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DOWNTOWN CLEMSON “This is a community driven plan, so seeing
Housing Construction

By Lydia Cobb everyone’s desires for a more walkable and
bikeable downtown come to life is exciting,”
is turning a corner said Clemson Mayor Robert Halfacre. “It’s
more progress in keeping downtown as safe,
vibrant and welcoming as ever.”
A master plan is revitalizing Clemson’s center On and off the Clemson campus, the
to be safer and more welcoming – phased University also is modernizing facilities and
to minimize disruptions through 2026. The improving student living. Student population
increases each year and that brings upgrades
Clemson campus is stepping it up, too. to accommodations.
• The 11-story Manning Hall, constructed
Orange is the new green – as in Clemson, in 1967, now has enhanced security
you go! The City and the University features, improved accessibility,
are investing in safer, more welcoming updated interior and replaced concrete
streetscapes, pathways and housing. in front.

The City of Clemson is revitalizing downtown • The Bryan Mall High Rise renovation
with a $3.3 million project funded by grants, project – expected to complete in July –
will enhance accessibility, add new roofs
hospitality funds, bonds and impact fees. The and build a community courtyard and
master plan has two parts:
social space. Significant restorations
• Movement: Streetscapes are improving have improved this building in the
with wider sidewalks, improved shade decades since it was built in 1971.
and storefront visibility, shared bike • Lever Hall will be complete in summer
lanes and clearly defined delivery zones. 2026 to be fully accessible, with
Bollards will be installed for safety electrical and plumbing upgrades, new
Did You Know? • during street festivals. • roofs and community social spaces.
Building: The old police substation
The Hub is underway – offering off-
at 365 College Avenue was demolished campus housing – with more than
Approximately 5,100 and has been rebuilt into a multi- 1,300 beds and mixed retail space
and amenities. The Hub is a private
purpose government building with
freshmen, 1,800 transfer four outward-facing public restrooms development project.
students and 5,500 accessible by sidewalk. Notice how the city’s appeal is bursting
graduate students These streetscape improvements began in with energy. New streetscape and building
are here for summer 2025 and are phased into 2026 for construction support our economic growth
the 2025-26 minimal disruption as the City improves the and improve the quality of life for students,
pedestrian and cycling experience in whole
residents and visitors. Good things are
school year. new ways. underway now, and just around the corner!

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