Necessity-based retail,
built for stability.
SouthStar acquires grocery-anchored shopping centers across the Carolinas and the broader Southeast — the everyday places communities depend on.
Figures are strategy targets for a fund in formation — not current holdings.
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.
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.