The Historic Scale Development of Union Pier

The economics of building houses, apartments and commercial buildings of different sizes, proportions and land coverage are critical to the development of the Union Pier site in downtown Charleston. It is in the financial interests of a landowner and developers to build tall buildings with high land coverage. It is in the interests of the city and its residents to create an extension to the city that reflects the historic styles, sizes and layouts that make Charleston unique. This book shows how a quantitative approach can help balance these economic and aesthetic needs in the planning of a mixed-use low-rise development.