Bull Street timeline

September 1998: The state Mental Health Commission says it will move the S.C. State Hospital to northeast Richland County, freeing its prime downtown Columbia property on Bull Street for redevelopment.

May 2004: Then-Gov. Mark Sanford and the General Assembly agree to sell the 165-acre central campus, assessed at about $32 million.

December 2004: A seven-person steering committee of community and business leaders appointed by Sanford, then-Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Central Carolina Community Foundation are appointed to guide redevelopment.

May 17-23, 2005: The state of South Carolina, city of Columbia and Central Carolina Community Foundation sponsor a weeklong Bull Street charrette, led by New Urbanism architect Andreas Duany of Miami.

Feb. 20, 2007: The S.C. Supreme Court rules that the S.C. Department of Mental Health can sell property.

January 2009: NAI Avant begins marketing property for sale.

Dec. 9, 2009: City Council appoints Bull Street Property Advisory Committee.

Dec. 16, 2010: Upstate developer Bob Hughes places the property under contract for $15 million.

June 14, 2011: S.C. Budget and Control Board approves the sale to Hughes.

August 2011: Duany holds second charette, redesigns project to reflect changing market conditions.

Feb. 6, 2012: First presentation of Bull Street development to Columbia’s planning commission.

March 5, 2012: Planning Commission discusses project.

March 27, 2012: City Council public hearing held.

Sept. 10, 2012: Planning Commission recommends approval.

Oct. 2, 2012: City Council votes 5-1 to approve project.

June 24, 2013: City of Columbia releases the Bull Street Development Agreement to the public.

April 8, 2014: City Council votes 4-3 to fund $29 million of a new $35 million minor league baseball stadium.

Jan. 6, 2015: Ground broken for $37 million baseball stadium, public participation upped to $30 million, team ups contribution by $1 million to $7 million.

This story was originally published February 21, 2015 at 7:21 PM with the headline "Bull Street timeline."