The process of looking for a commercial space to establish a restaurant can be a daunting experience under normal circumstances, let alone post a global pandemic. Interestingly, as many people’s habits changed drastically last year, so have their career aspirations. “We have seen a lot more first-time tenants that used the pandemic to consider finally starting their own business,” attests Rich Bowden, a commercial broker with Caton Commercial Real Estate.
Commercial real estate encompasses multiple property types including retail, office, industrial, multi-family and special use properties such as storage facilities and hotels. You may also see the term mixed-use which refers to a property with a mix of different uses such as first floor retail with apartments on the upper floors.
If asked to name the top five words synonymous with July, most people would answer ‘hotdogs, hamburgers, apple pie, and fireworks.’. Drive-thrus may not be on the list, but they have been an American staple since the 1950s. They also happen to have their very own day every July 24th as restaurants across the nation celebrate National Drive-Thru Day.
Green roofs are a relatively new phenomenon, first utilized in Germany in the 1960s. Since then, two groups of green roofs have emerged – intensive and extensive, and each has varying degrees of usage and cost. Intensive roofing requires more soil and, therefore, a stronger underlying building structure.
The pandemic has precipitated the want for many people to stay closer to home and live in more neighborhood-centric spaces. Commercial mixed-use property investors can provide this scenario to people who yearn for a small-town Main Street vibe of living. Mixed-use commercial property can encompass any combination of retail, residential, entertainment, recreation, or park space.
Beginning Aug. 9, the PGA Championship will grace the greens of South Carolina for the first time in the tournament’s 94-year history. The Ocean Course on Kiawah Island has the distinction of representing the Palmetto State for this prestigious event, and a large number of local residents will be among the 3,000 or so volunteers whose efforts will help the tournament run smoothly.
While visiting mount pleasant last November looking for a place to live, I noticed the abundance of Clemson and University of South Carolina flags adorning the front porch of many Lowcountry homes. At the time, I joked with a friend that eventually I probably would need to declare my allegiance to one school or the other.
I’m having a hard time concentrating on what Jennifer and Tripp Adams are saying. I can hear the dolphins break the surface at the bow and stern as the rocking motion of their home lulls me into a trance-like state. I’m imagining myself being soothed to sleep as the waves lap the sides, salt air wafts through the cabin and I am rocked like a swaddled infant under a blanket of stars.
As the weather turns to fall and the walnuts start dropping here in Mount Pleasant, we migrate away from spending our free moments at the beach and pack up our umbrellas, coolers and chairs and head inland. A nesting of sorts takes place as we prepare our homes for fall, football, turkey and all those friends and family visiting who are not lucky enough to live in our little utopia.
