Fall 2020 - 1736 Magazine
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Building: Former Cobern Furniture Co. store<br />
Address: 1051 Broad St.<br />
Owner: Rafik Bassali, North Augusta<br />
Size: 30,000 square feet<br />
Year built: 1957<br />
Tax-assessed value: $447,952<br />
Condition: Vacant, good condition<br />
History: Cobern Furniture, which had bought the<br />
building from Rhodes Furniture in 1979, closed the<br />
business in 2000. The property was later occupied by<br />
Appliance Land, Henry Brothers Estate Auctions and<br />
Tradewinds Antique Mall before Bassali acquired the<br />
building in 2018.<br />
He has previously announced plans to redevelop the<br />
space into a mixed-use commercial building, with<br />
meeting space on the third floor, office space on the<br />
second and a cafe and boutique store on the ground<br />
floor.<br />
The empty former Cobern Furniture store at 1051 Broad St. is one of several vacant properties<br />
in owner Rafik Bassali’s downtown portfolio. [SPECIAL/CREXI]<br />
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