Quattlebaum Development Company is a third generation family-owned and operated real estate development company in Charleston, S.C., that specializes in industrial sites. With nearly 80 years of experience in the construction business, the company, founded in 1927, has been handed down through the generations and is now run by brothers Alex Quattlebaum, III and Scott Quattlebaum.
A full-service company whose owners take a hands-on approach to management, Quattlebaum Development Company oversees the entire development process from start to finish. Services include site location, design, construction, property management and leasing negotiation for both industrial and commercial sites. The company builds brand new facilities and tailors existing ones quickly to fit the needs of clients, who range from first-time business owners to billion-dollar companies, like Caterpillar and Corning, Inc.
With approximately two million square feet in its current inventory, all in South Carolina, Quattlebaum Development Company's key properties include McQueen Park in Jedburg, Cainhoy Park and McCall Center in Charleston, Tri-County Industrial Park in Summerville and Florence Industrial Park in Florence. All of the company's properties are located within Foreign Trade Zones, allowing clients the convenience of removing goods as needed in order to pay custom taxes in smaller amounts.
Longtime philanthropists with a rich history in the state of South Carolina, the Quattlebaum family believes in giving back to the community in which it works and supports causes as varied as education, the arts and the preservation of Southern plantations.

Quattlebaum Development Company traces its beginnings back to 1927 when it was originally founded by Capt. Harry Lee Harllee, the great uncle of today's company principals, as Harllee Construction Company in Florence, S.C. In its early days, the company focused on general construction throughout the area, building roads and homes.
In 1947, Alex Quattlebaum, Sr., went into business with Harllee, renaming the company Harllee-Quattlebaum, Inc., where they continued to build homes, including several thousand at Camp Lajeune in North Carolina. During the 1950s, as many textile mills began to move to the area, the company became one of the first South Carolina design-build firms, designing and building many of these industrial plants.
Alex Quattlebaum, Jr., joined the company in 1965, moving from assistant superintendent to eventually president and CEO. Since he started with the company, Alex, Jr., has overseen the development of industrial facilities throughout the Carolinas for the textile, paper, furniture, metalworking, woodworking, electronics and other industries. During the early 70s, he was also instrumental in establishing the first Foreign Trade Zone in South Carolina and today owns two such trade zones where many Quattlebaum Development Company properties are located.
In 1975, the company moved its headquarters from Florence to Charleston, where it remains today. It was at that time that the company began to shift its focus toward being a provider of facilities and not simply a means for constructing.
Today, the company is run by Alex, Jr.'s sons, Alex, III and Scott Quattlebaum, and focuses on both industrial and commercial development. With approximately two million square feet in its inventory, Quattlebaum Development Company currently owns McQueen Park in Jedburg, Cainhoy Park and McCall Center in Charleston, Tri-County Industrial Park in Summerville and Florence Industrial Park in Florence.

Company: Quattlebaum Development Company

Address: 1028 LeGrand Blvd., Charleston, S.C. 29492

Phone: (843) 856-0799

Fax: (843) 856-0899

E-mail: scottplane@aol.com

Website: www.qdevco.com

Date Established: 1927

Principals: Alex Quattlebaum, Jr., Alex Quattlebaum, III and Scott Quattlebaum

Services: Site location, design, construction, property management for industrial and commercial properties; foreign trade zones.

Current Square Footage Owned: Approximately 2 million square feet

Key Properties: McQueen Park in Jedburg, S.C.; Cainhoy Park and McCall Center in Charleston, S.C.; Cane Creek Park in Asheville, N.C.; Tri-County Industrial Park in Summerville, S.C.; and Florence Industrial Park in Florence, S.C.

Past/Current Tenants: Caterpillar, Corning, Inc., Levi Straus, Chrysler Corporation, Sears Roebuck & Company, Sunoco Products, Bosch Corporation, Steelcase, Inc., Sentinel Glass, Donnkenny, La-Z-Boy Chair Company, Universal Packaging Corporation, Revco, Inc., Unysis, Memorex Corporation, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph, Corning Cable Systems, Champion Road Machinery, R&K Sportswear, St. George Warehouse and many more.

Current Community Involvement:
Current Community Involvement:

• The family funds two full-time college scholarships at Presbyterian College and Clemson University.
• Sit on advisory board of Trident Technical College
• Recently placed a conservation easement on 1150-acre plantation in historic Georgetown, S.C.
• Support Windwood Farm Home for Children; Gibbes Museum of Art; Charleston Museum.

Affiliations: Charleston Regional Development Alliance, Charleston Trident Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors

Cainhoy Park, located in Charleston just off I-526 on Clements Ferry Road, is a 700,000-square-foot Class A Commerce Park set in a beautiful natural setting. Quattlebaum Development Company has taken care to preserve that beauty and work in harmony with nature by putting restrictive covenants in place, such as underground utilities, green areas at every site and no metal walled buildings. Because it is located just outside the city of Charleston in Berkeley County, sites at Cainhoy Park have lower taxes and can take advantage of favorable zoning laws and local and state tax incentives. Current tenants at Cainhoy Park include Sentinel Glass, Charleston Freight Station, Charleston Paper Company, Capel, Inc., MVP Group and St George Warehouse.

At 500 acres, Florence Industrial Park is a large industrial manufacturing development adjacent to I-95 and U.S. Highway 52 in Florence, S.C. Utilities including water, natural gas, waste water and state-of-the-art optic telecommunications are all available on site. Current tenants include Fleet Financial, Williamson Equipment, ASEA Brown Boveri, Institution Food House, Turner Manufacturing, Schwan's of Florence, Caloric Corporation, Caloric Executive Offices, C.O.S. and Florence Industrial Supply.

McQueen Park, which is located in Jedburg, S.C., just outside Summerville off I-26, is an industrial park that houses a range of high-profile tenants, including Williams Technologies, a Caterpillar company; Corning, Inc.; Southern Staircase and Coronet Group LLC.

Located in Summerville, S.C., just off I-26 in an area experiencing rapid population growth, Tri-County Industrial Park is a 300,000-square-foot Class A industrial park. Current tenants include Williams Technologies, a Caterpillar company; and Tee-Pak.

McCall Center is a high-profile shopping center located in a key area at the entrance to the Centre Point development in North Charleston that is anchored by Sam's Club, Super Wal-Mart and the future Tanger Outlet Center. McCall Center is also minutes away from the airport, the North Charleston Coliseum and the Performing Arts Center, as well as the intersection of I-526 and I-26. The center features more than 52,000 square feet of space and is home to a range of both national and local tenants including Alltel, Panera Bread, Quiznos, Capelli Bliss, La Hacienda and China Garden.