 Although a lot of hype surrounds west Chatham County’s real estate boom, developers and builders in the "I-95 Corridor" are backing it up with impressive absorption rates and continued infrastructure development, a density study by Gilbert Realty of Savannah shows. The nearly decade-old economic corridor, centered on Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport and stretching north to Rice Hope Plantation in Port Wentworth and south to Savannah Quarters past Interstate 16, is fulfilling its recent reputation as the area’s most active development location, said Harvey Gilbert, president of Gilbert Realty
.About 15,000 acres are planned for development along west Chatham County’s Interstate 95, he said, and investment in land, permitting and site preparation has been considerable.
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Interstate Centre Comes to Life: The Development Authority of Bryan County has suceeded in generating momentum for economic growth that has resulted in the creation of new jobs and a substantial overall investment throughout Bryan County. An article by Harvey Gilbert in Business in Savannah.
Savannah's Economy: Where do we go from here? The first installment of a two-part article by Harvey Gilbert in Business in Savannah.
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Development on the 1,400-acre Morgan tract on Pine Barren Road in Pooler is underway, with the installation of water and sewer lines nearly complete and the sale of three residential parcels, as well as a multi-family tract and a 150-acre light industrial tract under contract, says commercial real estate broker Harvey Gilbert of Gilbert Realty Co.
A 1,400-acre Pine Barren Road tract bought nearly 60 years ago for its timber value will soon be home to a town center and other commercial development that