$1,050,000
Charleston, SC 29403
MLS# 26000471
Status: Closed
2074 sqft
1 / 34
Property Description
High Profile 680 King is a rare and unique opportunity to have a store front business & live upstairs in rapidly growing Downtown location. Commercial opportunity on Iconic King near new 12 acre redevelopment project called Courier Square on the former site of the Post and Courier (South's oldest daily newspaper). Also nearby at 609 King is a new retirement community called The Peninsula of Charleston where units begin at nearly $2 million plus great restaurants Leon's Oyster, Melfi's Italian, Little Jack's Tavern, The Ordinary, The Daily & next door is Welton Bake Shop with outdoor dining. Property could be a duplex Live/work or Airbnb (owner occupied) or retail space could be 3 units. Live upstairs and have office/business downstairs or rent short term or long term.
Details
Maps
Contract Info
Primary Structure List Price/SqFt: 576.18
MLS List Date: 2026-01-07
Status: Closed
List Price: $1,195,000
Current Price: $1,050,000
Location, Tax & Legal
Legal Description: PT LT 138
Tax Map #: 4631603001
Street #: 680
Street Name: King
Street Suffix: Street
County: Charleston
State: SC
Zip Code: 29403
Area: 52 - Peninsula Charleston Outside of Crosstown
Tax District: 72 - City of Charleston
Subdivision: Downtown
Elementary School: James Simons
Middle School: Simmons Pinckney
High School: Burke
Directions: Interstate 26 to King Exit
Left on King to 680 King on right
Next to Weltons Bake Shop
General Property Info
# Stories: 2
Occupancy: Leased
Lease Purchase: No
Potential Short Sale: No
Other Structures Y/N: No
Number of Units: 2
Primary Structure Apx SqFt: 2074
Year Built: 1910
Acreage: 0.07
Office/Member Info
Seller Concessions Negotiable Y/N: No
Status Change Info
Sold Price/SqFt: 506.27
New Mortgage Type: Conventional
Sold Date: 2026-04-01
SqFt Source
Hired Measurement: 1
Unit 1
SqFt: 942
Bedrooms: 2
Baths: 1
Unit 2
SqFt: 1131
Bedrooms: 2
Baths: 2
Roof
Metal: 1
Exterior
Wood Siding: 1
Foundation
Crawl Space: 1
Zoning
Conforming: 1
Garage/Parking
Other (Use Remarks): 1
Driveway
Gravel: 1
Architectural Style
Duplex: 1
Single Family Detached: 1
New Owned/Pre-owned
Pre-Owned: 1
Cooling
Central Air: 1
Heat
Electric: 1
Natural Gas: 1
Amenities
Bus Line: 1
Laundry: 1
Trash: 1
Sale Includes
Building and Land: 1
No Furniture: 1
Proposed Financing
Cash: 1
Conventional Loan: 1
Tenant Pays
All Utilities: 1
Electric: 1
Possession
At Closing: 1
Immediate: 1
Negotiable: 1
Rent Until Closing: 1
Tenants Rights: 1
Special
Termite Bond: 1
Water/Sewer
Public Sewer: 1
Public Water: 1
Utility Suppliers
Charleston Water Service: 1
Dominion Energy: 1
Property Features
SqFt Source: Hired Measurement
Roof: Metal
Exterior: Wood Siding
Foundation: Crawl Space
Driveway: Gravel
Architectural Style: Duplex; Single Family Detached
Zoning: Conforming
Cooling: Central Air
Heat: Electric; Natural Gas
Amenities: Bus Line; Laundry; Trash
Sale Includes: Building and Land; No Furniture
Tenant Pays: All Utilities; Electric
Proposed Financing: Cash; Conventional Loan
Possession: At Closing; Immediate; Negotiable; Rent Until Closing; Tenants Rights
Special: Termite Bond
Utility Suppliers: Charleston Water Service; Dominion Energy
Supplements
Upstairs could be 2 rentals with separate entrances on porch.
Downstairs is currently rented by Interior Designer until March 2026.
Property is in Short Term Residential Category 2 District see map and details in photos.
6 off street parking spaces is rare and a premium for Downtown!
4 parking spaces behind the property on this corner lot makes for easy access plus 2 tandem spaces to to porch plus golf cart parking/storage space. Most recent Downtown single parking space near MUSC Hospital sold for $32,000!
Following information provided by Seller:
New exterior paint and downstairs porch floor installed April 2023 New standing seam metal roof in 2022
New downstairs water heater approximately 2022
New HVAC systems approximately 2020 downstairs & 2022 upstairs
Upgraded energy efficient ultra violet double hung windows except those windows facing King
Termite Bond with Terminex
King Street is well known for shopping and fabulous restaurants plus easy access to the Crosstown and Interstate 26.
Property is zoned General commercial but can easily be converted back to duplex or even a triplex and live in one unit and rent the other to maximize income potential.
See floorplan for layout which can be 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom downstairs and 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms upstairs plus both units have washer/dryer hookups and a total of 6 fireplaces (non-working).
King Street in Downtown Charleston is well known for its restaurants and bars like Bourbon Street in New Orleans with vibrant versatility from art galleries to antique shops in a pedestrian and bike friendly city that eludes charm and beautiful historic buildings.
657 King (vacant land) sold for $4,750,000
540 King is currently listed for $4,400,000
2024 Income $64,204 when both units were rented
2025 Insurance $5987
2025 Property Tax $6673
Come see why 680 King has so much to offer at an incredible price!
Listing Office: The Boulevard Company
Last Updated: April - 01 - 2026
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