The Grain District Office building is located at 245 W Main Street anchoring the east end of downtown and serving as a new gateway to Spartanburg, SC. The 7-story, 147,000 square foot office building with ground floor retail space and a lower level of parking is part of a +/-15-acre district redevelopment by the City and Johnson Development Associates that includes the recently completed Grain District Parking Garage (also designed by DMSAS), a 1.5-acre public plaza, and the Fifth Third Park (home of the Hub City Spartanburgers baseball team) and future mixed-used residential development.
Repeating bays of red brick pilasters and divided light windows create a building that is reminiscent of the textile mills that previously dotted the landscape of the area. Cast stone is used to provide a higher level of finish at the pedestrian level, while variations of the typical bay width and an added level of detail at pilaster capitals and spandrels mark the primary building entries at the north and west facades. A stepped landscaped seat wall is employed along Main Street to soften the large grade change along the building face and provide for outdoor seating to the ground floor retailer. A redesigned Groce Street with brick sidewalk and landscape connects Main Street to the building’s primary lobby and the public plaza.
Pulling from the exterior detailing, DMSAS provided design services for the two ground floor lobbies and the upper floor core spaces, including elevator cabs and restrooms for a consistent overall building aesthetic. The traditional interior design is composed of painted wood cased openings and wainscot with paneled walls capped by a frieze whose pattern is inspired by the exterior pilaster capital. The diamond and band articulation of the second-floor spandrel is translated into a border pattern of the terrazzo floor.
Slated to start construction in late 2025, the project is planned to open in mid to late 2027.
