I know I’m supposed to be objective, but can’t help but be excited about the planned rebirth of the Jinx. The popular “boozery and music cavern” was where I, and […]
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: Savannah movie studio developer sued
Lawsuit alleges Savannah movie studio developer breached contract A local commercial real estate firm is seeking damages in a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed Oct. 25 against StudioSavannah, LLC, the developer of […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: City attempting to alleviate health clinic’s parking woes, following land swap with developer
The year is 2001. The city wants to build a parking garage just east of downtown Savannah’s Historic District and the income-based health clinic at East Broad and Broughton streets […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Savannah Mall buyer, Ghost Pirates launching youth league, A new Jazz club?
The Savannah Mall’s new owner has emerged, following the auction of a majority of the building over the summer. And fans of such e-cigarette flavors as Heisenberg Menthol, Whatamelon and […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Savannah Ghost Pirates could bring some life back to city’s shuttered MLK arena
Elvis left the building in 1977. Everyone else followed suit about 45 years later. After almost five decades of concerts, sporting events and dance performances, the Martin Luther King Jr. […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: A high time for historic renovation, redevelopment
Downtown’s historic Woolworth’s building could be rehabbed, although the future use of the property is in question. Meanwhile, the city’s plan to clear the air about medicinal marijuana regulations took […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: A home for hearses and harbor for Hutchinson
The adaptive re-use of the old. The development of the new. It’s all right here, with some million dollar muck in the middle. And here I am, more than happy […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Chatham-Savannah Land Bank Authority updates “affordable” housing requirements amid developer dispute
The Chatham County-Savannah Land Bank Authority has adopted new guidelines and requirements to better ensure developers meet the terms of affordable housing agreements after learning one of the authority’s former […]
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City: Kessler meeting terms of $43 million Plant Riverside bonding agreement
So far, so good. About six years after the Savannah City Council approved a controversial $43 million bonding agreement for the Plant Riverside project, the Kessler Collection is meeting the […]
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SAVANNAH AGENDA: Property Matters
Hotels & History A developer continues to receive pushback on plans due to the size and scale of the building in the heart of Savannah’s downtown Historic District after making […]
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PROPERTY MATTERS: Savannah fairground negotiations continue after local partner leaves development group, tax credit attempt postponed to 2023
A local partner in the development group approved to develop the city owned fairgrounds property is no longer involved in the project after raising concerns about one of the majority […]
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SAVANNAH AGENDA: Property Matters
It’s not the just the size. It’s also how you use it. Make sure your development project is compatible with the surrounding community. That’s the take away in the latest […]