South Carolina’s first Four Seasons hotel now has a general contractor. It also has a later finish date.

Strategic Property Partners, the Tampa, Florida, developer of Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Charleston, has hired Hoar Construction as general contractor for the project at 155 Meeting St., the company announced in September. SPP said groundbreaking is set for the end of the year, with completion targeted for 2030.

That is two years later than first planned, The Post and Courier reported. When Four Seasons announced the project in June 2025, it was slated for completion in 2028, Hotel Dive reported. In December 2025, SPP moved its estimate to 2029 as demolition of the old Days Inn on the site slipped into 2026, according to The Post and Courier. The newspaper attributed the latest delay to demolition delays and contractor selection.

“Launching construction of this landmark project marks a major milestone for SPP and its capital partner Cascade Investment, LLC as we continue to invest in the future of Charleston,” SPP CEO Josh Taube said in the announcement.

What’s planned

The 1.9-acre development calls for 139 hotel rooms and 36 private residences, along with multiple restaurants and bars, a spa and fitness center, an outdoor pool and 7,000 square feet of event space, The Post and Courier reported. The project includes three buildings, the main one as tall as eight stories.

The residences will range from 1,700-square-foot one-bedroom units to 3,700-square-foot three-bedroom homes, according to the newspaper. SPP has fielded thousands of inquiries since it began marketing them nearly a year ago, many from people in the region, the newspaper reported. In December 2025, The Post and Courier reported that prices would begin at $5 million.

The project’s design team includes Morris Adjmi Architects, Lark Design Studio and Hollander Design. SPP also hired Charleston-based Iskagna, a construction services firm, as its owner’s representative.

“The selection of Hoar Construction reflects the culmination of years of significant planning, coordination and collaboration,” Brad Cooke, SPP’s executive vice president of development, said in the announcement.

Who’s behind it

The project has been in the works since late 2022, when Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment LLC bought the Days Inn site and neighboring downtown properties, eventually spending $57 million on the real estate, The Post and Courier reported. The Microsoft co-founder’s personal holding company also owns SPP and is the controlling shareholder in the Four Seasons chain, according to the newspaper.

Hoar Construction is a national firm with more than 85 years of experience building commercial, hospitality and multifamily projects, according to the announcement.

“We are proud to be selected as general contractor and to help bring South Carolina’s first Four Seasons property to life,” said John Goodner, a region president of Hoar.

What’s under the site

The Days Inn, which had been shuttered, was razed in February. Months of archaeological work followed.

Brockington and Associates found foundations of homes that burned in the Great Fire of 1861 in a trench along Horlbeck Alley, The Post and Courier reported in August. The team also found a brick-lined privy or cesspit connected to a series of narrow brick channels. Senior archaeologist Eric Poplin told the newspaper he had not seen channels like them before.

Archival research has linked part of the property, particularly the portion fronting King Street, to an 18th-century city prison. No human remains were found, the newspaper reported. Brockington will keep monitoring as construction proceeds, including over the rest of the former prison lot.

“We have one shot to do it, do it right and get it done,” Poplin said.

Getting ready to build

In October 2025, the developer reached an agreement with the city to set up a construction staging area off nearby Market Street for up to several years, The Post and Courier reported. Construction traffic is to be routed behind the Meeting Street Inn to the Four Seasons site.

If the new schedule holds, the hotel will be finished about eight years after Cascade began buying the property.