Alan Marshall To Lead Commercial Sales, Leasing For Clear Springs Development Company
February 14, 2001

Alan A. Marshall, a seasoned retail and residential real estate executive with nearly 15 years of industry experience, has joined Clear Springs Development Company of Fort Mill as Director of Commercial Sales and Leasing.

While Marshall will oversee the marketing, leasing and sales of all retail and commercial property owned by the Close family in Fort Mill, his immediate priority is the development of the Village of Baxter's Town Center.

"Alan's position was created so that there will be one real estate entity responsible for the management of all Close family property in the Fort Mill area," said Don Killoren, chief executive officer of Clear Springs Development.

"This position is important to our business objectives as our real estate offerings have become both numerous and diverse, especially with regards to Baxter's Town Center," Killoren said.

Located in the heart of the traditional Baxter Village, Town Center will include approximately 115,000 square feet of streetside offices and retail shops with traditional architecture, as well as a mix of live/work units and townhomes. Town Center also will include parks, an elementary school and a medical complex.

"Town Center will offer a diverse mix of commercial and retail space that will benefit not only the residents of Baxter, but Fort Mill as a whole," Marshall said. "We envision a lively, pedestrian-friendly center that offers restaurants, cafes, shopping opportunities and an extended stay hotel.

"Town Center will be a lifestyle oriented development, it won't be a 'power center' with anchor stores," Marshall said. "It will be quaint, charming and very much like the vision conjured up by the words 'small town living.' "

In addition to Baxter and other real estate holdings of Clear Springs Development, Marshall is charged with ensuring that the Close family's real estate portfolio is properly managed over the long term.

"The Close family has a long-term vision for their beloved Fort Mill," Marshall said. "My responsibility is to ensure that the family's real estate holdings will generate benefits to our community for the long term."

Marshall joined Clear Springs Development from Grubb & Ellis/Bissell Patrick of Charlotte, where as Senior Retail Specialist he was responsible for the majority of retail transactions, leasing and sales. Grubb & Ellis awarded him the Senior Retail Professional (SRP) designation, and he also served for two years on the National Retail Council.

Since relocating to Charlotte from Wilmington, N.C., in 1988, Marshall's career has included property and construction management, as well as retail leasing and general retail brokerage.

Marshall received his bachelor's degree from St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, N.C.

The Village of Baxter is one of a series of mixed-use neighborhoods being developed by Clear Springs Development Company over the next 20 years. The 1,000-acre development includes single-family homes and townhomes, as well as more than 400 acres of open space. Baxter also will include an elementary school, medical complex and retail and commercial development.

For more information on Baxter, call (803) 802-TOWN or toll free (877) 570-HOME. The Baxter Information Center is located at the neighborhood's main entrance off Highway 160 and Interstate 77 at Exit 85.