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Be the Broker: What do you want to see move into the Tapp’s building?

It’s been an arts center, it’s been a cosmetology school, and now, it’s available for lease via Trinity Partners.

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The exterior of the Tapp's building in Columbia, SC as seen from the street.

There is available retail space inside the Tapp’s Building, within the central business district.

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Rise and shine, Cola. Grab your morning coffee and put on your thinking cap — it’s time to be the broker and let us know what you want to see open its doors in this historic retail/office space.

The history

The Tapp’s building has been a staple of Columbia’s skyline since its construction in the 1940s.

Originally built as a department store, the seven-story building was renovated in 2003 into a Class-A mixed-use development featuring 42 loft-style apartments that sit above 23,496 sqft of retail/office/specialty space across two floors of flexible floor plans. It’s been an arts center, it’s been a cosmetology school, and now, it’s available for lease via Trinity Partners. What will it be next?

The details

  • Street level availability: 10,560 sqft
  • Lower level availability: 12,936 sqft

Weigh in on what you would like to see in the Tapp’s building.

Be the broker

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