Institutional experience.
Grocery-anchored real estate.
A new investment opportunity.
SouthStar acquires grocery-anchored shopping centers across the Carolinas and the broader Southeast — the everyday places communities depend on.
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Led by principal Blanton Hamilton, who has participated in more than 100 commercial real estate transactions. Read Blanton’s profile
Grocery-Anchored Retail: Knowing When to Walk Away
By Blanton Hamilton | Tribek Properties, Southstar Investment Management
One of the most important decisions we make in commercial real estate is deciding which properties not to buy. Sometimes the best deals are the ones you walk away from.
How Southstar approaches underwriting and acquisition decisions.
Figures are strategy targets, not current holdings.
Blanton Hamilton
SouthStar principal
Blanton has participated in more than 100 commercial real estate transactions. He is a Co-Founder and Partner of Tribek Properties and Hamilton Property Company.
His background includes Childress Klein Properties and investment banking at SunTrust, an MBA from the University of Virginia, and a BSBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Stable income. Real assets. Enduring value.
Defensive by design. SouthStar concentrates on necessity-based, grocery-anchored retail — the centers households visit every week regardless of the market cycle.
Non-discretionary demand, resilient anchors, and disciplined basis combine into a category of real estate we believe compounds quietly over long horizons.
A framework built for durability.
Large institutional investors have recently committed new capital to grocery-anchored, necessity-based retail — interest that aligns with our focus, though it does not establish the value of any individual property. Read our perspective
Necessity-Based Tenancy
Grocers, pharmacies, and everyday services that anchor weekly household demand.
Underwriting Discipline
Disciplined basis, tenant credit, and market fundamentals before we transact.
Regional Focus
Deep familiarity with Carolinas and Southeast submarkets we know street by street.
Stable Income
Long-term leases and resilient cash flow structured for institutional partners.
A sharper way to own everyday retail.
Conviction, not coverage
Only markets we know at ground level and assets we can operate ourselves.
Data-led underwriting
Trade-area, grocer productivity, and tenant health drive every decision.
Operator-owned
Leasing, management, and value creation stay fully in-house.
Aligned by design
We co-invest — our returns are earned the same way our partners' are.
What we acquire.
The type of asset SouthStar is built to own — the profile that defines every acquisition we pursue.
Necessity-based, grocery-anchored shopping centers
Leading regional and national grocers with durable trade-area share
The Carolinas and surrounding Southeast markets
Typically 50,000–150,000 sq ft of gross leasable area
Everyday services — pharmacy, quick-service dining, personal care
Disciplined basis, resilient cash flow, defensible fundamentals
A Southeast operator —
not a faceless national fund.
We operate where we live. From Charlotte to Charleston, our team walks the centers, knows the anchors, and understands the trade areas the way only a regional owner can.
That proximity shapes every decision — sourcing, underwriting, leasing, and long-term stewardship of the assets we hold on behalf of our partners.
Reach out to our team.
We welcome introductions from institutional allocators, family offices, and brokers across the Southeast.
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For Advisors
- On-statement access through participating custodians
- Consolidated K-1 reporting through Kelly Park Capital
- Investment options for eligible IRA and retirement accounts
Availability depends on investment structure, custodian and account eligibility.