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HANAHAN — A forthcoming town center that's set to break ground soon has announced its initial list of tenants. It includes a pizzeria, an Italian-inspired market and wine bar, and the second location of a popular downtown coffee shop.
Blackwells Corner, whose name is a nod to a community hardware store that operated on the site for more than 75 years and shuttered in 2025, is a mixed-use real estate project in Hanahan. It will blend a walkable mix of dining, retail, fitness studios, salons and office space across roughly 40,000 square feet.
The owners of the long-envisioned town center, which Mayor Christie Rainwater called “transformational” in returning a vital corner of the city on Yeamans Hall Road near Remount Road, have landed its first four occupants.
A new wood-fired concept dubbed Untitled Pizza Co., a yet-to-be-named mercato and wine bar led by Cane Pazzo owner Mark Bolchoz, and Kudu Coffee & Wine, which has gained a dedicated following downtown at 4 Vanderhorst St., will eventually serve food and drinks at Blackwells Corner. Women's clothing shop Pineapple House Boutique also will join the development when it makes its anticipated debut in fall 2027.
"Every business here shares what we're trying to build," Blackwells Corner partner Michael Sivel said in a press release. "We weren't looking to simply fill space. We wanted operators who will give Hanahan the kind of local options residents have told us they want. This lineup reflects exactly that."
The news comes less than two weeks after Bolchoz announced plans to bring an Irish-influenced bar and restaurant to the former Dashi space on Remount Road, about one mile from Blackwells Corner's future 1279 Yeamans Hall Road address. His forthcoming third dining concept will further entrench the chef, who opened his debut restaurant at 1276 Yeamans Hall Road in June 2025, in the area between North Charleston and Goose Creek.
"I'm an eighth-generation Charlestonian, and my wife, Ariana, and I are raising our kids right here in Hanahan," Bolchoz said in the release. "Opening Cane Pazzo was our way of investing in this community, and Blackwells Corner is a chance to keep building on it."
An alumnus of the Indigo Road Hospitality Group, Bolchoz helped recruit Untitled Pizza Co. owner Jalen Reeves to Charleston. Reeves, who cooked at Indaco Charlotte before relocating to the Lowcountry to join The Kingstide, eventually left the restaurant group to launch his own pop-up, JMB Provisions.
Visiting wine bars, breweries and neighborhoods, including some in Hanahan, helped him home in on the style of pizzas he'll serve at Untitled: wood-fired pies rooted in a Neapolitan-inspired dough-making technique with a New York-style finish. The chef takes a seasonal approach to his topping combinations, which are built as if they were a composed dish. For instance, one of his pop-up's popular spring pies featured a sauce made of charred leeks steeped in cream and blended with Calabrian peppers.
Reeves, who grew up in a tiny town just outside of Utica, N.Y., said he was enthused by the opportunity to open a restaurant in a family-oriented community like Hanahan. In the coming months, he'll have a chance to offer the town a taste of what's to come at Untitled Pizza Co.
Ahead of Blackwells Corner's expected 2027 opening, ownership will operate Blackwells Outpost, a limited-time preview opening this September on Yeamans Hall Road near the main site. Untitled Pizza Co. will be a fixture at the temporary venue, along with a rotating list of pop-ups.
Leasing opportunities, including restaurant, retail and office space, are still available at Blackwells Corner, and groundbreaking is expected to begin in September 2026. For updates, visit blackwellscornersc.com.
