Boyd Simpson, president of The Simpson Organization and the developer behind The Cigar Factory, discusses the project status, potential financing arrangements, and more.
Frequently, I overhear Charleston tour guides telling their guests about the small, metal bolts on most of the old buildings around town. Some have a simple, circular shape, while others are intricate, star shapes (right).
Most people are unaware that Charleston lays on a fault line, and the city experienced massive damage from an earthquake in 1886. [...]
Commercial real estate team leader, Chris Fraser of Grubb&Ellis|Barkley Fraser, discusses the retail and office space available at the Cigar Factory. The first floor will contain retail space and the second floor will contain approximately 25,000 square feet of office space. In this video, Fraser describes the amenties and types of retail shops that will [...]
Lonely Planet, an international tourism guide, has named Charleston one of the “Top Cities to go to in 2010.” The listing is a category in the annual “Best in Travel” guide.
An excerpt from the Charleston listing in a Post & Courier article reads:This South Carolina city is the United States’ home of aristocracy,” the listing reads. [...]
Travel + Leisure readers have voted in their annual “America’s Favorite Cities” list, and Charleston took the #1 spot in a few categories and made the top 5 in several other categories. Overall, Charleston ranked #1 for holiday travel, #2 for trips and #5 for hotels!
Other cities competing for these rankings include: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis/St. [...]
According to the Charleston Regional Business Journal, home sales increased more 30% from April to May in the Charleston area, according to figures from the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors.
Some interesting findings…
The month of May ended with 678 closings (versus 518 in April and 568 in March)
The median price for homes rose slightly to $187,000, up [...]
The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors was named Chris Fraser 2008 Commercial Realtor of the Year. Fraser is head of the commercial sales team for The Cigar Factory.
Fraser co-founded the commercial firm, Grubb & Ellis Barkley Fraser, and has held his broker’s license since 1985 and designation as a certified commercial investment member since 1989. He currently serves as [...]
In February, Project Manager Scott McKenna was approached by the City of Charleston fire department with the idea of using the building for training. Scott happily allowed the firefighters to train in the building since there was nothing that could be damaged. We saw the firefighters perform a rescue of a fellow firefighters by breaking [...]
