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A Greenville developer could agree to buy the former State Hospital campus on Bull Street in about two weeks, according to the broker for the property and an attorney for the state Mental Health Department.
The latest development plan for the controversial tract of land once known as Green Diamond is dead, according to a consultant who worked on the project.
Mayor Bob Coble will ask City Council today to OK a task force that will start planning a major overhaul of Assembly Street. At an estimated $100 million to relocate railroad tracks and streetscape, it would be the largest, most expensive project in Columbia’s history.
After nearly five years of recruiting, a grocery store and credit union are moving into the Celia Saxon neighborhood, bringing economic development to an area often snubbed by other businesses.