Charleston Office - Historic Franke Building

DIRECTIONS TO: 171 Church Street, Suite 160, The Franke Building, Charleston, SC  29401 — LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, ON CHURCH STREET IN THE FRANKE BUILDING, ACROSS THE STREET FROM TOMMY CONDON’S RESTAURANT, BETWEEN CUMBERLAND STREET AND MARKET STREET, HALF A BLOCK FROM THE MARKET.

From the North Area:  Take I-26 to Charleston.  Take the Meeting Street exit (#221-B).  Take a right onto Meeting Street from the exit ramp.  Go approximately 20 blocks.  Staying on Meeting Street, you will cross Calhoun Street.  After you cross Calhoun, go approximately 4 blocks.  You will then cross Market Street.  Go one block further to Cumberland Street.  Take your left onto Cumberland Street, go half a block.  You will see the entrance to the parking garage on your left, in the middle of the block.  There are yellow poles with ENTRANCE written in red, where you should turn into the garage.  There should also be a sign there that reads “All jurors must park here”.

From West Ashley: Via Highway 61:  Proceed on Highway 61, at the Hwy 17/30 split, take ramp 30 via the James Island connector spur.  Stay in the left lane to Downtown Charleston (sign says Calhoun St. 30).  Continue in the right hand lane over the connector bridge, and take the South Lockwood Boulevard exit.  Proceed down Lockwood Boulevard to the end at the Coast Guard Station until it curves off to the left and becomes Broad Street.  Continue down Broad Street, 8-10 blocks to the corner of Broad and Meeting Streets.  Take a left onto Meeting Street.  Stay in the right hand lane and go 3 blocks to Cumberland Street.  Turn right onto Cumberland Street.  Go half a block and on your left, in the middle of the block, will be the entrance to the Cumberland Street parking garage.

Via Highway 17 South, West Ashley:  Heading North on Highway 17, across the Ashley River Bridge, go forward into the far right hand lane to Lockwood Boulevard South.  Continue to stay to the right and proceed down Lockwood until it curves off to the left at the Coast Guard Station and becomes Broad Street.  Continue down Broad Street, 8-10 blocks to the corner of Broad and Meeting Street.  Take a left onto Meeting Street.  Stay in the right hand lane and go 3 blocks to Cumberland Street.  Turn right onto Cumberland Street.  Go half a block and on your left, in the middle of the block, will be the entrance to the Cumberland Street Parking Garage.

From Highway 17 North, Mt. Pleasant:  Proceed down Highway 17, over the Ravenel Bridge.  You may either take the Meeting Street exit or the Morrison Drive/East Bay exit.  If you take the East Bay/Morrison Drive exit, take a left off the ramp, proceed down East Bay about 8 blocks, and you will cross Calhoun Street.  Go approximately 8 more blocks, cross South Market Street and go one block further to Cumberland Street.  Take a right onto Cumberland Street.  Go two blocks to Church Street.  Cross Church Street and go half a block.  The entrance to the parking garage will be on the right, in the middle of the block.

Parking: When you park your car in the garage, go back to the first level.  On the opposite side of the garage from where you made your entrance, there is a flight of stairs.  Underneath the stairs is an open doorway with no door.  There is a red pipe over that doorway.  There is also a sign that says “Franke Building, no trespassing”.  Ignore the sign and go through the open doorway onto the red brick walkway with the navy blue awning.  After you go through two glass doors, take your left at the fountain and we are the next suite on the left (Suite 160).