
A new mixed-use development underway in the heart of Summerville is home to a new two-story medical office building on Roper St. Francis Healthcare.
The Sawmill development in Summerville will be a live, work, shop and play concept with a walkable community designed to connect residents to recreation and services while being anchored to the major system of care. in health, according to a news release. This is the first tenant announced in the development with an estimated project cost of more than $200 million, according to Guy Martino, Lee & Associates Charleston director of marketing.
The project has already begun, with 57 acres of land cleared at the corner of Berlin Myers Parkway and US Highway 78. Roper St. Francis Healthcare plans to build a two-story medical office building at a prominent corner location and offer a variety of outpatient services by 2025, according to a news release.
Construction on the 40,000-square-foot office building will begin in 2023. The contractor for the Roper Medical Office Building is Trident Construction, Live Oak Contracting for the Sawmill multifamily development, and Landmark Construction is the general sitework contractor. Stubbs Muldrow Herin is the architect for the medical office building, and Poole & Poole Architecture will design the Sawmill. The entire construction of the Sawmill project is expected to be completed after 2030, the release said.
“Roper St. Francis Healthcare is committed to providing residents in and around Summerville with a wide variety of services to keep them healthy and thriving while in the comfort of their homes and workplaces,” Dr. Jeffrey DiLisi, president and CEO of Roper St. Healthcare, the release said. “Three years ago, we opened a new hospital down the street and continue to add health care services because the residents of Summerville want our high-quality, compassionate care that is easily accessible. – access.”
Providing medical services to residents of Dorchester and Berkeley counties is an important part of Roper St.’s strategic plan. Francis Healthcare is focused on better serving its patients, the release said. The Sawmill medical office building with outpatient services is one mile from Roper St. Francis Express Care on Main Street in Summerville and about six miles from Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital in the Carnes Crossroads community, the release said.
The development will offer 474 multi-family units with plenty of green space close to the Sawmill Branch Trail and downtown Summerville. In addition, the development will feature offices, retail, restaurants, banks, service facilities and travel solutions.
“The sawmill will help local government better respond to the growing need for walkable, vibrant communities with convenient transit linkages, proximity to jobs and access to nearby public services,” said Milton Thomas, managing principal of Lee & Associates Charleston, and the lead developer for the project. “We want this property to provide a connected, community-oriented environment where people can live, gather and enjoy.”
Summerville Mayor Riky Waring expressed enthusiasm for the possibilities of the new development.
“The development of Sawmill addresses the growing need for walkable, vibrant communities with proximity to jobs, and access to nearby public services and destinations,” Waring said in the release. “I’m proud of the work that’s been done to preserve what we can while adding to our city.”
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