Colliers International brokers represent the landlord and tenant in the leasing of office space to United Community Bank at 1901 Main Street
November 15, 2019
Colliers International | South Carolina’s Allen Wilkerson represented the landlord, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, and Craig Waites represented the tenant United Community Bank, in leasing office space at 1901 Main Street in downtown Columbia.
United Community Bank, headquartered in Blairsville, Georgia, entered the South Carolina market in 2012 and now has 147 offices in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. After assembling its Midlands leadership team earlier this year and shopping for a permanent Columbia location, United Community Bank chose 5,193 square feet at 1901 Main Street as its new home in central South Carolina.
1901 Main Street is a ±303,156-square-foot, Class A, LEED-Gold-Certified office tower located in Columbia’s Central Business District. The building is in close proximity to state and federal courthouses, the University of South Carolina, the growing Main Street and North Main Street corridors, the Bull Street District, the Vista Arts & Entertainment District and more.
“We were honored to assist United Community Bank in locating a new commercial banking operation in Columbia,” Waites said. “It was important to position them in the downtown hub of Columbia surrounded by an energetic business atmosphere.”
Craig Waites is a Vice President of Colliers International | South Carolina as well as the Director of the Commercial Brokerage Group in Columbia. He specializes in site selection, land brokerage and the sale of retail/owner-occupied properties, having completed over 325 transactions with a cumulative value in excess of $250 million. Allen Wilkerson is a Senior Brokerage Associate with Colliers International | South Carolina and a member of the office brokerage team. He specializes in corporate consulting services, office leasing and acquisitions.
About Colliers International
Colliers International | South Carolina has over 150 staff members, including 60 real estate professionals, covering the entire state with locations in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg. Total 2018 brokerage volume exceeded $577 million, which included over 505 sales and leasing transactions. In addition to traditional commercial real estate representation services for our clients, the company is actively engaged in Corporate Solutions and Healthcare Services. Colliers International is an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and is the largest manager of commercial real estate properties in South Carolina, with a portfolio of nearly 12 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and healthcare properties. Colliers International’s staff holds 46 professional designations, the most of any firm in South Carolina. Colliers | South Carolina’s partner, LCK, provides project management services for new facilities and renovations across South Carolina.
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