Author: Jason Brown
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Lawsuit Challenges Spartanburg County’s Review of $2.8B NorthMark Data Center Expansion
A citizens group has sued Spartanburg County to force planning commission review of the next construction phase at NorthMark Strategies’ $2.8 billion data center, as a separate state air-permit fight over new natural gas turbines at the site continues through a July 31 comment deadline.
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Zoning Moratoriums Cut Pickens County Housing Production by a Third as Growth Shifts to Outlying Upstate Counties
EASLEY, S.C. — New-home construction in Pickens County fell by roughly a third in 2025 and has kept sliding into 2026, as a nearly year-long moratorium on new subdivisions and larger minimum lot sizes in both Easley and the county have squeezed housing supply just as the Upstate’s population keeps growing, according to building permit…
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13th Floor Investments Breaks Ground on First Apartments at 250-Acre Union Bleachery Mill Overhaul in Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Construction has begun on the first residential phase of On the Trail, a 250-acre mixed-use redevelopment rising on the site of the former Union Bleachery textile mill along Old Buncombe Road, marking a major milestone for one of the largest infill projects in Greenville County. Miami-based developer 13th Floor Investments broke ground…
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DMA Industries Opens 1.4 Million-Square-Foot Distribution Hub in Greer, Adding 100 Jobs Near Inland Port
GREER, S.C. — DMA Industries, a North American supplier of aftermarket automotive parts, celebrated the grand opening of a 1.4 million-square-foot distribution and operations facility at 578 Robinson Road in Greer, a project the company says will add roughly 100 jobs to the Upstate’s logistics workforce. The facility sits less than four miles from the…
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Pattillo Advances 248,000-Square-Foot Spec Industrial Building in Powdersville
Pattillo Industrial Real Estate is building a 248,000-square-foot spec industrial building at Anderson Gateway Commerce Center in Powdersville, with delivery slated for fall 2026.
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Upstate Office, Industrial Vacancy Keep Tightening in Second-Quarter Market Report
CBRE’s second-quarter report shows Greenville-Spartanburg office vacancy falling to 9.9% and industrial vacancy to 5.3%, with a 100,000-square-foot office tower breaking ground downtown — the first since 2020.
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Greenville Apartment Boom Meets Its Ceiling as Construction Pipeline Thins and Rents Keep Climbing
GREENVILLE, S.C. — After several years of heavy multifamily construction, Greenville’s apartment market is shifting into a tighter, slower-growth phase in 2026, with vacancy holding near 5.8% and rents up 4.2% year-over-year even as the pipeline of new units shrinks, according to a Colliers market update. The tightening comes on the heels of a wave…
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Historic Stone Cottage Reopens on Falls Park, Adding to Downtown Greenville’s Wave of Adaptive-Reuse Investment
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A 130-year-old cottage overlooking Falls Park reopened this weekend as a cafe and event venue following a $1.1 million restoration, the latest example of developers and city officials turning historic downtown Greenville buildings into income-producing commercial space. Stone Cottage, at 615 Main Street, held its grand reopening Saturday after a renovation led…
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GSP Airport Breaks Ground on $27.5 Million Solar Canopy System to Power Terminal
GREER, S.C. — Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport is moving forward with a $27.5 million solar canopy project that will let the terminal complex run largely on power generated on site, part of a broader wave of capital investment reshaping the region’s busiest air travel hub. Construction of the steel superstructure over Garage B is set to…
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Cook Out Reportedly Buys Seneca Retail Site as Moe’s Southwest Grill Closes
Moe’s Southwest Grill has closed its Bypass 123 location in Seneca, and the property has reportedly been sold to Cook Out, adding to a wave of retail turnover along Oconee County’s busiest commercial corridor.
