GREENVILLE COUNTY — Four residential developments totaling just over 200 homes are moving forward in Greenville County after receiving preliminary approval.
The projects, approved during an April 24 planning commission meeting, are spread throughout the county, from the Golden Strip area in the south to Berea northwest of the city of Greenville.
During the same meeting, the commission narrowly blocked an 82-home subdivision proposed for southern Greenville County.
Here’s a rundown of the planned projects:
Berea area
A project totaling 89 new houses is progressing in the Berea area.
A developer plans to build the houses on a roughly 29-acre tract just off the intersection of Farrs Bridge and Hunts Bridge roads, near the Food Lion shopping center.
Hunts Bridge Trail in the Berea area will include 89 new houses and a walking trail.
John Farr, whose family owns the property, said his cousin will continue to live next to the new development and that he and his relatives are hopeful it will be a positive addition to the community.
“We would just like to see our property do something to help the neighborhood out there in Berea,” he said.
The project, to be called Hunt’s Bridge Trail, will include a little more than 10 acres of greenspace and a walking trail.
Mark III Properties is the developer attached to the project, and SK Builders is the builder.
Joint projects
Two of the recently approved developments are joint projects.
The Townes at Cambric Village and The Enclave at Cambric Village will be built just yards away from each other on opposite sides of Old Boiling Springs Road in the Greer area.
The Townes at Cambric Village, a 60-unit townhome development, will be built directly opposite Old Boiling Springs Road from the less dense Enclave at Cambric Village in the Greer area.
The Townes will include 60 townhomes on about 4.5 acres, while the less-dense Enclave will have 13 houses on just over five acres.
Both will include roughly a half acre of open space.
Toll Brothers is the development group over the projects.
Garrison Road
A development approved off Garrison Road in the southern part of the county has the largest geographic footprint of the four greenlit on April 24, but has a relatively lower number of units.
Proposed for a 39.2-acre tract near the intersection of Garrison and Reedy Fork roads, Monarch Meadows would consist of 39 houses.
A 39-home subdivision in southern Greenville County has received initial approval from the planning commission.
It will include close to 17 acres of open space.
The Greenville County Comprehensive plan designates the property as a mix of suburban neighborhood and rural living.
Local developer Jeff Randolph is heading the project.
Denied
The planning commission voted 4-3 to block an application for an 82-home subdivision near Interstate 185 between Fork Shoals and Griffin Mill roads.
Commission Chairman Steven Bichel said he voted against the proposed project because only 27 of the 82 homes had direct access to open space.
