reevaluated. The applicant was instructed to further develop the project’s streetscapes and public entries along Pendleton Street and Perry Avenue. In addition, the board and city staff asked that the project’s gold roof “hat” structures be redesigned.
The requested changes made to the development’s designs will be evaluated by city staff and two members of the Design Review Board. However, the project will be reviewed by the full board if design changes are substantial and alter the overall character of the project.
Approved with conditions: American Legion building demolition
The board approved a request to demolish the American Legion Post 3’s lodge at 430 N. Main St. in downtown Greenville. The stone building was originally constructed in 1934 and is listed on Greenville’s Historic Inventory. According to the American Legion Post 3, the building is no longer functional for the chapter’s operations.
In November 2024, members of American Legion Post 3 voted to sell the property to an unnamed developer planning to build a Class A mixed-use development on North Main Street. The building would be located on 426 N. Main St. and the former American Legion property.
Demolition of the American Legion building is anticipated to occur later in 2025. According to the demolition application, the developer plans to salvage the building’s locally quarried granite walls to reuse in the mixed-use development. This was a condition made by city staff and the board.
An application to rezone the property at 430 N. Main St. will also be reviewed by the city’s Planning Commission in March. The property, currently zoned CV or civil, would be rezoned to MXS-D for the planned mixed-use development. MXS-D accommodates the city’s most intense mixed-use developments. Design plans for the development have yet to be revealed.
Approved with conditions: Designs for Mosaic Townes building
Architectural designs for a multifamily building part of the Mosaic development by Saint Capital LLC were unanimously approved by the board. The three-story building off Motley Way fronts an internal surface parking lot and is adjacent to a central green space.
Several design elements were requested by the board and city staff to be further developed as conditions for approval. For example, the developer was asked to refine the sidewalk, plantings and patio spaces along the building’s central green facade. Other elements requested for further review included the outdoor planters materials, window sizes and roof detailing.
The residential building will be located in the development’s second phase known as Mosiac Townes. Phase two consists of 22 buildings located on 8.86 acres off Academy Street. The board has now approved five of the eight building designs for the project’s second phase.
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