Lifestyle and luxury drive continued Daniel Island demand

Even though many workers across the country prefer to work from their living rooms, Mike White of Charleston Industrial remains bullish on the Charleston commercial market partly because of the influx of roughly 35 new people a day moving into the area. He also credits his optimistic outlook with larger Daniel Island companies finding creative ways to use their post pandemic space.

Father’s Day is typically a time when dads and kids bond over barbecues and brunches, but for three Daniel Island dads Father’s Day is almost every day. Together they reap the reward of working with their children.

Point Hope is the first community within the former Cainhoy Plantation property, the last of its kind in the City of Charleston and the Charleston Tri-County area. The Master Plan seeks to establish a place—a new town—which includes the functionality and conveniences of modern life but captures the essence of living in the Lowcountry.

While tourism, the military, and medicine have dominated in Charleston for decades, a growing tech-startup contingent has found champions in the alumni of the city's early successful startups.

Boomtowns, characterized by prosperity and robust development, are often desirable places to put down roots and take out a mortgage. Economic growth provides employment opportunities and draws new residents. Some places, however, are growing faster than others …. Daniel Island is surrounded by Charleston, North Charleston and Mount Pleasant, each individually listed...

The evolution of Daniel Island’s downtown area is nearly complete – with just a few buildings yet to be constructed. In August, Pete Harper, a commercial real estate broker with Lee & Associates, told The Daniel Island News that the island currently has a 90 percent occupancy rate for office space and 98 percent for retail. Those numbers have remained relatively the same, he noted this month…

Construction activity has slowed a bit in downtown Daniel Island, as compared to recent years, but there are still several projects currently in the works or planned for the area. Check out this map and corresponding index to get the latest on the island’s evolving commercial scene…

In 2006, during an announcement of the decision to bury the power lines running to Daniel Island from Mount Pleasant, former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley was quoted as saying, “All citizens of this community and the citizens of our city will benefit in all the years to come.” It was a prophetic statement that rings true in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, since Daniel Island residents saw little impact from the storm in terms of losing power…

Tucked away on the fourth floor of The Landing office building on Fairchild Street on Daniel Island, executives with JW Aluminum (JWA) are quietly forging a promising new future for their company. The corporate team relocated to the new 22,000 square foot space this summer from Goose Creek, where the company is currently undergoing a massive $300 million expansion that will enlarge its manufacturing facility to nearly the size of four football fields…

When Blackbaud moved into its new Daniel Island corporate headquarters in June 2018, the technology giant abandoned space it had been renting on the second floor at 146 Fairchild St. The company left behind a deteriorating quarter-century-old building with lots of potential but not much attraction for companies seeking a Charleston address on a peaceful island defined by well-manicured neighborhoods, parks, trails, golf courses, reasonably new schools and a downtown area of shops and restaurants . . .

We're currently building the Island's first Starbucks and decided to further invest in opening an expansive wine bar and retail store called Bin 526. Check out our ongoing construction next to ReFuel, (the most beautiful convenience store in North America!). We hope Bin 526 will become a special place for D.I. residents and guests to gather, laugh and learn more about the great wines of the world.

Reaching Escape Velocity signifies that some strangely invisible force no longer holds us down. Rather we are capable of achieving even greater heights! The opportunities that once appeared out of reach are now plentiful offerings that our children’s generation will enjoy and expand upon . . .

To keep up with the growth throughout Berkeley County over the past few years, as it is the fastest growing county in South Carolina and the 17th fastest in the nation, the Cainhoy Peninsula is one of the regions that has experienced a serious increase in industrial and residential development…

Mike White is an expert in the field of supply chain recruitment. The company he founded in 2009 has built a national reputation based on its experience and expertise in analyzing, dissecting, and disseminating information about industrial real estate in the tri-county area. From its headquarters on Daniel Island, Charleston Industrial has matched companies with the space they need to succeed, including a wide range of suppliers that serve manufacturing giants Boeing and Mercedes-Benz . . .

Within the next six to seven months, Daniel Island residents and visitors should be able to grab a cup of freshly brewed Starbucks coffee on the island, take part in a new wine tasting experience, become a charter resident in a luxurious senior living facility, grab a haircut at a local barber shop, or move in to a swanky new apartment steps away from a flagship restaurant with live music and an on-site brewery…