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The 2024 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was a family affair for two Summerville brothers.

Cole Messina and his younger brother, Carson, Messina, both former Green Wave standouts, have been drafted into the majors.

Cole, a consensus All-American for the University of South Carolina, was selected by the Colorado Rockies on July 15 in the draft’s third round. He was the 77th overall pick.

The junior earned the 2024 Johnny Bench Award for the top catcher in Division I baseball. He started all 59 games for the Gamecocks last season and led the team with a .326 batting average to go along with 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 71 RBI. He was tied for fifth in the SEC in doubles and was eighth in RBIs.

He also scored 64 runs and had 50 walks and eight stolen bases.

Defensively, he threw out 13 runners trying to steal, including three in the Raleigh Regional opener against James Madison.

He was named to the All-SEC Tournament and All-Raleigh Regional teams. He set the SEC Tournament record with 16 RBIs in the five games played. He had two home runs, including the game-winner, in a victory over Arkansas. He was named to the All-SEC second team after hitting .330 with 12 doubles, six home runs and 28 RBI in conference contests.

The catcher also earned All-America accolades in 2023. His scouting report on MLB.com states he’s equipped to contribute on both sides of the ball, draws a healthy amount of walks, has the leadership skills desired in a catcher and takes charge behind the plate.

Carson, a pitcher who is also a good hitter, was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 12th round. The 2024 Summerville graduate was the 367th overall pick.

His scouting report posted on MLB.com states that he established himself as one of the Palmetto State’s best prep pitching prospects. He is all about power on the mound, regularly operates with a 92-95 mph heater with running action and has a curveball that can be a wipeout pitch at times. His fastball has been clocked at 97 mph, and his curveball is in the low 80s.

After starting the 2024 high school season as one of the Green Wave’s top pitchers, hitters and infielders, he suffered an injury that caused him to miss much of the season. He did rehab well enough to be a designated hitter during the playoffs and help his team to an appearance in the Lower State finals. Still, he never returned to the mound for the Green Wave. Despite the injury, he was named to the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association South Select All-Stars Team, participating in the association’s all-star series.

As a junior, the Wave pitcher was named to the Class 5A Baseball All-State Team.

The Messina brothers are the second and third Summerville players drafted this summer. On July 14, the Miami Marlins selected former Wave outfielder and Carolina signee P.J. Morlando with the 16th pick of the first round.

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - A large project aimed at improving the downtown business district’s look and feel is in the works for the Flowertown.

The goal of the Main Street Resiliency Program is to make heart of Summerville more accessible for pedestrians and overall more enjoyable for residents and visitors.

Officials say five blocks of downtown from the railroad tracks north to Highway 78, utilities like cable and phone lines are going to go underground and landscaping aesthetics will be improved.

Mayor Russ Touchberry says he’s excited about the $12 million project and is grateful to the state and county’s transportation sales tax for funding it.

“I like to call it ‘reclaiming our brand of excellence along North Main Street,’” Touchberry said. “This is a five block area that we can make look and feel like a linear park that you’re coming into when you enter our historic shopping district.”

Owner and Chef of Laura Summerville Nico Romo says he’s pleased the town is taking this step.

“Just continuing to add that small town vibe downtown and be able to walk around from place to place and restaurants, so I think that’ll be a lot of fun and people will appreciate it in the next couple years,” Romo said.

Touchberry says the town will make sure businesses along Main Street are coordinated with closely so that business is not negatively impacted.

“I hope it energizes our downtown for some reinvestment and kind of expands our business footprint and creates more foot traffic for our existing businesses,” Touchberry said.

Director of Bike/Walk Summerville Chris McClure says this is going to be a huge opportunity to turn the highly traveled street into something more productive.

“This could be a place where people can walk and bike safely and not have people driving at 40 miles an hour, just rushing past them. I think this street has a lot of potential being the downtown center that everybody knows and sees every day.”

It’s unknown at this time how long engineers will be working on the permitting and design process, but Touchberry estimates in about a year to a year-and-a-half, folks will see some of the work begin.

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NEW YORK, July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Affiliates of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., ("Cantor Fitzgerald"), a leading global financial services firm and real assets investment company, and Silverstein Properties ("Silverstein"), a leading global full-service real estate development, investment, and management firm, announced that they have entered into a joint venture with Turnbull Development, LLC, a Charleston-based development firm. The venture intends to develop a mixed-use project encompassing 365 garden-style multifamily units across three buildings, and a 40,000-square-foot medical office building in a qualified opportunity zone in Summerville, SC.

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The venture simultaneously closed on $54 million in construction financing from SouthState Bank, to develop the project. Located at the corner of Berlin Myers Parkway and Highway 78 and strategically positioned within walking distance of Summerville's historic downtown area, the investment is part of a 57-acre mixed-use, master-planned development known as Sawmill. This highly anticipated project will have immediate and long-lasting impacts on Summerville and provide a connected, community-oriented environment where people can live, convene, and enjoy. The development will help the local Summerville government better respond to the growing demand for walkable, flourishing communities with convenient transit linkages, proximity to jobs, and access to nearby public services and destinations.

"Sawmill will be a vibrant, region-transforming community," said Milton Thomas, President of Turnbull Development. "We have spent the last four years developing the master plan, moving through entitlements, and working with the town of Summerville to ensure this will ultimately be one of the region's premier mixed-use developments."

"SouthState is committed to helping our communities thrive, and the Sawmill development will certainly contribute to Summerville's continued growth," said Thomas Anderson, SouthState Bank Coastal Division President. "As a leading regional bank in the Southeast, we are delighted to provide the capital needed to bring this important project to fruition."

Sawmill will be anchored by a two-story, Roper St. Francis medical office and will include a neighborhood grocery store and retail outparcels that will serve as convenience and service amenities for residents and employees. The multifamily component will have direct access to Sawmill Branch Canal and Greenway Trail and offers on-site outdoor amenities such as a pickleball court, a dog park, and a pool and clubhouse. Construction of the multifamily portion is expected to commence in July 2024.

"Summerville is a desirable residential destination near Charleston that benefits from the region's job and population growth," said Alex Cosio, Vice President, Silverstein Properties. "With preconstruction completed and financing in place, this development is positioned to further invigorate an already bustling community."

"The proximity to Historic Downtown Summerville places the project in an enviable location with essential amenities nearby. Residents have easy access to retail, culture, recreation, and dining," said Chris Milner, CIO, Real Assets at Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management. "Our partnership with Turnbull Development on this project and the location promise to have a positive impact on the community."

Cantor and Silverstein launched an opportunity zone business in early 2019 to invest in, develop, redevelop, and manage a diversified portfolio of institutional quality commercial real estate assets with an emphasis on multifamily properties located in qualified opportunity zones in the United States. Their opportunity zone development portfolio includes eleven projects in various stages of development exceeding $2.2 billion in total estimated project costs, an average of $203 million per project.

About Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 12,500 employees, is a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation and has been a proven and resilient leader since 1945. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting and PIPE placements, prime brokerage, commercial real estate, and infrastructure, and for its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of the 24 primary dealers authorized to transact business with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Cantor Fitzgerald is a leading SPAC sponsor, having completed multiple initial public offerings and announced multiple business combinations through its CF Acquisition platform. For more information, visit: www.cantor.com.

About Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management's investment platform consists of $13 billion of assets under management across mutual funds, interval funds, exchange-traded funds, separately managed accounts, unified managed accounts, non-traded REITs, opportunity zone funds, 1031 and 721 exchange vehicles, and other private investment vehicles managed on behalf of high net worth and institutional investors. The experience and knowledge of its senior leadership and portfolio management teams combined with the financial services prowess of industry leader, Cantor Fitzgerald, enable the delivery of a platform of solutions across a comprehensive range of capabilities. For more information, visit: www.cantorassetmanagement.com.

About Silverstein Properties Silverstein Properties is a privately held, full-service real estate development, investment, and management firm based in New York founded by Larry Silverstein. Silverstein Properties has developed, owned, and managed more than 40 million square feet of commercial, residential, retail, and hotel space. Recent projects include 7 World Trade Center, the first LEED-certified office tower in New York City (2006), 4 World Trade Center (2013), the Four Seasons Downtown (2016), One West End (2017) and 3 World Trade Center (2018). The company has been recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work in New York City" by Crain's New York Business. For more information, visit: www.silversteinproperties.com.

About Turnbull Development Turnbull Development, LLC is a full-service commercial real estate development company with a long and varied history of developing multifaceted projects in the Charleston, SC region. With decades of experience in real estate development and construction, Turnbull has established itself as a trusted partner in transforming ideas into realities that drive economic growth and elevate communities. The company's diverse portfolio showcases its expertise in creating innovative spaces that blend functionality, aesthetics, and sustainability across product types including industrial, office, retail, and mixed-use developments. In conjunction with Turnbull, marketing of the project will be handled by Lee & Associates Charleston, a local commercial real estate brokerage firm based in Downtown Charleston, SC.

About SouthState Bank SouthState Corporation (NYSE: SSB) is a financial services company headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida. SouthState Bank, N.A., the company's nationally chartered bank subsidiary, provides consumer, commercial, mortgage and wealth management solutions to more than one million customers throughout Florida, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia. The bank also serves clients coast to coast through its correspondent banking division. Additional information is available at SouthStateBank.com.

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