Civitas

Civitas and Leyland Development, both new urbanist developers, are moving forward with a 200-acre extension of downtown North Augusta, South Carolina. Dover Kohl & Partners was hired to do the planning. The project will connect the downtown to the Savannah River, and could be fairly high density with a mix of uses (legally up to 16 units/acre, according to city planner Skip Grkovic). The city assembled 12 parcels of various sizes, the smallest two by eminent domain, to initiate the project. Civitas/Leyland have agreed to purchase the property over a five-year period, Grkovic says.