REWRITING THE FUTURE: AN ALTERNATE REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR UNION PIER
| dc.contributor.author | Cox, Amanda Grace | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-19T19:11:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-05-19T19:11:39Z | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-05-19T19:11:41Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study focuses on Union Pier, located at 32 Washington St on the peninsula of downtown Charleston. The site is located on the eastern edge of the peninsula parallel to East Bay Street on the Cooper River. Union pier has gone through several changes over its lifetime, with construction east of East Bay Street beginning in after the Yamasee War (1715-1718) when threats of a Spanish attack dwindled and did not even begin to reach the current site boundary until 1939. Considering East Bay Street, at one point in time was the eastern most part of the Charleston Peninsula, Union Pier is essentially infill on top of marsh and dredged ocean. Currently, it serves as the port of a Carnival Cruise ship that leaves out of the city. The site in general, is all impermeable asphalt, which is used as sprawling surface parking for the ship embarking, and does not have any notably unique buildings, with the bulk of them being large shipping container like warehouses. The site has gone on like this from 2010, when Carnival Cruise docked on the pier, to present day. The contract Carnival has with the city will be terminated in 2024 to make way for its redevelopment, which is where to crux of this study is focused. First it should be noted that the land up for redevelopment is 70 acres. This is a substantial amount of land to be developed on the Charleston Peninsula. Which in turn makes the site a contentious topic among the city and its residents. What is exciting about this site, is that while it would be impossible to please everyone entirely with its redevelopment. It is possible to set a precedent for the redevelopment of land in the downtown area. This study will focus on data citing what Charleston needs in terms of housing and its affordability, the befits a mixed-use neighborhood will provide for the city, the kind of density needed to achieve such a task, and all the while keeping in mind the districts and neighborhoods most affected by this redevelopment. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.library.cofc.edu/handle/123456789/5512 | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
| dc.title | REWRITING THE FUTURE: AN ALTERNATE REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR UNION PIER | |
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