Recent Articles from Ross Norton
The Market at Paradiso opens in North Charleston
Paradiso has opened the doors to The Market at Paradiso in part of the renovated space that once was known as the Mixon Club. Earlier this year Success Street Hospitality announced that they had bought the Mixon Club and would rebrand and relaunch the space at 4401 McCarthy St. in North Charleston. Paradiso is a […]
Patriots Point Development Authority gains new board member
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster approved a recommendation from the state's head of military operations, Maj. Gen. R. Van McCarty, to appoint James Smith Jr. to the Patriots Point Development Authority Board. Smith is a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough LLP. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for more than 20 years. He […]
Patriots Point launches new audio tour onboard the USS Yorktown
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum has launched a new audio tour for visitors aboard the historic USS Yorktown. The audio tour is presented by Charleston history tour company Bulldog Tours and is available for purchase through a mobile application entitled Patriots Point Experience. The app is priced at $7.99 on the IOS and Android […]
Private use for big North Charleston Boeings boosted by efficiency
The Boeing Co. says the efficiency of some of its planes is boosting a different kind of customer interest in its aircraft, including the North Charleston-based 787s. A division called Boeing Business Jets has sold up to four premium long-range jets to undisclosed “VIP customers.” Orders include two 787-8 Dreamliners, one 737-7 and an option […]
HOT PROPERTIES: Prominent Wentworth Street space leased in Charleston
Notable commercial real estate transactions in recent days include a portion of the former GAP building in downtown Charleston. Blair Hines Gearhart of Oswald Cooke & Associates LLC represented the tenant in the lease of 3,591 square feet of retail space at 73 Wentworth St. (formerly part of GAP at 269 King St.) in downtown […]
Breeze starts two new nonstop flights out of Charleston
Breeze Airways is adding two more destinations from Charleston this month, with nonstop flights to Portland, Maine, and Charleston, W.Va. For the next week, tickets can be bought for as little as $39 one way to West Virginia and $99 to Portland, excluding taxes and fees, according to a news release from the airline. Flights […]
HOT PROPERTIES: Colliers finds tenant for Summerville distribution center
Colliers South Carolina industrial brokers Mark Erickson and Jarred Watts represented McQueen Distribution LLC in the lease transaction of 22,000 square feet of warehouse space at 450 International Circle in Summerville to Prime Time Leasing. The building, known as McQueen Distribution Center, is located within the Charleston I-26 Industrial Corridor which has become the “go-to” [&hell[...]
Saudi royalty celebrates $37B deal with North Charleston visit
Boeing on Friday celebrated a $37 billion deal to make Dreamliners for Saudi airlines. Guests included Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud, ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States. Leaders from Saudi carriers Saudia and Riyadh Air were at the North Charleston home of the 787 Dreamliner program to celebrate […]
HOT PROPERTIES: NAI closes $4M sale of Summerville restaurant building
NAI Charleston broker Will Sherrod recently facilitated the sale of about 1.3 acres of land and a 5,200-square-foot former restaurant building at the corner of N. Main Street and Azalea Square Boulevard. The property was previously the Mellow Mushroom at the main entrance to the Azalea Square shopping center. It will be redeveloped by the […]
Budding commercial real estate firm opens office in Charleston
Harbor Commercial Partners celebrated the opening of their new office with a happy hour and ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. The office is in Suites 300 and 400 at 146 Williman St. in Charleston. Real estate veterans Todd Garrett, Tradd Varner and Vitré Stephens, principals in the company, launched the new […]
North Charleston’s 787 Dreamliners to fly for overseas airline
Azerbaijan Airlines has ordered eight 787-8 Dreamliners made by Boeing to support the growth of its long-haul fleet. The airline and Boeing said in a news release that the efficient jets will enable the Central Asian carrier to profitably open new routes from Azerbaijan and boost capacity for inbound tourism. Azerbaijan is on the northern border of […]
Harbor Entrepreneur Center opens additional space in Mount Pleasant
The Harbor Entrepreneur Center has secured new space in Mount Pleasant at 11 Ewall St. With a 22,000-square-foot facility and support from the town of Mount Pleasant, the South Carolina Research Authority and Charleston County Economic Development, the location is designed to provide a collaborative space to inspire, educate and elevate entrepreneurial organizations, venture capital […]