Sun Coast Partners Commercial

What Sun Coast Partners Commercial does

Sun Coast Partners Commercial (legal entity Sun Coast Partners LLC) is a privately held, full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 2004, the company serves six counties in southeastern North Carolina — New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Onslow, Columbus, and Duplin — through five integrated service lines: sales (buyer and seller representation), leasing, property management, consulting, and development. Its customer base spans locally owned privately-held businesses through to national Fortune 500 enterprises, with named tenants and counterparties including Walgreens, US Cellular, AIMCO, Verizon, State Farm, FedEx, Amazon, Pacon Manufacturing, Trane, and Ferguson. The firm employs approximately 13 staff including three partners, led by Grayson Powell as President/Managing Partner, Patti Satira-Jones as Partner/Director of Property Management, and Kari Wilkinson as Partner/Accounting Manager.

The business operates a relationship-driven, sales-led go-to-market model in which more than half of sales transactions occur off-market through proprietary client networks. Revenue is generated through transaction-based brokerage commissions on sales and leasing, recurring property management fees (including tenant relations, lease administration, financial management, and facilities/maintenance sub-services), and project-based consulting and development fees. All pricing is custom-quoted per engagement with no publicly disclosed rate cards. Technology infrastructure consists of a Moody's Analytics-integrated property search and listings platform, a Securecafe3 tenant portal, and a 24/7 facilities maintenance operation, with no proprietary AI/ML capabilities.

Distribution is delivered primarily through licensed brokers providing direct representation in the regional southeastern North Carolina market, supported by content marketing (educational blog articles, case studies including the Pacon Manufacturing $30M expansion and 1,000+ acre Pender County land sale), SEO-driven listings, and active memberships in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, Wilmington Downtown Inc., BASE, the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association, and Wilmington Business Development. The firm won the 2024 CoStar Power Broker Award and is actively expanding team capacity as of April 2026.

Name

Sun Coast Partners Commercial

Legal name

Sun Coast Partners LLC

Website

https://scpcommercial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sun Coast Partners Commercial is a privately held, full-service commercial real estate brokerage and property management firm headquartered in Wilmington, NC, serving six southeastern North Carolina counties with sales, leasing, property management, consulting, and development services for local businesses and Fortune 500 enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commissions (Sales): Commission-based compensation for buyer and seller representation in commercial real estate transactions. The firm represents clients from locally owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies in acquiring or disposing of properties including land, buildings, multi-family units, and investment properties.
2. Brokerage Commissions (Leasing): Commission-based compensation for tenant representation and landlord representation in commercial lease transactions across retail, office, industrial, and land property types.
3. Property Management Services: Ongoing property management fees for commercial properties including tenant relations, lease administration, maintenance coordination, financial management, and accounting services.
4. Consulting Services: Advisory services including feasibility studies, financing guidance, construction oversight, and legal coordination for commercial real estate investments.
5. Development Services: Comprehensive commercial real estate development services including market feasibility studies, site selection, and construction management, with access to trade organizations and national chains through ICSC affiliation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sun Coast Partners Commercial is a full-service commercial real estate firm providing buyer and seller representation, commercial leasing, full-service property management, real estate consulting, and development services across six southeastern North Carolina counties. The firm serves clients ranging from local privately-held businesses to national Fortune 500 companies, and claims that more than 50% of its sales transactions occur off-market through its proprietary network.

Product overview

Sun Coast Partners Commercial is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage and property management firm operating across southeastern North Carolina. The company offers a unified service portfolio comprising five core service lines: Sales (buyer and seller representation), Leasing, Property Management (with sub-services for Financial Management and Facilities Management), Consulting, and Development. The firm also provides specialized property listing services broken down by type (commercial, industrial, office, retail, medical, and land) for both sale and lease transactions. The property management division operates without property ownership conflicts, providing unbiased client-focused services. The company serves six counties: New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Onslow, Columbus, and Duplin, with featured listings, search tools powered by Moody's Analytics, and a tenant portal integration via Securecafe3.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Sales Representation (Buyer and Seller)
• Commercial Leasing Services
• Property Management Services
• Commercial Real Estate Consulting
• Commercial Real Estate Development Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50% of sales transactions are off-market, providing exclusive client access to opportunities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCP collaborates with ICSC, the world's largest global trade association for the shopping center industry. Through ICSC affiliation, the firm gains access to popular national chains and brands recognized as the world's most stable and profitable tenants, providing clients with valuable connections for commercial real estate transactions and tenant placement.
• Wilmington Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce providing network access and community engagement in the southeastern North Carolina commercial real estate market.
• Wilmington Downtown Inc. (WDI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization focused on downtown Wilmington development and business growth, supporting commercial real estate activities in the urban core.
• Business Alliance for a Sound Economy (BASE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness advocacy organization supporting economic development and sound business climate in the region.
• Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association (WCFHBA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional trade association connecting SCP with home building industry professionals and development projects in the Cape Fear region.
• Wilmington Business DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development organization supporting business recruitment, retention, and expansion in the Wilmington area, providing connections for commercial real estate opportunities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NAI Global: Global commercial real estate brokerage network with regional owner-operated offices offering sales, leasing, property management, and related services. Highly comparable to Sun Coast Partners' full-service, entrepreneur-driven model across smaller U.S. markets.
• Lee & Associates: Privately held, principal-owned commercial real estate brokerage firm with offices across the U.S. offering integrated brokerage, property management, and consulting services. Closely comparable to Sun Coast Partners in private ownership, mid-market positioning, and full-service orientation.
• SVN International: Mid-market commercial real estate brokerage franchise with regional offices providing sales, leasing, property management, and advisory services. Comparable to Sun Coast Partners in its mid-market positioning and full-service offerings across secondary U.S. geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Colliers International: Global diversified professional services and investment management company with significant commercial real estate brokerage, property management, and consulting operations. Comparable in service portfolio to Sun Coast Partners, competing for the same enterprise occupier and investor clients in Carolinas markets.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services firm with brokerage, property management, valuation, and capital markets advisory. Comparable to Sun Coast Partners in service breadth, though operating at institutional scale with capital markets capabilities beyond the regional firm.
• CBRE Group: World's largest commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, property management, valuation, and investment management across all property types. Comparable in services to Sun Coast Partners, but operates at global scale and competes for the same Fortune 500 clients in the Carolinas.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, property management, valuation, and advisory across all major property types. Comparable to Sun Coast Partners in service breadth, though it operates at significantly larger scale and competes for the same enterprise clients in the southeastern U.S.
• Keller Williams Commercial: Commercial real estate brokerage division of Keller Williams, providing brokerage and related services through affiliated agents across the U.S. Comparable to Sun Coast Partners in targeting mid-market commercial transactions, though operating through a franchise model rather than a single partnership.
• Newmark Group: Global commercial real estate advisory and services firm providing leasing, investment sales, property management, and consulting. Comparable to Sun Coast Partners in service portfolio, though at much larger scale and increasingly active in secondary Carolinas markets.
• Avison Young: Global full-service commercial real estate firm offering brokerage, property management, and consulting across investment, office, industrial, retail, and multifamily asset classes. Comparable to Sun Coast Partners in full-service delivery, though at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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