Acquired
21
Properties
Portfolio Value Over
365M
Dollars
About ECA
East Coast Acquisitions (ECA) is a full-service real estate investment firm headquartered in Tampa, Florida. ECA’s team of dedicated professionals bring over 50 years of experience in acquisition and management of grocery anchored retail, industrial and mixed-use assets. Founded in 2014 by Elliot Sasson and Chris Wild, ECA prides itself on its ability to offer its investors a complete range of services which encompass the life cycle of a given investment, from acquisition through disposition.
About ECA
East Coast Acquisitions (ECA) is a full-service real estate investment firm headquartered in Tampa, Florida. ECA’s team of dedicated professionals bring over 50 years of experience in acquisition and management of grocery anchored retail, industrial and mixed-use assets. Founded in 2014 by Elliot Sasson and Chris Wild, ECA prides itself on its ability to offer its investors a complete range of services which encompass the life cycle of a given investment, from acquisition through disposition.
Acquired
19
Properties
Portfolio Over
2M
Square Feet
Services
East Coast Acquisitions, together with East Coast Management, provides asset management, property management and leasing services for all of its properties, as well as construction services when needed. Its asset management arm provides analysis and evaluation throughout all stages of a property’s life cycle to maximize returns and mitigate risk. By providing property management and leasing services through East Coast Management we are able to reduce operating expenses and always keep the investors and properties best interests in mind.
Services
East Coast Acquisitions, together with East Coast Management, provides asset management, property management and leasing services for all of its properties, as well as construction services when needed. Its asset management arm provides analysis and evaluation throughout all stages of a property’s life cycle to maximize returns and mitigate risk. By providing property management and leasing services through East Coast Management we are able to reduce operating expenses and always keep the investors and properties best interests in mind.
Portfolio over
2M
Square Feet
Investment Philosophy
East Coast Acquisitions holds steady to the belief that necessity, service-driven retail is what stands the test of time in a rapidly changing retail marketplace. This core belief has become more pronounced in recent years with the advent and rising popularity of eCommerce versus traditional brick and mortar retail outlets. ECA focuses heavily on grocery anchored retail centers located in core and robust secondary markets which possess high barriers to entry and a built-in investment base for the exit. In-depth risk analysis and value add opportunities are the lens that every potential deal is evaluated through in order to maximize returns for investors.
Investment Philosophy
East Coast Acquisitions holds steady to the belief that necessity, service-driven retail is what stands the test of time in a rapidly changing retail marketplace. This core belief has become more pronounced in recent years with the advent and rising popularity of eCommerce versus traditional brick and mortar retail outlets. ECA focuses heavily on grocery anchored retail centers located in core and robust secondary markets which possess high barriers to entry and a built-in investment base for the exit. In-depth risk analysis and value add opportunities are the lens that every potential deal is evaluated through in order to maximize returns for investors.
Porfolio value over
300M
Dollars
Acquisition Criteria
Markets
ECA focuses on core markets such as New York, Chicago, and Washington D.C. and secondary markets with underlying “core” market fundamentals such as Tampa Bay, Orlando, Nashville, Atlanta, and Raleigh-Durham. Driving characteristics include market liquidity, population growth, diversified employment sectors, institutions of higher education, and state capitals.
Asset Classes
ECA maintains a strong focus on multi-tenant grocery-anchored retail, mixed-use urban projects, and last-mile/light manufacturing industrial assets. ECA employs a real estate first approach, focusing on projects in dense infill locations with irreplaceable underlying real estate possessing excellent visibility, curb appeal, and traffic.
Price
$5MM – $100 MM deal size and levered equity checks of $5MM – $30MM per transaction.
Value Proposition
ECA derives asset level value from a myriad of strategies including outparcel development, arbitrage opportunities, sub-market level economies of scale and lease-up through aggressive capital expenditure projects, merchandising, and redevelopment programs.
Acquisition Criteria
Markets
ECA focuses on core markets such as New York, Chicago, and Washington D.C. and secondary markets with underlying “core” market fundamentals such as Tampa Bay, Orlando, Nashville, Atlanta, and Raleigh-Durham. Driving characteristics include market liquidity, population growth, diversified employment sectors, institutions of higher education, and state capitals.
Asset Classes
ECA maintains a strong focus on multi-tenant grocery-anchored retail, mixed-use urban projects, and last-mile/light manufacturing industrial assets. ECA employs a real estate first approach, focusing on projects in dense infill locations with irreplaceable underlying real estate possessing excellent visibility, curb appeal, and traffic.
Price
$5MM – $100 MM deal size and levered equity checks of $5MM – $30MM per transaction.