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Board gives conceptual approval for four‑story boutique hotel and restaurant at Park Avenue and Lawrence Street
Summary
The Design Review Board conceptually approved a plan to renovate the Farmers & Merchants building at 167 Lawrence Street SW and add a four‑story boutique hotel and restaurant, while noting that site plan, parking and signage details will return for administrative or board review as required.
The Aiken Design Review Board gave conceptual approval to a plan to renovate the existing 2‑story structure at 167 Lawrence Street SW for restaurant use and to construct a four‑story addition for a boutique hotel on adjacent parcels along Park Avenue and Lawrence Street.
Architect Cam Scott and developer Chad Ingram presented a plan for a roughly 80‑room hotel (approximately 20 rooms per floor) that would reuse and renovate the existing bank building for the hotel lobby and a restaurant entry, add balconies facing Park Avenue, and use painted brick veneer and Anderson clad windows with simulated divided lights to match…
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