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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.

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.

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Fact Sheet

Company: Quattlebaum Development Company

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

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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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