“Tim was the visionary leader who crafted a redevelopment plan for the whole property, bringing market intelligence, site knowledge, architecture, and financial acumen to the table.”
- David W. Lawrence, CEcD, Knowledge Park Development Manager, City of Rock Hill
UNIVERSITY CENTER VISION
A
B
D
E
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G
I
J
M
C
F
H
K
L
M
N
A - Student Housing
B - Student Housing
C - Apartments
D - Power Plant
E - Outdoor Festival Space
F - 480 Car Deck / Retail
G - Market Pavilion
H - Active Adult Apartments
A - Student Housing
B - Student Housing
C - Apartments
D - Power Plant
E - Outdoor Festival Space
F - 480 Car Deck / Retail
G - Market Pavilion
H - Active Adult Apartments
I - 840 Car Deck
J - Hotel
K - Apartments
L - 540 Car Deck
M - Indoor Athletic Complex
N - Lowenstein Building
*Completed as independent consultant for Sora Development.
There was a time when a textile Bleachery and cigarette-filter manufacturing once supported 25% of the workforce in Rock Hill, South Carolina, but when they declined, the economy source of Rock Hill did as well.
Thankfully, Winthrop University had the foresight to reach out to Tim Elliott to help envision a new economic driver built from the ruins of an abandoned one-million-square-foot textile mill in the university’s backyard.
What’s the main attraction? Sports tourism! In fact, the city was one of the pioneers of the industry, having built an outdoor tournament center including a $10 million BMX track.
Tim, a sole master developer at the time, partnered with two local developers and proposed an indoor tournament center as well, with projections to bring in up to 5,000 visitors per week to Rock Hill.
Today, the 23-acre mixed used site known as University Center, is home to apartments, student housing, active adult living, commercial office space, a hotel, retail and restaurants, outdoor festival spaces – and of course – an indoor athletic tournament complex.
