June 20, 2023 Barbara Melvin has a simple request for everyone who’s interested in what gets built on Union Pier. “Stay engaged,” the S.C. State Ports Authority president and CEO […]

June 20, 2023 Contentious development plans for South Carolina Ports Authority’s nearly 70-acre waterfront property in downtown Charleston are going back to the drawing board for at least a year, […]

June 16, 2023 When the State Ports Authority launched its new planning effort last year to redevelop Union Pier, SPA President and CEO Barbara Melvin said the agency was committed […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The plan to redevelopment the Union Pier in Downtown Charleston will be put on hold for the next year. The South Carolina Ports Authority announced Friday […]

June 16, 2023 The controversial Union Pier development project in Charleston is on pause for the next year, S.C. State Ports Authority (SPA) President and CEO Barbara Melvin announced today.  […]

June 16, 2023 After facing months of opposition, the South Carolina Ports Authority now says it will take more time — possibly a year — to review and likely overhaul its plan to […]

In partnership with the City of Charleston, South Carolina Ports is bringing forth a new city-led and community-driven planning process to guide the redevelopment of Union Pier. Following extensive community […]

Nearly 500 people submitted comments online weighing in on the controversial Union Pier project ahead of today’s planning Commission meeting, putting the project on a collision course with the community […]

The controversial downtown Union Pier project to develop 20 large buildings and 1,600 dwelling units in the middle of historic Charleston is facing a challenge from a different kind of […]

A proposal to transform Union Pier, one of the largest waterfront properties in downtown Charleston, is headed for a collision course with members of the public. Ahead of a June […]

When it comes to Union Pier, we need to stop talking about the State Ports Authority. The state of South Carolina is the owner, and it is acting like a […]

By Staff Reporters, Charleston City Paper, May 19, 2023 – In an unusual move, S.C. State Ports Authority (SPA) officials may try to advance the Union Pier redevelopment proposal to […]