Q1 2021 MARKET REPORT UPSTATE | RETAIL

UPSTATE, SC VACANCY 4.9% RBA 89,741,777 SF AVAILABILITY 5,230,040 SF

*ANDERSON, CHEROKEE, GREENVILLE, LAURENS, PICKENS, SPARTANBURG 5.8%

DELIVERED NET ABSORPTION 13 68,257SF 358,846 SF CAP RATE 6.1% BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 26 651,498 SF

101 E Washington Street, Ste. 400 | Greenville, SC 29601 Source: Q1 2021 MARKET REPORT | RETAIL

SPARTANBURG CBD + WEST SIDE GREENVILLE CBD INVENTORY: 7.9 M SF INVENTORY: 960 K SF

VACANCY Q1: 5.8% VACANCY Q1: 4.8% Q4: 5.9% Q4: 5.2%

ABSORPTION Q1: 3,844 SF ABSORPTION Q1: 75,113 SF 12 Month Net Absorption SF Q4: (27K) SF 12 Month Net Absorption SF Q4: 2,798 SF Q1: $10.74 Q1: $25.55 RENTAL RATE Q4: $10.77 RENTAL RATE Q2: $25.62

UPSTATE MARKET OUTLOOK NOTABLE Q1 TRANSACTIONS

Greenville’s retail and hospitality sectors make LEASED up roughly 20% of jobs in the metro and were two of the hardest hit employment sectors in Chris Harrison leased 3,565 the initial months of the pandemic. The metro SF of retail space (Suite 6) located at 626 Congaree has posted negative absorption over the past Road, Greenville, SC year, and the trend is expected to continue, as numerous retailers have announced store closures in the area. As a result of the move- outs, vacancies have been on the rise. One of the only key indicators of stability through the SOLD pandemic has been investment volume. Ted Lyerly, CCIM sold a New deliveries in Spartanburg County have Family Dollar located at 3206 Robertson Blvd., been minimal, helping to keep vacncies near the Walterboro, SC national average, at roughly 6.4%. However, the coronavirus pandemic lead to negative absorption and flat annual rent growth. Despite the lack of significant rent growth, investment continued near normal levels, with roughly LEASED $50.8 million trading hands. Jimmy Wright and Geoff Beans leased Suite 853 Source: located at 831 - 861 NE Main St., (Carolina Place), Simpsonville, SC

UPSTATE SC DEMOGRAPHICS

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD UNEMPLOYMENT POPULATION HOUSEHOLDS MEDIAN AGE INCOME RATE 1,326,744 515,030 39.5 $54,673 9.9%

101 E Washington Street, Ste. 400 | Greenville, SC 29601 Q1 2021 MARKET REPORT UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA | RETAIL

Inventory 38.1 M SF Vacancy Rate 4.6% Inventory 3.4 M SF Market Rent $12.98/SF Vacancy Rate 6.3% Inventory 7.1 M SF Net Absorption 204,683 SF Market Rent $5.84/SF Vacancy Rate 3.8% Net Absorption 4,238 SF Market Rent $11.65/SF Net Absorption 17,502 SF CHEROKEE

GREENVILLE

SPARTANBURG PICKENS

Inventory 23.5 M SF Vacancy Rate 6.6% Market Rent $10.24/SF Net Absorption (168,009) SF

ANDERSON LAURENS

Inventory 3.2 M SF Vacancy Rate 4.0% Inventory 14.5 M SF Market Rent $7.62/SF Vacancy Rate 3.3% Net Absorption (3,234) SF April 2021 Market Rent $8.68/SF Net Absorption 13,077 SF

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101 E Washington Street, Ste. 400 | Greenville, SC 29601