70-acre project centered on health care to include multifamily, office and restaurants
A new development planned on a 70-acre tract of land at Interstate 85, Garlington Road and Pelham Road in Greer will be anchored by a Bon Secours St. Francis Health System ambulatory care center along with multifamily development, office/professional uses and restaurants.
Greenville-based Central Realty Holdings will be the lead developer of the project and will work with Bon Secours St. Francis Health System on the ambulatory care center and Fairfax, Va.-based Middleburg Real Estate Partners on the multifamily portion. This is the first project that Central Realty and Middleburg have partnered on.
“When we started working on this project, we knew the master plan called for a medical facility,” said Rece Morgan, president and CEO of Central Realty Holdings. “This new development will bring a variety of businesses to the area, and we are excited about what it has to offer the surrounding community.”
The project is expected to have approximately 300 garden-style apartments situated on 29 acres of the property, keeping the density low, said Morgan. The complex will have the typical higher-end apartment amenities, including a swimming pool and green spaces.
Three sites are available for restaurants, and Morgan said he expects to have one or two fast-casual and one or two sit-down restaurants. No retail is zoned or expected at this location, he said. Office space will follow later, and overall building in the project will be from one- to three-story buildings.
Bon Secours St. Francis is building the ambulatory care center to “expand our existing heath care offerings,” said Craig McCoy, CEO of Bon Secours St. Francis Health System. “It will allow patients who are not admitted to the hospital easy access to a wide range of services.” The center will house primary care and specialty services with convenience care capabilities and will offer many of the same outpatient services provided in an acute care hospital setting except the actual hospital stay.
“We want to offer our patients services that are convenient and deliver medical care in a way that meets the needs of their lifestyle,” said Anselmo (“Mo”) Nuñez, M.D., chief executive officer of Bon Secours Medical Group. “Further, as consumers – patients, businesses and the community at large – are demanding lower out-of-pocket costs, we anticipate providing these services at a more affordable rate than can be provided in an acute care hospital.”
Construction on the ambulatory care center and apartments is expected to begin as soon as approvals are secured and will take 12 to 18 months to complete.
