this is a page for

Browsing Tag: Downtown Greenville

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Downtown Greenville, SC 2023

Photo Credit: Greenville Journal

The Greenville Journal has some wonderful St. Patrick’s Day parade pictures in downtown Greenville, SC from this past weekend. Be sure to check them out!

District 356 Opens at Flour Field in Greenville, SC

Today it was announced that Pizzeria Fiamma will be opening in District 356 at the 408 Jackson Apartment building.

Airbnb – Short Term Rental Regulations in the City of Greenville, SC

Photo Credit: John Murphy, Greenville Real Estate News – Downtown Greenville, SC – Falls Park / Reedy River

Want to open up an Airbnb in the City of Greenville, SC? Why not? It’s a beautiful small city and the area is growing rapidly. Just make sure you follow the City of Greenville, SC Rules and Regulations for Short Term Rentals.

The Rise of Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville, SC – Reedy River at Sunset / John Murphy, Greenville Real Estate News

Here’s another article discussing how Greenville, SC is on the rise. My wife and I had been watching Greenville, SC for almost 10 years and finally decided to move here about three years ago. It has continued to get better and the food scene here is quite good. Here’s the latest article from Southern Living Magazine.

ChartSpan Shrinks Downtown Greenville Office Footprint by 90%

ChartSpan has been and continues to be a huge success story here in Greenville so don’t let the headline fool you. The company has said that it will be downsizing it’s office space needs from the current 100,000 SF at N. Main and Washington in downtown Greenville to a new location that will be about 10,000 SF. The new space will be mostly for executives according to the ChartSpan article in the Greenville News.

The company noted that they had been looking at an option to provide for more flexible and home-based work options for their employees 6 months prior to Covid-19. But given the lock downs and challenges opening offices, they did a survey of their employees and 82% wanted to continue to work at home according to the company.

According to ChartSpan’s website, they are “the largest chronic care management (CCM) service provider in the U.S. We provide a comprehensive set of care services for Medicare beneficiaries across the country. By providing access to care services specifically designed for chronically ill patients, our team of seasoned clinical experts are able to help patients live fuller and healthier lives while also reducing their medical costs.” The company continues to do extremely well. Here’s the link to the latest news about ChartSpan.

It will be interesting to watch the transition back to opening offices not only in the Greenville area but all across the country. I have heard of other firms doing similar things. It would seem that we might see a substantial reduction in the demand for Class A office space but time will tell. Of course the landlords and brokers involved in Class A are pretty savvy so we’ll have to watch what they do and if we see much of a change in price, terms and incentives.

Greenville Restaurants Open

Passerelle Bistro at Falls Park on the Reedy, Downtown Greenville, SC
Photo Credit: John Murphy, Greenville Real Estate News

Last week, Governor McMaster announced the relaxation of restrictions on restaurants are will allow them to operate at 50% capacity but still requiring proper social distancing and cleaning protocols.

50% is better than just curbside but this won’t work long term. Given what we are seeing in the state of Georgia and hopefully in South Carolina as well, the Governor will consider further relaxing the current guidelines.

Molly Hulsey of the GSA Business Report has written an excellent story about the opening up of downtown Greenville.

Downtown Greenville is such a terrific place to go out for lunch or dinner. We are hopeful these restaurant owners as well as the other shopkeepers can stay afloat long enough for the public to come back.

We are heading to Smoke on the Water Friday night for the anti-climatic celebration of our daughter graduating from college. We’ll still have fun given the ceremony has been delayed until May 2021 believe it or not. We’re expecting LOTS of people in downtown Greenville tomorrow night. The weather is supposed to be in the low 80’s. It should be fabulous!