Southeast City Scoop: Greenville, S.C., Construction Starts

Before COVID-19 outbreak, the value of new contracts was expected to rise 29%

Gains had been forecast for nonresidential and residential sectors; non-building was expected to decline.

City Grill

K.J. Jacobs
Principal
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture

As elsewhere, Greenville’s construction economy has slowed in 2020 due to the pandemic, with the pipeline for hospitality, office and restaurant/retail projects having “temporarily slowed,” says Jacobs. Nevertheless, “There continue to be pockets of success in each of these sectors locally [as] local and regional developers continue to look for long-term opportunities.” Overall, he predicts: “The volatility caused by the pandemic roller coaster and presidential election will settle in mid-2021, and we will all get focused again on growth.”

Firm in Focus

McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
400 Augusta St., Ste. 200, Greenville, S.C.
CEO: Chad Cousins Employees: 233
Founded: 2009
What’s New: The firm is designing The Sudler Companies’ Building 1 project at Fox Hill Business Park—Greenville County’s first new Class A industrial business park in 20 years.