Phil Barry, senior vice president in Atlanta for Grubb &Ellis Co., is marketing the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base,closed in 1983. He said the authority will choose a buyer based ona combination of factors: offer price, type of developer andconceptual plan.

The redevelopment authority developed a conceptual plan for theproperty. South Park Village is designed as a mixed-use communitywith housing, open space, retail and office and light commercialspace. The project would be a joint effort between the eventualdevelopment team and the redevelopment authority.

Myrtle Beach Air Force Base lies at the geographic center ofSouth Carolina's Grand Strand, an area with 60 miles of oceancoastline and more than 115 golf courses. The Grand Strand attracts13.7 million visitors annually.

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