I was happily shocked when I saw the NY Times article today proclaiming that after undergoing a narrowing from four lanes to two last summer, Broadway will soon be further transformed into a “planter-lined oasis for pedestrians, bicyclists, and picknickers.” Last Thursday Mayor Bloomberg revealed the plans, which will bar vehicles completely from 47th to 42nd [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on February 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Alys Campaigne, I’On Group acampaigne@iongroup.com 843.709.6661 Heidi Stroup, William Means Real Estate heidistroup@williammeans.com 843.577.6651  William Means to Provide Sales and Marketing Services for I’On Homes and the Coastal Living Idea Home I’On Group advancing its pioneering placemaking  February 26, 2009 – Mt. Pleasant, SC – Today, Vincent Graham, [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, I'On Real Estate, I'On Village, Press releases on February 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Construction is progressing speedily on Coastal Living’s 2009 Idea Home, the second one to be built in I’On (the first was Coastal Living’s very first Idea Home, built on Sowell St.). This certainly reflects well on Structures Building Co., the homebuilders behind the beautiful, LEED-certified, Caribbean-style Idea Home. The home is set to be complete [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, I'On Real Estate, I'On Village on February 20th, 2009 | No Comments »
Turns out that Obama’s economic stimulus plan contains $6 billion for clean water and rivers, according to a Treehugger post by Rebecca Wodder! That is incredible news for our nation’s embarrassingly outdated water infrastructure (tragically outdated, in the case of New Orleans). The breakdown of that massive amount of money is: $4 billion for clean water [...]
Filed under: I'On Group on February 19th, 2009 | No Comments »
Coastal Living, a national lifestyle magazine celebrating life along the coast, I’On Group, and Structures Building Company celebrated the groundbreaking of the 2009 Coastal Living Idea Home last week. The home will be located on Jefferson Canal in I’On, and built by Structures Building Co., Charleston’s 2007 Builder of the Year. This year’s Idea Home [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, I'On Real Estate, I'On Village on February 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
           We’ve all been waiting to get a look inside the beautiful, white building that’s been going up over the past year at the entrance to I’On. Well, in just a few more days you can – the Inn at I’On will be open to the public on February 17. Each of the seven [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, I'On Real Estate, I'On Village on February 11th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Ever thought about ride sharing, taking the bus, or bicycling to work? Get all the info you need on Carolina Commuter, a great website devoted to making alternative commuting easy.  They’ve even got an automated  ride share  matching program, which you can access by setting up a profile (you have to be a registered member for this, [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on February 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
The following stats were compiled a while back (note how it lists U.S. population as 250 million – currently over 300 million). I’m a little skeptical of the 1,600 hour figure, but can easily see how the average would be at least 1,000 hours. Check it out. Vince Ivan Illich gives a set of very [...]
Filed under: I'On Group on February 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
Attentive observers may have noticed some changes going on with Mixson of late. Given the chaotic state of the real estate industry these days, it may be easy to jump to conclusions. Here’s the skinny on what is going on: As of this month, the Mixson sales office on East Montague is being closed. We [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson on February 6th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Morris Square just won a Merit award in the 2009 Residential Architect Design Awards! Â The award goes to Allison Ramsey Architects, the talented firm responsible for Morris Square’s traditional, yet modern look. Â This is an incredible honor, as only 44 projects out of over 1,100 entries were chosen for an award. Â Congratulations, Allison Ramsey!
Filed under: I'On Group, Morris Square on February 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
