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The shopping center at 2017 Augusta St. at the corner of Faris Road in Greenville, where Verizon Wireless, Moe’s Southwest Grill and other tenants are located, is about to get a facelift.
Stone Property Management, who manages and owns the 20,000-square-foot retail center, is planning to make façade improvements such as replacing awnings, parapet extensions, burying power lines underground, an updated landscape plan and generally giving the outside of the shopping center better “aesthetic appeal.” The company is also planning to demolish two duplexes at the rear of the property to add additional parking. Another home at the rear will be converted to office space. A new patio area is planned for the rear of the building along with upgraded rear entrances.
The developer has held two neighborhood meetings so far to solicit feedback. As a result, plans have been updated to remove some of the parking in front of the center to provide more pedestrian connectivity on Augusta Street. Neighbors also voiced concerns about through traffic on McPherson Lane and have asked the city to consider a cul-de-sac.
Currently, there are seven retail spaces with two vacant: one 1,992-square-foot space and a 6,284-square-foot space, which could be subdivided. Both will be on the market next month with rental rates around $30/PSF. Plans are still preliminary and need to go before the Planning Commission for the rezoning of the additional property in the rear, which is currently planned for the September PC meeting.
