The former home of neighborhood bar Exile, a compact commercial building tucked into Greenville’s West End, has hit the market with an asking price of $2.5 million. Steps from Fluor Field, the property is being pitched as a rare infill opportunity for buyers or local operators at a time when new apartments are rapidly filling in the surrounding blocks.
Property records and the broker listing show the structure is split into two rentable suites, roughly 1,645 and 2,468 square feet, with about 17 on-site parking spaces and a newly renovated roof, according to LoopNet. The lot carries C-3 zoning and a mixed-use designation, which under current city rules allows for retail or office uses.
Sellers have set the price at $2.5 million, and the building’s backstory runs from nightlife to medical services. As reported by The State, the space once housed Exile bar and before that operated as a dentist’s office.
Exile co-owners Stephen Phillips and Nick McSherry told followers on Instagram that they had “tried everything within our power to bring our space back to the public” and said they held out as long as they could before deciding to move on, The State reported.
Markley + Main Project Rises Next Door
The timing of the listing lines up with construction at Markley + Main, a six-story mixed-use project beside Fluor Field that is slated to bring 277 apartments and a slate of resident amenities to the area. Developer SunCap Property Group and project materials note that the complex will feature a pool, a rooftop lounge with views of Fluor Field, co-working space and covered parking with EV charging.
In Hot West End, Small Lots Are Getting Scarce
Local business coverage has tracked a wave of residential development in the West End that is reshaping demand for smaller commercial parcels. Upstate Business Journal and other outlets have cast Markley + Main as a key piece of that surge, while nearby complexes like MAA Greene advertise smart-home tech, in-unit laundry, EV charging and rooftop amenities that are drawing more residents to the corridor.
Marketing materials for the broader Markley + Main campus outline more than 10,000 square feet of planned street-level retail, a layout that brokers say makes the walkable storefront at 9 Anderson especially appealing for restaurant or retail operators. The Markley + Main property page and leasing packet sketch out the retail vision for the block and the expected boost in everyday foot traffic, and Collett lists the mixed-use package and retail offerings for the development.
For now, the building at 9 Anderson stands as a small but strategic holdout in a quickly densifying stretch of downtown. With its $2.5 million asking price and flexible interior suites, brokers expect interest from local restaurateurs, boutique retailers and investors looking to weave older storefronts into the West End’s next wave of projects.
