An apartment site on East 63rd Street reaches its last public step

The site plan for the Reuben Clark apartments went before the planning board.

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Official concept plan for the 1800 East 63rd Street apartments, with three orange building wings, parking, detention area, flood mitigation area and conservation land.
Site planThe official concept plan places the apartment buildings on 5.6 acres and preserves the eastern part of the site.City of Savannah / Chatham County-Savannah MPC; concept by Columbia Ventures
Official aerial context map showing the 1800 East 63rd Street project site outlined beside Truman Parkway and Reuben Clark Drive.
Location contextThe official aerial identifies the project site east of Truman Parkway and north of Reuben Clark Drive.City of Savannah / Chatham County-Savannah MPC

A site plan for 1800 East 63rd Street came before the planning board on 14 July. This stage decides where the buildings sit, where cars get in and out, and how much open space is left. It is the last point at which any of that is publicly negotiable. After it, changes happen inside the permit process, which is not a public meeting.

The filing ties the site to the Reuben Clark apartments and refers back to a zoning change already approved, so this is a project moving forward rather than a new proposal.

Why it matters

This is the last meeting where a neighbour can affect the layout. Everything after it is paperwork.

What to watch

The approved unit count and where the entrances land.

JurisdictionCity of Savannah
ScaleSite plan stage
TimelineHeard 14 July 2026
WhoChatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission
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