Hello ChuckTown Report Community. If you remember back in January, there were nominations for the Charleston City Paper’s Best of Charleston 2025. Well, yesterday the finalists were released and I made the final 5 for official voting. Before reading on, it would mean the world if you could click the link below and vote for me, Bill Olson. Thank you in advance and enjoy this week’s ChuckTown Report.
Around Charleston
1 - Lowcountry Land Trust Preserves 40-acres on Johns Island - The property on Main Rd was purchased for $1.67m and part will be used for Barrier Island Little League fields. READ MORE
2 - North Charleston FBI Corruption Investigation - 8 people charged, including 3 North Charleston City Council Members, with fraud, bribery and money laundering. READ MORE
3 - Local Lifestyle Director Wins National Award - Haiven Whitley, the lifestyle director for Carnes Crossroads in Goose Creek won the prestigious Gold Award for Lifestyle Director of the Year from the National Association of Home Builders. Congrats Haiven! READ MORE
Historic Home of the Week
18 Logan Street - Queen Ann-era home just off Broad Street near King Street, restored in 2017 with a double piazza, pool, and off-street parking.
4 Bed | 3.5 Bath | 3962 sqft | $6,000,000
Magnolia Landing Begins and Dockside Evacuates
The Dockside Condos, located at 330 Concord St near the Aquarium, were ordered to evacuate by Friday at 5:00pm by the City of Charleston. The order came on Wednesday around 4:00pm leaving them just over 48 hours to vacate. No specific details were given yet. Here is what we know.
From an email sent to the owners and residents:
This is not a “move out” and no furniture should be removed. The elevator capacity can’t handle that nor can the building right now.
No Large Trucks are permitted on the property.
There is no timeline for return.
The letter from the engineering firm stated that the “structure is significantly ‘overstressed’” and that it “has insufficient capacity to continue to be safely occupied until substantial structural strengthening is implemented” and it is impossible to evaluate structural failure risk while the building is occupied.
After the initial evacuation notice of the condos, the townhomes next door were also issued evacuation notices for safety.
That’s all we have for right now and we will keep you updated with any breaking news being posted on Instagram as soon as we get it.
This week, after 20+ years, Magnolia Landing finally broke ground. This project, previously known as just Magnolia, is a 194 acre, $2 billion mixed-use project in the neck of the peninsula along the Ashley River.
The groundbreaking was for the horizontal infrastructure which will open up 65070% of the site with roads, sidewalks and parks. The rest of Phase One is set to include:
600 multi-family units
85 luxury units on the point
325 market-rate units off the point
158 luxury townhomes
100,000 sqft office building
Phase one is valued between $800 million and $1 billion.
As for the entire project, here’s what to expect:
192 total acres
5.9 million planned total development square footage
25 acres of public parks & green space
Up to 4,000 planned residential units
Up to 1M square footage of office space
Up to 200,000 planned reatial square footage
Up to 1080 hotel rooms
I did a video on this after the groundbreaking. I would love to hear your thoughts on the project. Just click HERE and drop a comment on the video!
1624 Prince Edward St, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
3 beds | 2.5 baths | 1920 sqft
$770,000
his home offers more than just a place to live—it's an opportunity to embrace a coastal, active, and connected lifestyle in one of Mount Pleasant's premier neighborhoods. Meticulously maintained with freshly painted porches and a completed pre-home inspection, this home is truly move-in ready. The weatherproofed garage with a dehumidifier offers a versatile space, perfect for a home gym, game room, or simply keeping your car pollen-free during Charleston's spring. A screened-in porch and spacious deck overlook lush greenspace, providing a peaceful retreat for morning coffee while watching the sunrise. Living in Oyster Point means resort-style amenities, including a luxurious clubhouse with a saltwater pool, a two-story state-of-the-art fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts, miles of walking and biking trails, a private […]
Question: How do I get my home as the featured listing?
Answer: Email Bill ([email protected]) and ask!
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Parting Words From Bill and a Quick Apology
First things first…please don’t forget to vote in the City Paper’s Best of. Here is the link again: VOTE HERE
Don’t worry, I’m only going to be pushing this for a few weeks until voting ends on March 22nd. So just for good measure, if you could send the link to a few friends that would be awesome! Thanks!
I also need to apologize, not for all the campaigning for best of, but for not having the outlines of the council meetings this week. Since starting that, I have brought on an assistant to help handle the meeting summaries, so while I get her trained we are taking a week off to dial-in her workflow.
We will have those back as soon as she’s up and running! Thank you for your understanding.
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