April 21, 2015: We were joined this week by Norm Brody, Director of Commercial Development for MWV (formerly Mead Westvaco). Norm is responsible for developing office, multi-family, and retail options for two large scale development projects – East Edisto and Nexton. His comments focused on Nexton, a 5,000 acre development being constructed in Summerville and Berkeley County.
The project generally runs from the intersection of I-26 and Highway 17-A at Exit 199 to a future exit 2 miles northward. In the first stage of a 25-year build-out plan, Nexton will eventually have 2,000 acres of green space and 50 miles of trails, as well as commercial, retail and residential components. Along with the focus on green space, another component getting notice is the Gigabyte Wi-Fi. The entire development will be fiber optic, with 1G at each home site. Continue reading “Norm Brody: Nexton Update”