Kessler purchases historic Mills B. Lane mansion Local luxury hotel developer Richard Kessler has added another historic Savannah building to his list of acquisitions, following the development of Plant Riverside, […]
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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Savannah Bee Company ‘keeping it in the family’ with local expansion
Honey is hot and the Savannah Bee Company has got Hot Honey. The company’s relatively new scotch bonnet and habanero pepper infused honey, which is “taking off like crazy” is […]
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PROPERY MATTERS: Developer repos property donated for Savannah police and fire station
Easy come. Easy go. The saying could be applied to the city’s acquisition and recent loss of almost two acres on Hutchinson Island. A developer recently repossessed the property that […]
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Savannah Bananas hit “stroke of luck” with new home base
The building was already painted yellow and located across the street from Grayson Stadium. What will soon serve as the Savannah Bananas’ new headquarters appears meant to be. A “stroke […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: ‘Illegal’ fees could cost city $3.5M, while proposed business caters to lovers of dogs and beer
Restaurant, bar with dog park proposed for former barber shop building The former Boys II Men barber shop (above) in Savannah’s Streetcar Historic District – also known as the Starland […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Savannah Bananas, The Jinx, and Savannah Bee Company get busy moving to new home bases
While some people binge Netflix, I binge building permits and meeting agendas. This column is based on what I find. Stay engaged Savannah, Eric Curl Savannah Bananas making move towards […]
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Chatham Area Transit preparing for another transportation tax referendum
Chatham Area Transit officials are planning for a potential future TSPLOST referendum after voters rejected the proposed 1% sales tax for transportation related projects last year. On Tuesday, the CAT […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Nonprofit’s plans for Cuyler-Brownville get go ahead from city
The Galvan Foundation plans to get started early this year with the development of single-family houses on three vacant lots on Lavinia Street, after the Savannah City Council approved the […]
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Property Matters: New southside marina/restaurant, next life for Oglethorpe Speedway, Bull St. Taco expanding, City Market rebranding
Semi-trucks and forklifts are set to replace monster trucks and stock cars at the former Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Pooler. And those planning to base a new liberal arts college […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Brewery owners looking to expand into waffles, and other development news
The city is moving forward with long-needed restoration plans for three of its historic downtown buildings, while a long vacant commercial building in Midtown could be getting a new use. […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: City investing additional $2.6M in Savannah Riverwalk along Eastern Wharf luxury housing development
With plenty of potential suspects to consider (harbor deepening, surrounding construction), the cause of Hutchinson Island’s riverwalk collapse in June came down to a familiar foe – with some assistance […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Home of Savannah’s drag queens to get royal remodel & other development news
There are a lot of development plans in the works for Savannah, whether they are for new buildings or for repurposing old ones. Here is a summary of some of […]