SouthCoast Commercial is a privately held real estate investment and asset management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 2010 by John F. Morgan, the company operates as a vertically integrated platform focused on the acquisition, ownership, and management of unanchored neighborhood retail centers throughout the Southeastern United States. The firm maintains operational offices in Atlanta, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. SouthCoast's investment strategy centers on multi-tenant retail properties serving local communities with daily-needs tenants. The company employs a long-term hold approach, building its portfolio through disciplined acquisitions facilitated by Section 721 exchange programs, which allow property owners to contribute real estate into SouthCoast's operating partnership in exchange for partnership shares while deferring capital gains taxes. This structure provides sellers with tax-advantaged liquidity and diversification while enabling SouthCoast to scale its portfolio efficiently. The firm's portfolio comprises over 75 unanchored neighborhood retail centers located in growing Sunbelt markets. SouthCoast provides quarterly dividend distributions to investors and emphasizes asset management, leasing, and property operations through its in-house platform. Geographic concentration is focused across the Southeast, with particular presence in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina markets. The company's tenant base consists of retailers providing essential services and daily-needs goods.