City Design Review Board Urban Panel: Army & Navy Store's facelift; new signage around Fluor Field

Here's a recap of the Dec. 2 meeting of Greenville's Design Review Board Urban Panel:

The spot of the old Army & Navy Store in downtown Greenville's West End will soon be undergoing significant rehabilitation.

The goal of the plans, which are spearheaded by McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and which were approved by the Design Review Board under a few conditions, is to return the store to its former glory.

All design elements are aimed at matching how the store used to look decades ago. Windows will be replaced with aluminum-clad windows, the store's aluminum siding will be replaced with stone and tile, signage will be refurbished and old brick will be restored or replaced.

In addition, a new staircase will go in at the corner of Boggs and River streets to allow for a second-floor tenant to have access, with additional rear entrances to provide access to an elevator.

Small aspects of the design, such as specific signage for future tenants and any awnings or non-structural elements that extend beyond the property line, will still have to meet board approval later on.

The new apartment building overlooking Fluor Field along Field Street will soon be decked out with new signage that pays tribute to the legacy of Greenville's most famous ballplayer.

The mixed-use apartment project known as The .408 Jackson — named in honor of Shoeless Joe Jackson's batting average in his 1911 season — sits adjacent to Fluor Field between Field Street and Vardry Street. The new signage is one aspect of a plan that will mirror those of the planned District 356, an entertainment district and outdoor market area connecting the building to Fluor Field.

The building will occupy the spot previously used as the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum, which will now sit on the corner of South Markley and Field streets.

The current site of City Tavern at 128 N. Main St. will see major improvements, including removing and replacing all windows, demolishing the existing walls at the ground-level and creating garage doors, adding a new awning, a new bar rail downstairs and other improvements.

The project, which is being planned in tandem by City Tavern owner Scott Woods and the City of Greenville, is the second location to undergo a makeover under the city's revamped Façade Improvement Program.

DP3 Architects designed the new concept for the façade of the building.

A public art mural may also be in the works for the brick wall of the building at the corner.

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