Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, Edgewater Ventures is a privately held real estate investment and development firm focused on acquiring, developing, and managing industrial, office, life science, residential, and mixed-use assets across the Carolinas. The firm’s leadership team brings over 100 years of combined experience in commercial real estate, with deep regional expertise and a collaborative operating model that emphasizes value creation through strategic acquisitions and development. Edgewater’s investment strategy centers on identifying underutilized or high-potential assets in growth markets, particularly in North Carolina and South Carolina. The firm has demonstrated a strong preference for industrial and lifestyle office assets, as well as build-to-rent residential communities under its ABODE Communities brand. Its portfolio includes over 4.6 million square feet of industrial and office space and approximately 1,500 residential units. Recent developments include the expansion of the Wilmington Trade Center, a master-planned industrial park near the Port of Wilmington. Edgewater acquired 187 acres in 2023 to grow the park to 212 acres, with plans to deliver up to 3.3 million square feet of Class A industrial space. The park is currently 85% leased to tenants including PaperFoam, Coastal Carrier, GLE, and New Hanover County Emergency Services. Edgewater’s top market exposures include Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, and Wilmington, North Carolina. The firm is particularly concentrated in the Carolinas, which presents geographic concentration risk. For example, the Wilmington Trade Center alone represents a significant portion of its industrial holdings. Tenant concentration is moderate, with Amazon and Pepsi distributors among the notable occupants in Edgewater’s Longs-area industrial park.