What Trinity Capital Advisors does

Trinity Capital Advisors is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based commercial real estate investment firm founded in 2001 that acquires, develops, and manages institutional-quality industrial, life science, and office assets across the Southeastern United States, primarily North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia. The firm operates three core capabilities — Development, Build-to-Suit, and Acquisition — and has invested more than $4.5 billion across 30 million+ square feet serving 500+ tenants since inception. Notable assets include the $1 billion Spark LS life science campus with Starwood Capital, the 4.2 million SF Horizon 16 industrial master plan in Savannah with Barings, and the historic $1.1 billion Project Bull office portfolio acquired in 2015.

The business model is joint-venture-driven: Trinity Capital acts as operating partner and typically equity sponsor alongside institutional capital providers including Starwood Capital, Goldman Sachs, Barings, Mortenson Properties, Crow Holdings, Vanderbilt Partners, and AIG. Revenue is generated through development fees on ground-up construction, asset management fees on stabilized portfolios, acquisition/disposition fees on transactions, and promoted interest (carry) on investment outcomes; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed and each transaction is individually negotiated. Capital is accessed through direct institutional relationships and a Juniper Square investor portal rather than retail distribution.

The firm is led by Managing Partners Walker Collier and Jeff Sheehan, with Partner Jordan Quinn heading the Industrial Platform; the broader team of approximately 18 named professionals draws from JLL, Duke Realty, Blackstone, Jefferies, Crescent Communities, and Childress Klein. Leasing activity is supported by third-party brokerages including JLL, CBRE, and Trinity Partners. The company is referenced as publicly traded on OTCQB: TCPP in firmographic data, though several sources describe it as a privately held firm; this discrepancy is unresolved in the source material.

Name

Trinity Capital Advisors

Legal name

Trinity Capital Advisors

Website

https://trinitycapitaladvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trinity Capital Advisors is a Charlotte-based commercial real estate investment firm that acquires, develops, and manages industrial, life science, and office assets across the Southeastern US through joint ventures with institutional capital partners, having deployed over $4.5 billion across 30M+ square feet since 2001.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Investment

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (52599), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Capital Markets Advisory (Debt/Equity Placement, Refinancing) (BPAJANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capital Markets Advisory (Equity Placement, JV & Recapitalization) (BPAJABAL), Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate investment
• Industrial property development
• Life science real estate
• Joint venture partnerships
• Asset management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Development: Ground-up development of industrial, life science, and office properties across the Southeast US. Returns generated through value creation during development cycle and subsequent leasing.
2. Acquisition & Investment: Acquisition of existing assets and portfolios, often through joint ventures with institutional partners. Value created through repositioning, leasing, and eventual disposition.
3. Asset Management & Investor Partnerships: Capitalization through various Trinity Capital investment vehicles and partnerships with institutional investors. Management fees and carried interest from investment returns.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Trinity Capital Advisors is a commercial real estate investment firm that acquires, develops, and manages Class-A industrial, life science, and office properties across the Southeastern United States. The firm operates three core capabilities—Development, Build-to-Suit, and Acquisition—primarily executing deals through joint venture partnerships with institutional investors such as Starwood Capital, Goldman Sachs, Barings, and Mortenson Properties. Since its 2001 founding, Trinity Capital has invested over $4.5 billion across more than 30 million square feet of assets, serving 500+ tenants across North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia.

Product overview

Trinity Capital Advisors is a commercial real estate investment firm offering a comprehensive platform of real estate services centered on three core capabilities: Development, Build-to-Suit, and Acquisition. The firm's portfolio spans multiple product categories including industrial parks (such as Falls Lake Industrial Park, I-40 Exchange, Graham Park CLT, Horizon 16, Jedburg Logistics Park, Regional Crossroads Park, 85 Exchange, Delta Industrial Park, 147 Exchange, and Eastgate 540), life science campuses (including Spark LS, Park Point, Southport Innovation Center, and The Roxboro at Venable Center), and office properties (notably Toringdon Office Park, 440 South Church, NASCAR Plaza, and Project Bull). The company operates primarily in the southeastern United States, focusing on high-growth markets in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida, with investments capitalized through various vehicles and partnerships with institutional investors.

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Products and services

• Development Services Innovative development of industrial, life science, and office assets across the Southeast in partnership with clients and investors, featuring best-in-class design and execution across ground-up, build-to-suit, and redevelopment projects.
• Build-to-Suit Services Strategic build-to-suit development partnering with clients to deliver customized facilities meeting specific operational requirements, including specialized industrial, life science, and office specifications.
• Acquisition Services Investment strategy focused on thorough due diligence and risk-adjusted returns through careful assessment of opportunities and diversified portfolio construction, executed via joint ventures with institutional capital partners.
• Falls Lake Industrial Park A 157-acre master-planned Class-A industrial development in Butner, North Carolina (Raleigh-Durham MSA) totaling 1,097,180 square feet across five buildings, developed in joint venture with Mortenson Properties for distribution, manufacturing, and logistics users.
• I-40 Exchange A two-phase, 715,600 square foot Class-A industrial park in Garner, North Carolina (Raleigh-Durham MSA) with four buildings featuring 32-foot clear heights, developed in joint venture with Barings for industrial and logistics tenants.
• Spark LS A 109-acre, $1 billion mixed-use life science and advanced manufacturing campus in Morrisville, NC (Research Triangle Park area) featuring approximately 1.5 million square feet of lab and bio-manufacturing space across 15 buildings, developed in partnership with Starwood Capital Group for life science and advanced manufacturing tenants.
• Park Point A 655,700+ square foot life science and creative campus at Research Triangle Park in Durham, NC featuring adaptive reuse of a 100-acre campus with four buildings and over 30,000 square feet of gathering space for life science and research tenants.
• Toringdon Office Park A 724,000+ square foot Class-A office campus with seven buildings in South Charlotte near Ballantyne, featuring fitness center, conference center, and Bloom tenant experience program, for corporate office tenants.
• 440 South Church A 15-story, 388,657 square foot Class-A office tower at the intersection of Uptown Charlotte's business district and South End, originally developed by Trinity Capital in 2009 and re-acquired in 2025 through a joint venture with Town Lane.
• Eastgate 540 A 1.2 million square foot, six-building Class-A industrial park in Raleigh's East Wake submarket, considered one of the most successful large-scale industrial developments in Raleigh-Durham's history, delivering 11 industrial buildings 100% pre-leased over 6 years.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered 11 industrial buildings 100% pre-leased over 6 years in Raleigh market
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, notable, major and significant.

• Mortenson PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 February 2026Joint venture partnership for industrial development and acquisition in the Carolinas. Acquired five-building, 792,627 SF industrial portfolio in Charlotte and developing Falls Lake Industrial Park (1.1 million SF, 157 acres) in Butner, NC. This is Mortenson's first real estate investment in the Carolinas region.
• SCOA Real Estate PartnersnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership on build-to-suit industrial development for QA1 Brands, an 81,120 SF warehouse in Mooresville, NC. SCOA is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation of Americas.
• Town LanemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2025Joint venture partnership to acquire 440 South Church, a 15-story, 388,657 SF Class-A office building in Uptown Charlotte. Trinity Capital originally developed the building in 2009.
• Crow HoldingsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2025Joint venture development partner for Graham Park CLT, a 171,920 SF industrial development in Charlotte's Southwest submarket.
• Iconic EquitiessignificantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2022Joint venture partner for Jedburg Logistics Park, two Class-A industrial buildings totaling 780,000 SF in Summerville, SC.
• SLI CapitalsignificantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2020Joint venture partner for Venable Center development, including The Roxboro, a 202,000 SF urban office and life science center in downtown Durham.
• Kane RealtysignificantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2020Joint venture partner for Venable Center mixed-use development in downtown Durham.
• Vanderbilt PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Joint venture partner for Project Bull, a $1.1 billion, 6.9 million SF multi-market suburban office portfolio in Raleigh, Nashville, St. Louis, and South Florida.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Foundry Commercial: Mid-Atlantic and Southeast-focused commercial real estate services and investment firm operating across industrial, office, and healthcare. Comparable regional developer/investor with institutional capital partnerships.
• Childress Klein: Charlotte-based commercial real estate developer and investor with deep Southeast industrial, office, and mixed-use platform. Comparable to Trinity in regional focus and asset-class mix (Trinity's SVP Jon Wilson came from Childress Klein).
• Vanderbilt Partners: Real estate investment and operating company active across the Southeast. Repeat JV partner with Trinity on Project Bull ($1.1B) and Park Point, indicating closely aligned strategy and capital structure.
• Becknell Industrial: National industrial real estate developer focused on Class-A bulk and light-industrial facilities with deep presence in the Southeast. Comparable industrial-only focus and institutional JV model.
• Mortenson Properties: National real estate development arm of Mortenson focused on industrial and office. Recent JV partner with Trinity on Falls Lake Industrial Park and the five-building Charlotte industrial portfolio acquisition.
• Crescent Communities: Charlotte-headquartered real estate developer operating across the Southeast in multifamily, industrial, and office. Similar geographic focus and institutional capital relationships as Trinity (Trinity's SVP Ken Jonmaire came from Crescent Communities).
• The Keith Corporation: Charlotte-based commercial real estate investment and development firm focused on industrial and office in the Carolinas and Southeast. Closely comparable in size, geography, and asset class mix to Trinity Capital.
• Crow Holdings: Dallas-based diversified real estate investment and development firm with industrial, office, and multifamily platforms. JV partner with Trinity on Graham Park CLT, sharing institutional capital relationships.

Regional players

• Lincoln Harris: Charlotte-based real estate advisory, development, and investment firm with deep Carolinas expertise across office, industrial, retail, and multifamily. Closely comparable in geography and Southeast-focused strategy.

Broad incumbents

• JLL Capital Markets: Global commercial real estate services and investment firm operating across capital markets, leasing, and development. Comparable at the capital advisory and institutional JV level, where Trinity partners Jordan Quinn came from JLL.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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