This project started in 2021 for me. I was asked to shoot the “befores” architectural photography by longtime client and friends at the Humanities Foundation and James Doran Company.  I was given the lock codes, and keys to the entire building and shot very methodically with hopes of placing the camera in the same spot when the project was completed. I have done this a few times over the years and it is an interesting challenge.  The before image was shot in August of 2021, and the after was shot in July 2024! Enjoy!

FUNDING PARTNERS: City of Charleston, Charleston County, Red Stone Equity Partners, Sugar Creek Capital, Chase, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, The CLIMB Fund, Charleston Redevelopment Corporation, SC Housing, Charleston Housing Authority, South Carolina Community Loan Fund, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, Truist

DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS: Humanities Foundation, James Doran Company, JDC Management, Martin Riley and Associates, Bello Garris Architects, DesignWorks, Forsberg Engineering and Surveying, ECS Southeast, Trident Construction

CREATIVE PARTNERS: Paul E. Cheney, Jr., Photographer, Alexandria Taylor of Morowa Mosai, Muralist, Archer Alumni, Portraits, Sandra Erickson Design, Interior Design

Food provided by: Family Ties Soul Food & Randolph Artisan Italian Ice & Gelato, LLC

Entertainment provided by: The Plantation Singers

Please enjoy a photography gallery with highlights from the Grand Opening Event held on June 13th, 2024: https://www.humanitiesfoundation.org/articles/archer-school-apartments-grand-opening-honors-the-past-celebrates-a-new-beginning-for-charlestons-eastside

Photography by: Paul E. Cheney, Jr.