--- title: "325 South Church: a two-building institutional campus in Spartanburg, SC" description: "325 S. Church Street, Spartanburg, SC: a 2.49-acre, two-building institutional campus near downtown, with its sourced record and business cases." url: "https://325southchurch.com/" image: "https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-og.jpg" site: 325 South Church date_modified: 2026-10-07 --- 325 S. Church Street · Spartanburg, South Carolina # A two-building institutional campus half a mile from downtown Spartanburg 19,728 sq ft in two single-story buildings on 2.49 acres, zoned for schools, training, care, worship and other institutional uses: 12,128 sq ft of offices and program rooms built in 1987, and a 7,600 sq ft metal building with a loading dock. Researched here through four operator and investor questions. Listed for sale at $3,300,000 Ask the listing broker ![Aerial view from South Church Street of the 325 South Church campus: the single-story main building behind a lawn, the metal second building beyond it, and the paved lot to the right.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-main-1200.webp) From South Church Street: Building 1 across the lawn, Building 2 behind it, and the paved lot. ## Why it is worth investigating - ### Institutional uses by right 29 listed uses, including schools, colleges, trade schools, day care, community centers, churches and treatment centers, are permitted without a rezoning ([zoning](https://325southchurch.com/zoning/)). - ### Two buildings that divide naturally One for classrooms, offices and program rooms; one with a loading dock for a teaching shop, lab or support space, which for a school is part of the permitted use. - ### Site and parking 2.49 acres with about 34,000 sq ft of asphalt paving on the county card and, by the listing's account, 50+ spaces behind an automated fence. - ### Central and reachable about 0.45 mile from Morgan Square, on South Church Street (16,900 vehicles a day (2024)), with a bus stop about 250 m away ([location](https://325southchurch.com/location/)). - ### Faster than building The same campus built new prices at $3.24M to $5.20M before sitework and takes about 18-30 months. An existing campus delivered vacant can open in months ([buy or build](https://325southchurch.com/tools/buy-or-build/)). - ### Tested against real questions Four business cases test it against the questions operators and investors ask, with their numbers and their strongest arguments against. ## The record at a glance **Land** 2.49 acres[Public record](https://325southchurch.com/property/#fact-parcel-acres) **Buildings** 19,728 sq ft in two buildings[Public record](https://325southchurch.com/property/#fact-buildings-totalArea) **Zoning** GID, General Institutional District[Public record](https://325southchurch.com/property/#fact-zoning-district) **Property tax, 2025** $960 in City fees[Public record](https://325southchurch.com/property/#fact-tax-current) **Traffic on South Church St** 16,900 vehicles a day (2024)[Public record](https://325southchurch.com/property/#fact-loc-aadt) **Possession** Not stated[Pending confirmation](https://325southchurch.com/property/#fact-use-vacancy) ![Overhead aerial view of the campus: the main building at the top, the paved parking area across the middle, and the long metal second building at the bottom, with South Church Street on the left.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-overhead-1280.webp) From directly above: Building 1 (top), the paved lot, and Building 2 (bottom). South Church Street runs along the left. Parcel boundary from City of Spartanburg GIS (2026), north up. Morgan Square lies about 0.45 mile away in a straight line, in the direction of the dashed line. Building footprints are not shown: no surveyed footprint is public. [The full property record](https://325southchurch.com/property/), with the source of every figure. ## Four ways to evaluate it The district permits 29 listed uses by right, and the second building can be a school's own shop or lab. Each business case starts from a question an operator or investor is already asking, answers it with local evidence, and only then tests this campus against the answer, favourably or not. ![The long white metal second building with roll-up doors, a loading dock with a ramp, and the paved lot alongside.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-building-2-exterior-1280.webp) Building 2: the metal building, with roll-up doors and a loading dock. - ### [Can a new charter school get a building in Spartanburg in time to open?](https://325southchurch.com/business-cases/charter-school-campus/) Supported, with conditions: two charters approved for 2027-28 have no public site, and the campus fits a 250-400-student opening phase if it is empty in time. - ### [What lease makes a school building a sound purchase for an investor?](https://325southchurch.com/business-cases/education-facility-investor/) Only once a large enough charter school signs a long triple-net lease; no state, college or training lease carries the price. - ### [Should a training program lease flex space or buy a campus?](https://325southchurch.com/business-cases/career-technical-training/) Lawful for classrooms with a teaching shop, but leased flex space is usually far cheaper. - ### [What enrollment does a private school need before it owns its building?](https://325southchurch.com/business-cases/private-specialised-school/) Only a high-tuition school carries it, such as one for students with learning differences at roughly 70-190 students. [All business cases](https://325southchurch.com/business-cases/), and other uses evaluated · [Calculators](https://325southchurch.com/tools/) ## Inside today, and one way it could be fitted out The photographs show the buildings as they stand. Beside each is an illustrative concept made from the same photograph, to help picture finished space. The concepts change finishes and furniture only. They are not plans, approvals, commitments by the seller, or evidence of what the buildings can do; the [property record](https://325southchurch.com/property/) and a tour are the basis for that. ![Existing condition: the open mezzanine in the metal building, with a bare board floor, exposed steel beams and strip lighting.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-building-2-mezzanine-1024.webp)![Illustrative concept: the same mezzanine shown finished as a training room, with carpet, worktables, chairs and a lounge corner. Not an existing condition.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-concept-building-2-mezzanine-1024.webp) Existing condition Illustrative concept ↔ Building 2 mezzanine: as photographed, and shown as a training room. Illustrative concept, not an existing condition or approved plan. - ![Existing condition: the entrance area inside the main building, with a glass entry door, an interior window and a long corridor.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-building-1-entrance-1024.webp)![Illustrative concept: the same entrance area shown as a furnished reception and waiting lounge. Not an existing condition.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-concept-building-1-entrance-1024.webp) Existing condition Illustrative concept ↔ Building 1 entrance: as photographed, and shown as a reception and waiting lounge. - ![Existing condition: a large open room in the main building, with tiled floor, a folding partition, a serving window and rooms along one side.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-building-1-hall-1024.webp)![Illustrative concept: the same room shown as a furnished commons with tables, chairs and a coffee counter. Not an existing condition.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-concept-building-1-hall-1024.webp) Existing condition Illustrative concept ↔ Building 1 open room: as photographed, and shown as a commons with a coffee counter. - ![Existing condition: a corridor in the main building, with rooms on both sides behind interior windows and doors.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-building-1-corridor-1024.webp)![Illustrative concept: the same corridor shown with artwork and signage, and a furnished program room. Not an existing condition.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-concept-building-1-corridor-1024.webp) Existing condition Illustrative concept ↔ Building 1 corridor: as photographed, and shown with furnished program rooms. ## What to verify before pursuing the property **Possession timing** No public source says whether or when the current occupant will leave, or why the property is for sale. **Price against local sales** The ask is about $167 per sq ft; recorded resales of churches, halls and day-care buildings in the City ran at $7 to $77 per finished sq ft. The value case rests on time to occupancy and the right occupant. **Building systems** Building 1's cooling, both buildings' fire protection and the floor plans are not in any public record. **Permitted uses** Institutional uses are permitted by right; offices, warehouses and industrial work as a main use would need a rezoning. **Site size for a school** 2.49 acres leaves no room for a gym or fields, so for a growing school it is a first phase. [What creates and limits its value](https://325southchurch.com/investment-thesis/) · [The property record](https://325southchurch.com/property/) ![Elevated view over the campus toward downtown Spartanburg, with South Church Street on the left and the downtown towers on the skyline.](https://325southchurch.com/images/325-south-church-downtown-context-1280.webp) The campus in its setting, with downtown Spartanburg beyond. Morgan Square is about half a mile away in a straight line. ## The research behind the campus - [The property record](https://325southchurch.com/property/)Every figure, with its source - [Zoning, use by use](https://325southchurch.com/zoning/)What the parcel may be used for, and what only the City can answer - [Location and downtown](https://325southchurch.com/location/)Access, distances and nearby projects, each with its status and date - [Investment thesis](https://325southchurch.com/investment-thesis/)What creates and limits value, and who should look ## Talk to the listing broker For floor plans, building systems, possession timing and a tour: Tom McMeekin, Pintail · [(864) 921-7924](tel:+18649217924) · [tom@pintailcre.com](mailto:tom@pintailcre.com) ## Structured data ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://325southchurch.com/#website","url":"https://325southchurch.com/","name":"325 South Church","inLanguage":"en-US","about":{"@id":"https://325southchurch.com/#property"}},{"@id":"https://325southchurch.com/#property","name":"325 South Church","@type":"Place","description":"A two-building institutional campus on one 2.49-acre parcel in Spartanburg, South Carolina, zoned GID (General Institutional).","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"325 S. 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