Case Study · Historic Renovation
140 GadsdenBringing Chester’s 1924 Schlosburg Building Back
The former Schlosburg Department Store in downtown Chester is becoming 11 boutique apartments over street-level retail, part of a $3.4 million Kuester commitment to two landmark buildings.
Then and Now
A Department Store, Reimagined
Designed in 1923 and finished in 1924, the building anchored downtown Chester as the Schlosburg Department Store. Drag to compare it then and today.
Then and Now
A Department Store, Reimagined
Designed in 1923 and finished in 1924, the building anchored downtown Chester as the Schlosburg Department Store. Drag to compare it then and today.
The Project
Residences Upstairs, Retail on the Street
Eleven boutique apartments fill the upper floor. The ground floor holds two retail units: WorkAbility’s coworking café and a ±2,671 SF corner suite available for a restaurant or retail tenant. Ownership will install a hood and grease trap for the right restaurant.
- Address
- 140 Gadsden St, Chester, SC
- Built
- 1924
- Program
- 11 apartments over two ground-floor retail units
- Zoning
- Central Commercial (CC)
- Investment
- $3.4M committed in 2023 across 140 Gadsden and 113 Main
Incentives
Projects Like This May Be Eligible for
OZ
Opportunity Zone benefits
Bailey Bill
County and city property tax incentives
Historic
Federal and South Carolina historic tax credits
Abandoned
South Carolina abandoned buildings credit
For discussion only, not tax or legal advice. Eligibility varies by property.
Why Chester
We Got In Early
Chester County has drawn $2.52 billion in new capital investment since 2020, and rents inside the J.A. Cochran Bypass are at a 10-year high. Kuester committed to downtown before the growth arrived.
