On September 28, the 1st Year MRED students enjoyed a presentation and tour of the Embassy Suites that is under construction at River Place in downtown Greenville. Leif Busby and Jay Alexander of Windsor Aughtry, the hotel developer, and Steve Barber of Brasfield Gorrie, general contractor, presented a case study of the land assemblage, construction challenges, and the public-private partnership with the City of Greenville. One of the more complex mixed-use developments in Greenville, the site was purchased in 2011 with construction commencing in early 2014. Completion is scheduled for June 2016 and the development will consist of 167 hotel rooms, a Ruth’s Chris restaurant, 9,000 square feet of addition retail and 8 luxury condominiums by developer Tom Croft.
