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Backgrounder

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. 

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History

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.

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Fact Sheet

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

Web site: 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:
• 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

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Property Descriptions

Industrial:

Cainhoy Park
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.

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Testimonials

"They knew what we wanted, and they were really gung ho on not only meeting our needs, but really exceeding and putting up a facility that we could be proud of and they could be proud of … My experience with Quattlebaum Development Company was all positive."

-- Gerald Funk, Corning, Inc.

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