Greer council certifies abandoned building for rehab, approves several first-reading rezonings and appointments

The Greer City Council voted to certify a building at 315 Trade Street as abandoned under South Carolina law and approved a slate of first-reading ordinances and ministerial appointments during its February 2025 meeting.

City staff presented Resolution No. 3-2025, citing the state abandoned buildings statute. City attorney-approved forms in the council packet included an affidavit and a notice of intent to rehabilitate. City staff member Mr. Deaton said the materials met the statutory definition of an abandoned building. "Yes, sir. I believe, based upon the affidavit presented, an additional information that does meet the definition," he told the council.

The developer, Brian Beal of Fountain Inn, said his company will rehabilitate the property and operate a golf simulator and restaurant. "We are turning simulators. We're taking this old building, and giving it new life right there on Trace Street," Beal said, and…