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Didn't exactly know where to place this (leasing, economic, etc). However, this is quite significant to have 20,000 SF of office space being taken over by this company.  They're spending $2.5 million to renovate two floors in the Fieldhouse into their new HQ. The article isn't really clear about how they're only a year old and have grown into needing this space.  Does anyone know about Illumifin? This is a significant development for the West End's daytime population, and certainly a good development for office space in Greenville's downtown. Happy to see things like this taking place!

 

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Following a complete demolition of the two-floor, 20,000-square-feet space, a new open floor plan will be designed featuring collaborative gathering spaces and software demonstration center in which more than 200 employees will work.

Illumifin, which was founded this year, will move into the new space in Spring 2022.

 

 

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41 minutes ago, gman430 said:

I noticed the interior upfit construction going on at that building in Trehel’s old space this week and was wondering was taking that space. Great to see. 

I forgot Trehel was formerly in that building. Did Trehel have two floors / 20,000 SF, or was their another tenant that vacated? 

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8 minutes ago, GMoxley said:

That would be disappointing if the city ultimately rejects the proposal. The brewery with outdoor area would be a welcome addition to the West End, IMO. Does anyone know when this will come up for approval?

Just realized the meeting was November 11th. Not sure if it passed or not.

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1 hour ago, GVLer said:

Underwhelming face lift for a high visibility corner. 

Or a historically accurate refurbish?
 

Some fresh air breathed into this building will be  an improvement to the district. I wouldn’t mind the existing painted advertisements remaining, or a new mural being added. I just hope that the tenant is successful and this crucial intersection gets a great, long-term tenant! 

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34 minutes ago, GvilleSC said:

Or a historically accurate refurbish?
 

Some fresh air breathed into this building will be  an improvement to the district. I wouldn’t mind the existing painted advertisements remaining, or a new mural being added. I just hope that the tenant is successful and this crucial intersection gets a great, long-term tenant! 

I’m more excited about the depicted streetscape improvements along river st. Looks like they’re proposing getting rid of the parking and adding some more width to the sidewalk and some landscaping.

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4 hours ago, gman said:

Great…an attachment opened  only with a paid subscription.  :tough:

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Army Navy store renovation in Greenville’s West End will keep historic sign

 
 
Army Navy store front

The former location of the Greenville Army & Navy store in the West End will be renovated for new tenants but keep its historic sign. Provided/McMillan Pazdan Smith

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GREENVILLE — The mainstay Greenville Army & Navy store has left the West End, but its name will remain even as the new owners of the historic building market it for tenants.

Constructed at the turn of the 20th century, the building on the corner of South Main and River streets is due a renovation that has mostly cleared regulatory hurdles. The city’s Design Review Board approved plans that call for a sign bearing the name of the business to be restored and kept regardless of what tenants might come. 

The store operated at the prominent corner for seven decades before owner Jeff Zaglin sold the building for $1.34 million last December and moved to a shopping center on Laurens Road.

The building was sold to an LLC affiliated with local convenience store chain Spinx Co..

A Spinx representative declined to comment on future plans

 

Mayor Knox White told The Post and Courier that he couldn’t reveal details but that there currently is no tenant signed and “they are doing the right thing.”

The store was opened in 1946 by a Jewish immigrant and sold military and other industrial gear throughout the West End’s rise and fall and rebirth. In recent years, the former warehouse district has become a trendy entertainment area and home to luxury condos and apartments.

The store used the building’s first floor as retail space and the second story for storage, said Rob Couch, an architect with the McMillan Pazdan Smith firm that has designed the restoration.

The new plans will create a second door on the storefront to access the second floor.

 
 
 

New entrances will be cut into the side of the building that stretches along River Street. In its conditional approval, the Design Review Board approved the placement of a mural along the side of the building that would be reviewed by the city’s Arts in Public Places Commission.

On the back side facing Boggs Street, a metal staircase will be built to access the second floor.

The sign itself no longer conforms to the city’s sign guidelines, but the architect requested it be deemed as historically significant.

The renovation will partly be funded by state and federal historic tax credits and must receive final approval by the State Historic Preservation Office. The National Parks Service deemed the building eligible for preservation status last March.

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