- A developer is seeking permission to build 95 townhomes on a 28-acre parcel of land behind The Charleston Pour House on James Island, sparking concerns about potential exacerbation of flooding in the area.
JAMES ISLAND — Just off Maybank Highway, behind The Charleston Pour House, is a long, narrow stretch of undeveloped urban forest. This unassuming piece of property has received intense scrutiny for more than a decade and soon could see a spate of new homes replace the trees.
These roughly 28 acres are just one front in a broader fight over the future of a rapidly-growing city that’s being reshaped by a changing climate and rising seas.
If approved in its current form, the Riverland Oaks development would place 95 townhomes on the slice of land, connecting Maybank Highway and Pawpaw Street…