Charter One Realty

Commercial Real Estate Services

Charter One Realty Commercial is a full-service commercial real estate firm serving its clients with decades of combined experience and local knowledge of the Southern South Carolina regions of Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton Counties. The company provides brokerage, entitlement, and development services. Our residential division company operates the largest and most successful residential real estate firm in the area with over 130+ professionals tapping into a client base into the hundreds of thousands. With over $1 Billion in sales in 2019 the company’s residential client base is a wealth of referrals who want to invest in commercial real estate, buy land and develop, or simply learn more about how they can become involved in commercial real estate.

This fact alone sets us apart from any other commercial real estate company in our service area. Our sales professionals embody our brand which conveys integrity, strength, and trust. The company has 11 offices located throughout the area and is determined to help you reach your business goals. Whether you are a seasoned commercial investor, a landlord or tenant, buyer or seller, or a fortune 500 company, Charter One Realty Commercial can help you accomplish your business goals in our area.

 Commercial Services



All of our brokers are dedicated to a professional grade client experience in the following areas of brokerage services:

  • Retail Space
  • Office Space
  • Warehouse and Flex Space
  • Industrial Space
  • Land and Site Selection
  • Investment Real Estate
  • (NNN no or low owner responsibilities)
  • Leasing Services for Landlord and Tenant
  • Leasing Site Selection


Development and Entitlement:

Charter One Realty Commercial brokers have helped many developers and developments navigate the sometimes complicated local development ordinances. It’s our relationships with the local companies that build a team to help navigate you and or your company through the process as efficiently as possible.  Our area is one of the fastest-growing areas in the State as well as the Nation so development is a large part of our local economy. Organizations such as the Southern Carolina Alliance which promote growth, development, workforce labor, and training and education embody the core principles that will guide us through the future of our regions.

Our brokers have a good understanding of the vision of the Southern Carolina Alliance and use that to guide them to think on a grander scale about the region as a whole and not just in one specific area.  It’s these principles that will help our region’s smart growth that our towns, counties, and citizens can be proud to call home.  Entitlement in our area can also be challenging with so much rural and agricultural land that lies in the path of commercial and industrial growth because of the Savannah port. Our brokers have extensive experience dealing with zoning changes, variances, annexations, and many other challenging entitlement issues.  Again, our local relationships are key to the success we have delivered to our clients in the past and will stand to benefit our clients in the future. 

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Commercial Investment Services:

Our Commercial Investment division offers to our clients a variety of local commercial investments that range from nationally recognized companies to local companies that have proven to be successful and will be around for a long time. The top tier of these investments are what we would consider true or absolute triple net (NNN) investments that are free from any owner responsibilities such as maintenance, taxes, or insurance. In a triple net investment, the tenant pays all expenses and the owner collects rent in the form of a rate of return or a cap rate. The rate of return on these investments can range from 5% to as much as 10% in some cases. The average returns for our market area range from 6% to 9% but can fluctuate. Our clients like these types of investments because they can diversify their personal stock portfolios and depending on the asset they usually have nice long lease terms which provide for a stable monthly income and return on investment. Excellent credit-rated companies and the investment can be a single-tenant asset or a multi-tenant asset like a shopping center. These investments are also very good instruments to place into trusts and pass down to family members in your estate. These investments can range from $300,000.00 to as much as $20M. Contact s to learn more.