Greenville Needs a New Convention Center

Greenville Convention Center
Greenville Convention Center

This week I had a chance to attend an event at the Greenville Convention Center for the Home Builders Association of Greenville. It’s located in a warehouse district area close to the downtown airport in Greenville. The building itself is fine, however, the location is not particularly appealing for the kinds of bigtime events that I think could be attracted to Greenville. There are no other venues near by such as bars or restaurants. Greenville is evaluating building a new convention center in downtown Greenville along the Reedy River. This is something that we need to do. We need to work with the state and find the money.

What to do then about the existing space? I’m not sure. Maybe it becomes a big warehouse. I don’t know. But when you think about how cool downtown Greenville is and how beautiful Greenville-Spartanburg International (GSP) is, I think it’s time they build a gorgeous new convention center.

About The Author

John Murphy

Husband of 36 years to my college sweetheart, Janet Murphy (@janetmurphydesign on Instagram). Together we have 6 wonderful children from ages 18-34 and 6 grandchildren. My main work is helping commercial building owners and real estate investors save money on their income taxes by doing cost segregation. I work all over the U.S. but have a lot of clients here in SC and in the southeast in particular. The firm I represent is CSSI, LLC. I love the work! I’ve also been a licensed REALTOR since 2003 and broker since 2007 but my work is limited to just a few clients each year. We relocated to Greenville, SC for the lifestyle, lower cost of living, amazing amenities in the area and the growth opportunity for business and real estate. We absolutely love it here!

All opinions are expressly my own and do not represent either CSSI, LLC or eXp Realty LLC or any other company, organization or group that I might be affiliated with.