Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2019

mp business www.MPBusinessMag.com | www.BestOfMP.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com MPB street” area will feature retail space on the first floor and a boutique hotel on the second and third floors. Bennett said Ferry Wharf is zoned for 80-foot-tall buildings, but he pointed out that only the office buildings, one of the hotels and the parking garage will soar that high into the air. In the main street area, for example, Bennett chose to limit heights to only 35 feet. “Where he could have built 80-foot buildings, he is putting up smaller buildings, and I want to thank him for that,” Haynie said. “Another good thing about Ferry Wharf is that I’ve been told that the majority of the people who will work in the office building live in Mount Pleasant. Since they work and live here, that will cut down on traffic.” Another innovative aspect of Ferry Wharf will be a building created to mimic a warehouse next to the development’s first hotel. The ground floor will house the hotel lobby, while the second and third floors will serve as conference space. “This isn’t Charleston. It’s Mount Pleasant,” Bennett pointed out. “Ferry Wharf should kind of reflect the Old Village.” The first hotel in Ferry Wharf, scheduled to open in October 2020, will be “the grandest hotel in Mount Pleasant,” according to the local developer, who recently opened the five-star Hotel Bennett in downtown Charleston. “My goal is to create the finest hotels in the place I’m from — the Lowcountry,” he commented. Bennett Hospitality already owns 19 hotels and eight Photo by Tonya McGue. Where European Chic Meets Southern Style 843 - 352 - 7042 616 D Long Point Road Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 www.lavenderhilldesigns.com Your destination for unique tabletop, linens, home accents, accessories and gifts.