The Market Common®, Myrtle Beach

The Market Common, Myrtle Beach (MCMB) is a master planned, mixed-use development strategically situated on 121 acres of a portion of the larger 3,790 acre former United States Air Force Base in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  The Air Force Base was fully operational until 1993 when it was closed.  The MCMB fulfilled the vision of reopening the base to the public for parks, schools and roadways and private investment.  Today, the former Air Force Base contains over 4,500 home sites, 3 million SF of commercial uses, 400 acres of institutional uses and 200 acres of parks, recreational facilities and open space.  The MCMB is the new urban village for Myrtle Beach and indeed the entire Grand Strand area.  

The MCMB development was planned to be completed in 3 phases over 5 year period.  Phase 1 contained 25 acres with extensive frontage along Farrow Parkway.  This phase added over 350,000 SF of retail and restaurant uses, 195 rental apartments above the retail, over 45,000 SF of office, 1,700 surface and structured parking stalls, and 5 acres of parks and open space – all in a mixed-use urban village format.  This phase was completed on April 3, 2008.   

The retail, restaurant and rental apartment uses within Phase 1 are situated along two main, pedestrian-oriented boulevards integrated with amenities such as water features, gazebos, a children’s play lot, and richly landscaped areas. Primary tenants in the combined, completed development included: Tommy Bahama, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Barnes and Noble, Ann Taylor Orvis, Piggly Wiggly, Grand Cinema, and over 30 national and local tenants.