What S.J. Collins Enterprises does

S.J. Collins Enterprises is a privately held commercial real estate development company founded in 2007 by Steve Collins and headquartered in Fairburn, Georgia. The firm acquires, develops, and either sells or holds commercial real estate assets, with a portfolio spanning retail, restaurant, office, and multi-family properties across the southeastern United States, including Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, and Arkansas. The firm has completed more than 20 developments representing several million square feet of built space, with anchor-tenant relationships centered on premium grocery operators including Whole Foods, Target, Wegmans, Lowes Foods, and The Fresh Market.

The company's core product is grocery-anchored shopping centers, typically ranging from 40,000 to 125,000 square feet, supplemented by larger mixed-use lifestyle centers (notably The Interlock in Atlanta at 303,665 square feet) and its first standalone upscale multi-family residential project, The Kelly, a 300-unit apartment community in Panama City, FL, which began pre-leasing in Spring 2024. Asset development follows a standard site acquisition, entitlement, construction, and lease-up or sale workflow, executed by a lean team of 11-50 employees with outsourced construction trades. The company maintains no proprietary technology platform; operations are relationship-driven and execution-led by the founder.

The business model combines one-time property development revenue (from project sales to institutional buyers, REITs, or individual investors) with recurring rental income from retained assets leased to commercial tenants. The go-to-market motion is B2B sales-led, anchored on direct developer-to-tenant relationships with enterprise grocery banners, plus referral-based deal sourcing through industry relationships. Marketing is supported by a public project portfolio on the company website. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; commercial real estate development and lease rates are negotiated on a per-property basis.

Name

S.J. Collins Enterprises

Legal name

S.J. Collins Enterprises

Website

https://sjcollinsent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

S.J. Collins Enterprises is a privately held commercial real estate developer founded in 2007 in Fairburn, Georgia, building grocery-anchored retail, mixed-use, and multi-family properties across the southeastern United States for institutional buyers and commercial tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Property Development: The company develops retail, restaurant, office, and multi-family properties, generating revenue through property sales or ongoing leasing income from commercial tenants. Their portfolio includes grocery-anchored shopping centers, mixed-use lifestyle centers, and apartment communities.
2. Commercial Leasing: The company leases retail and office space to tenants including anchor grocery stores (Whole Foods, Target, Wegmans, Lowes Foods) and smaller retailers, generating recurring rental income from commercial properties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

S.J. Collins Enterprises is a real estate development company that acquires sites and develops retail, restaurant, office, and multi-family properties across the southeastern United States. The company either sells completed developments to investors or retains ownership and generates rental income through commercial leasing to anchor and in-line tenants including Whole Foods, Target, Wegmans, Lowes Foods, and The Fresh Market. Its portfolio spans several million square feet built across 20+ completed projects since founding in 2007.

Product overview

S.J. Collins Enterprises is a real estate development company that operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company develops retail, restaurant, office, and multi-family properties across the southeastern United States. Their portfolio includes: The Interlock (mixed-use urban lifestyle center in Atlanta with retail, office, hotel, and apartments), The Kelly (upscale 300-unit apartment community in Panama City, FL), St Petersburg (grocery-anchored shopping center in FL), Varsity Plaza Phase II (shopping center expansion in Tallahassee, FL anchored by Target), and West Ashley Station Phase II (shopping center expansion in Charleston, SC anchored by Whole Foods). The company has completed over 20 additional developments including grocery-anchored shopping centers, mixed-use projects, and R&D office facilities, with a portfolio spanning several millions of square feet built since 2007.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• St Petersburg Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center Grocery-anchored shopping center development of 40,000 sqft in St. Petersburg, FL.
• Varsity Plaza Phase II Shopping center expansion of 15,582 sqft in Tallahassee, FL, anchored by Target.
• West Ashley Station Phase II Expansion of grocery-anchored shopping center in Charleston, SC, totaling 26,232 sqft and anchored by Whole Foods.
• The Interlock Mixed-Use Lifestyle Center Urban mixed-use lifestyle center of 303,665 sqft in Atlanta, GA, combining retail, office, a boutique hotel, rooftop entertainment space, and apartments. Completed in 2019.
• The Kelly Multi-Family Apartment Community Upscale apartment community of 300 one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes on Wilson Avenue, Panama City, FL, with amenities including dog park, clubhouse, resort-style pool, fitness center, elevators, bike storage, pickleball court, outdoor grilling and gathering areas, EV chargers, and gated community. Pre-leasing opened Spring 2024.
• Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center Development (Portfolio) Recurring development and delivery of grocery-anchored shopping centers across the southeastern US, anchored by Whole Foods, Wegmans, Lowes Foods, and The Fresh Market at sizes ranging from 5,500 to 469,937 sqft. The portfolio includes 20+ completed grocery-anchored centers and mixed-use properties since 2008.
• Tech Center Office (R&D Office Development) 28,893 sqft R&D office property in Newport News, VA completed in 2016.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Whole FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWhole Foods serves as anchor tenant at numerous S.J. Collins shopping center developments across multiple states including Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Virginia, South Carolina, and Alabama. The partnership drives foot traffic and tenant confidence in retail developments.
• TargetcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTarget serves as anchor tenant at Varsity Plaza Phase II in Tallahassee, FL (15,582 sqft), providing significant traffic generation for the retail center.
• WegmanscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWegmans anchors the 5th Street Station development in Charlottesville, VA (469,937 sqft), one of the largest projects in the company's portfolio.
• Lowes FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLowes Foods anchors Lexington Square in Lexington, SC (86,143 sqft), providing grocery services to the community.
• The Fresh MarketcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Fresh Market anchors Lakeside Crossing in Lynchburg, VA (46,900 sqft), serving as the grocery anchor for the shopping center.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Regency Centers: Public REIT (NASDAQ: REG) specializing in grocery-anchored shopping centers. Operates at much greater scale than S.J. Collins but pursues the same anchor-tenant-led retail strategy and uses many of the same grocery counterparties.
• Brixmor Property Group: Public REIT (NYSE: BRX) operating open-air shopping centers across the US. Larger scale and publicly traded, but with directly comparable retail center exposure to S.J. Collins's portfolio.
• Phillips Edison & Company: Public REIT (NASDAQ: PECO) focused on grocery-anchored shopping centers. Significantly larger and publicly traded, but operates in an overlapping product category with S.J. Collins's commercial developments.
• The Related Group: Miami-based large-scale developer active in residential, mixed-use, and retail across Florida and the southeastern US. Larger and broader in scope, but competes in similar metros and product categories.
• Trammell Crow Company: Large national commercial real estate developer with broad office, retail, and mixed-use capabilities. Operates at substantially greater scale than S.J. Collins but competes for similar institutional development mandates.

Direct peers

• Branch Properties: Atlanta-based retail and mixed-use developer focused on grocery-anchored and lifestyle centers in the southeastern US. Highly comparable product type and target anchors.
• Crosland: Charlotte, NC-based real estate developer with comparable multi-segment focus on retail, mixed-use, and multi-family projects across the southeastern US. Closely matches S.J. Collins's regional footprint and product mix.
• Stiles Corporation: Fort Lauderdale-based commercial realestate developer with retail, office, and mixed-use projects across the southeastern US. Comparable development model and tenant relationships to S.J. Collins.
• North American Properties: Atlanta-based mixed-use and retail developer with strong southeastern US presence. Comparable focus on walkable, amenity-rich developments in the same metros S.J. Collins serves.
• Trademark Properties: Atlanta-based developer active in retail, mixed-use, and office projects across the Southeast. Geographic and segment overlap with S.J. Collins, particularly in metro Atlanta.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sjcollinsent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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