Beaufort Infill (1989-1991)
Location: Beaufort, SC
Year: 1989–1991
Program: Renovation, prototyping, and redevelopment
At 25, Vince purchased a late 19th century “fixer-upper” at 1401 North Street in Beaufort for $139,000. To make payments on his 9.5% mortgage and fund renovation costs, he converted a portion of the second floor into a small, affordable rental apartment. With the bank’s willingness to release the empty backyard from its mortgage collateral, Vince subdivided the property forming a lot for the purpose of constructing a new home at 500 Wilmington, which would serve as a prototype Newpoint home, and the plan was built again in that neighborhood. He then purchased an abandoned, County-owned building at 1402 King Street. Eventually selling each property within days of its hitting the market, from a return-on-investment basis, this was Graham's highest performing project. An example of looking at things differently.
9 Eastlake Road (1999)
Location: Mount Pleasant, SC (I'On)
Year: 1999
Program: Small-scale residential (960 sq ft, 2 Bedroom)
Inspired by Thomas and Martha Jefferson’s “Honeymoon Cottage” at Monticello, and the shingle-style of Nantucket, Graham built this 960 square foot, 2 Bedroom home for himself in 1999. It remains the smallest primary home in the neighborhood.
Broad Street
Location: Beaufort, SC
Year: Early 2000s
Program: 53 homes, central green
Located adjacent to an elementary school, in the heart of the Mossy Oaks neighborhood of Beaufort, this in-fill project features 53 homes on two streets overlooking a long, central green.
Earl’s Court
Location: Mount Pleasant, SC
Size: 1.3 Acres
Program: 27 Homes, Commercial, Boutique Inn (coming soon)
Located at the entrance to the Old Village of Mt. Pleasant, SC. Homes range in size from 1,100 to 2,400 square feet. In addition, a renovated historic building houses two art galleries. And coming soon, a 23-room boutique inn and restaurant!
Morris Square
Location: Charleston, SC
Size: 1 Acre
Program: 32 Homes, 5,000 sq ft Commercial, 2 Parks
Developed in the early 2000s on a vacant one-acre lot in the Radcliffborough neighborhood of downtown Charleston. A testament to dense, walkable urban infill.
Catfiddle Street
Location: Charleston, SC
Size: < 1 Acre
Program: 24 Residential Homes
Catfiddle Street represents a 21st-century evolution of organic infill growth. This project utilizes a time-honored pattern of development to create an intimate, walkable micro-neighborhood in the heart of the old city.
Catfiddle St. Manifesto - URBAN ERGONOMICS
