Savannah firm to manage Charleston apartments
Kole Management, a Savannah-based apartment management company, has acquired The Palms, a 408-unit apartment community in Charleston, S.C.
“The Palms is a perfect fit for Kole Management. It’s a very well maintained and well managed community with a good, long-standing reputation in the Charleston area,” said Kole’s president, Jeff Kole.
Located in the West Ashley area of Charleston, The Palms features garden-style apartments, a fitness center, multi-use pool and on-site leasing/management office. The community is adjacent to a city-owned athletic park with access to tennis courts, a baseball/softball field and playground.
Kole Management owns nine apartment properties in Chatham County, including six in Savannah and three in Garden City. The acquisition of The Palms marks the company’s first venture into the Charleston market.
Savannah Inns launch pajama shop hop
Four Savannah bed and breakfasts have combined to offer the first Pajama Shop Hop, which will include discounts and specials at more than 60 participating area businesses Dec. 1-31.
Guests who book a two-night stay at Azalea Inns and Gardens, Zeigler House Inn, Dresser Palmer House or Green Palm Inn will receive their Shop Hop passports upon check-in.
They’re invited to don their “coziest PJs” and present the Shop Hop Passport at participating businesses to receive special offers. Guests who make buys from 10 or more businesses are eligible for a raffle to win a two-night stay at the Savannah Inns property of their choice.
Savannah Inns also will give shoppers one Pajama Shop Hop Passport for each new, unwrapped toy they bring in for donation between Dec. 1 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information, go to savannahinns.com.
SCAD design programs get top ranking
The undergraduate and graduate interior design programs at Savannah College of Art and Design have been named No. 1 in the nation for 2013 by DesignIntelligence in its annual “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools.”
This marks the second year in a row the programs have won top honors.
DesignIntelligence is the publication and rankings body of the Design Futures Council. Its research ranks undergraduate and graduate programs from the perspective of deans and chairs from academic programs across the nation along with people who hire and supervise recent design graduates.
“SCAD interior design is a source of pride for the entire university,” said SCAD president and co-founder Paula Wallace.
DesignIntelligence also ranked SCAD’s industrial design undergraduate program sixth in the nation and listed its graduate industrial design program a No. 7.