City of Greenville making it easier to redevelop downtown
Greenville City officials said with sky high construction costs, they help private investors, such as the Spinx company, where they can.
The man in charge of the city's economic development, Sam Konduros, explained how going shoulder-to-shoulder on projects with private partners is what has helped Greenville thrive.
'When we think it's a great project and we can contribute in a way that's really investing in our citizens, investing in our city and again hitting numerous goals that we have to enable a project to move forward, it really makes a lot of sense,' said Konduros.
The city's funds compliment the company's $3.5 million redevelopment of the former Cooks Station building.
'It's when a developer or owner presents a great opportunity to the city but needs us to have some level of participation to make it financially feasible,' Konduros explained.
He said that the city pays close attention to public access areas, especially around new developments.
'It's an enhancement of our own infrastructure and again making the city more attractive,' he said. 'It's often the difference in a project going forward or not going forward in our ability to work with them like that.'
He said this project helps everyone enjoy downtown.
'Spinx created an opportunity,' Konduros said. 'Whether people choose to go inside the Spinx retail location or not to, this allows them to better access Main Street, in a wheelchair or not, 24 hours a day.'
He said these are long standing partnerships. He told us Spinx has signed a 35-year lease on South Main Street.
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