A Mixed Use Building on Upper King Street

Recognizing the importance and benefits of weaving affordable residential housing into the evolving urban landscape, a proposal to the Board of Architectural Review would have a mixed use building squeeze into the vacant lot at 725 King Street.

Floor Plan Rendering of proposed building at 725 King Street by Neil Stevenson Architects
725 King Street rendering courtesy of Neil Stevenson Architects

With less than 33 street-facing feet to work with, the proposed building has an efficient design to accommodate both commercial and residential use in a long, narrow structure. On the first level would be 1,835 square feet of office space with an active streetfront entrance – an exterior entry stairway and elevator would lend access to the second level with not only additional office space, but also two separate studio apartments.

Floor Plan Rendering of proposed building at 725 King Street by Neil Stevenson Architects
725 King Street rendering courtesy of Neil Stevenson Architects

A recent proposal from the project’s Neil Stevenson Architects also calls for a third level of more office space with a street-facing rooftop outdoor patio, a perfect spot to overlook the upper King Street block that includes Little Jack’s Tavern, Melfi’s, Leon’s Oyster Shop and the most recent addition, Maison.

An aerial map of the 700 block of King Street in Charleston, SC marking local businesses at the site of a proposed building at 725 King Street.
725 King Street aerial map • © 2019 Google
Rendering of proposed building at 725 King Street by Neil Stevenson Architects
725 King Street rendering courtesy of Neil Stevenson Architects