After previous owners' plans have come and gone, Chris Moody and his partners may be the ones to finally save the historic service station slowly deteriorating on the corner of […]
Eric Curl
Connect Savannah Freelance Correspondent I Eric Curl is probably reading building permits, sales records and meeting agendas. He writes Property Matters to share what he finds. You can find the column, along with other stories, cartoons and quizzes about local matters at Savannahagenda.com.
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Graveface Records & Curiosities brings some local life to Oglethorpe Mall
As one William Faulkner may have said, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." He could easily have been talking about 7804 Abercorn St., where the Oglethorpe Mall […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Entire McQueen’s Island Trail now open
Runners, cyclists and nature lovers are once again able to enjoy all five miles of the McQueen's Island Trail along the Savannah River, after damage caused by tropical storms in […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Pittsburgh-based Coop De Ville bringing its “Southern” eats to Savannah’s Eastern Wharf, Historic Cuyler Brownville home to be restored & SCAD plans approved for Ghost Coast Distillery building
A Pittsburgh-based restaurant is bringing its “Southern Table” down to Savannah’s developing Eastern Wharf waterfront community east of downtown. The 6,329-square-foot Coop De Ville establishment will be located on the […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Mid-century building once owned by city now facing uncertain future
With a padlocked chain securing the entrance, the former Broughton Municipal Building on East Broughton Street, where Savannah residents once paid their utility bills, has not welcomed visitors for about […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: No luck required; The Jinx gets a little help from its friends
Strong support from area residents, musicians, business owners and former patrons may just spur the encore they desire, as the owner of The Jinx attempts to reopen the beloved downtown […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Sears apt. plan moving forward, River Street warehouse rehab planned, SCAD film studio update and former railroad terminal condemned
Southside Sears developer says apartments on the way Madison Capital Group is moving forward with plans to demolish the vacant Sears on the Oglethorpe Mall’s west end and construct a […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: SCAD buying Ghost Coast building, Old Town Trolley acquires Liberty St. property; Church addressing downtown parking woes & city takes steps to develop fairgrounds site
SCAD to buy building after Ghost Coast Distillery’s closing Less than half a mile long, Indian Street packs in about three blocks worth of recent development projects just outside of […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Housing authority projects determined to be ‘infeasible’, development agreement ended
Housing Authority of Savannah officials say they are unable to move forward with plans to construct the next phases of mixed-income housing developments on downtown's eastside. In February, the housing […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: ‘Savannah Morning News’ building now devoid of SMN staff, shuttered presses to be dismantled
The newspaper’s name may still grace the building’s entrance, but Savannah Morning News employees recently moved out, and the former owner is now taking steps to remove the last remnants […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Aldi at Johnny Harris site, Hutchinson Island homes, Apartments on Bay
Permitting underway for Aldi supermarket at Johnny Harris site on Victory ABOVE: The first Aldi in Savannah opened in 2019. Eric Curl/March 28, 2023 Perhaps, the smell of barbecued pork, […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Green Truck upgrade, New restaurant proposed for former city lot, and Starland Dairy update
Green Truck Pub looking to dump building’s 'fast food' look, upgrade outdoor seating Turns out, eating outdoors is nice, even when breathing too close to your table mate is not […]