Meet the Falls Park Conference District. New plans from the City of Greenville would transform about six acres along Falls Street and East Camperdown. City Council will vote Monday, March 9 to secure 14 parcels of land to get the ball rolling.
First reported by the Greenville Journal, the plans feature a hotel and conference center in the heart of downtown, something Mayor Knox White says the city currently lacks.
It’s backed by $500 million in public and private investment. Here’s what funding has been identified so far:
- City of Greenville: $135 million investment (from local and state accommodations tax funding and parking revenue) in public infrastructure like the conference center and parking garage
- SC General Assembly: $19 million previously allocated for a conference center project
According to VisitGreenvilleSC, this would bring in 100+ new events annually, generating $22 million in new visitor spending and $35 million in incremental economic impact.
