Commercial Real Estate

The main house on the Lamar Plantation was built in 1850. The property later became Haskell’s Dairy. (Photo courtesy of Turner Development, LLC) Tracey Turner, an African American businessman, has big plans for a historic site in North Augusta that may change the course of black history in the CSRA and in South Carolina. Turner – owner of the Washington, D.C.-based Turner Development, LLC and a native of Aiken County – plans to build a 419-unit mixed-use development like the Hammond’s Ferry neighborhood in North Augusta on a 185-acre lot

Several members of the community grabbed a shovel in the groundbreaking ceremony. (Photo by Josh Heath) Augusta native Oscar A. Jessie wants to bring greater economic growth to South Augusta. That’s why Jessie, a real estate developer and owner of GreenSpace Communities LLC, has made a nearly $5 million investment in the planned construction of a 7.8 acre, 44-unit townhome development called Orchard Landing at 3699 Peach Orchard Road. “We’re looking forward to moving forward from this point,” he says. Jessie plans to move quickly and hopes to have the