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SeamonWhiteside’s land design on display at newly opened Ashley River Park
A Charleston land design firm recently completed work on a new Dorchester County Park and provided some striking aerial images of the now-open outdoor recreation area.
SeamonWhiteside helped design the $13.1 million, 87-acre Ashley River Park that opened March 19 on an upper reach of the river off Bacons Bridge Road between Dorchester and Ashley River roads.
Ten years in the making, the park offers an interactive play fountain designed to look like a map of the Ashley River along with a pavilion, playground, picnic shelters, dog parks, zipline for kids, walking trails, tiered lawn, kayak launch and a large pond with fishing piers and boardwalks.
“Our biggest goal in the execution of this project was to make a park that was everything that Dorchester County and the community wanted it to be,” said Jennifer Palmer, director of design firm’s It was important to us that Ashley River Park be a special part of Dorchester County,” says Jennifer Palmer, director of SeamonWhiteside’s Summerville office.
The park is open seven days a week from dawn to dusk.
Daily admission is $2 per person, though Dorchester County residents can purchase an annual pass that covers up to nine people for $40. The cost is $80 for nonresidents.
For more information on the park or its activities, go to dorchestercountysc.gov/services/parks-recreation/ashley-river-park.
Architects Jay White, left, Jennifer Charzewski and Andy Clark are the new leaders at Liollio Architecture in Charleston. The firm started 65 years ago and in late 2020 moved from West Ashley to The Refinery on the upper peninsula. Liollio Architecture/Provided
Longtime Charleston architectural firm transitions to new leaders
After 65 years, Liollio Architecture has three of the firm’s veteran architects as its new leaders. The firm also has settled into a new peninsula location after being on James Island for more than 30 years.
By the numbers
19.5: Millions of dollars Charleston County plans to collect from a property sale in the medical district.
26: Number of years Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop operated on North Market Street in downtown Charleston before closing April 1.
2: Number of shops national lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret now has in the Charleston region after leaving its King Street location.
This week in real estate
+ Breaking ground: The Dunlin resort is now under construction in the 2,000-acre Kiawah River development on Johns Island.
+ On the market: A 180-acre property between S.C. Highway 41 and the Wando River is for sale on the edge of Mount Pleasant.
+ Sticker shock: The Charleston region held on as South Carolina’s top economy even as it tumbled in the latest “best-performing cities” ranking by the Milken Institute, dropping 25 spaces in the think tank’s 2022 tally to No. 54 among the largest U.S. metro areas. The biggest reason for the tumble: housing affordability.
Elizabeth Arden House in Summerville sells for $1.9M
The Elizabeth Arden House in Summerville sold for nearly $1.9 million on April 1. Keen Eye Marketing/Provided
The Elizabeth Arden House in Summerville sold for nearly $1.9 million on April 1. Built in 1897, the Victorian-style, two-story home includes 7,400 square feet. Arden once owned the home, but sold it while creating her cosmetics empire. The house was listed last June for $2.295 million.
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