Upstate caffeine addicts will soon have several new places to get their fix.
Seattle-based coffee chain Starbucks plans to build three new stores in the area, including two in Duncan and Boiling Springs in Spartanburg County and one in Greenville County in Simpsonville.
A project official who asked not to be identified said his development company is working with Starbucks to develop all three stores simultaneously, although the stores will be completed at different times.
The developer said the Duncan store would likely be the first to open. It will be built adjacent to a new Fuddruckers by franchisees Lee Ann and Allen Johnston in the former Denny’s restaurant at 1515 Highway 290.
Ben Hines, principal of Spartanburg-based Spencer/Hines Properties, who is part of the group developing the Duncan property, said he anticipates the project will close early next week.
He said developers want the property to be annexed by the Town of Duncan in order to avoid county setback requirements that would make the project more difficult.
“We are very excited about it,” Hines said.
The Boiling Springs store is expected to close in August, the developer said.
Site plans filed with the county showed it will be constructed on a 2.6-acre lot between Advance Auto Parts and the new Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen near the intersection of Highway 9 and McMillin Road.
The lot is comprised of three small properties that currently house three vacant homes and a small grove of trees.
The homes and trees will be removed to make way for a more than 3,600-square-foot building. The Starbucks store and a new Marco’s Pizza restaurant will occupy the building.
According to the developer, the third store will be built in downtown Simpsonville near the intersection of highways 14 and 417. Plans for that store are still being finalized.
