Charleston Industrial honored as CoStar's Lease of the year for Charleston, SC
CoStar is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 CoStar Impact Awards in the Charleston/N Charleston market. The CoStar Impact Awards recognize exemplary commercial real estate transactions and projects completed in 2024 with significant influence in 129 international markets.
Tech firm moves to Charleston, emphasizing city's booming start-up scene
Lease of the year for Charleston, South Carolina
By Rebecca San Juan, Brian DeHart CoStar News
March 26, 2025 | 6:00 AM
Another tech start-up moved its headquarters to Charleston, South Carolina, last year, a sign of the region's booming entrepreneurial scene.
The company Case Status moved into the Blackbaud Campus on Daniel Island in Charleston last year. Blackbaud, a software company, built the 12-acre campus in 2018. In addition to Case Status, the building hosts Blackbaud’s education tech company, Everfi.
Lawyers Lauren Gulley and Andy Seavers launched Case Status in 2018, and today it helps firms across the world with administrative tasks. The company also produces a blog and sponsors the “Ethical-ish” podcast.
Case Status' 24,841-square-foot lease transaction has been selected by a panel of local industry professionals as the winner of the CoStar Impact Award for lease of the year for the Charleston market.
Charleston’s star continues to rise. In 2017, The New York Times reported on the city’s growing start-up and business community. Other digital-first enterprises include data science company Ignite Digital Services and bio-wellness company Evolts.
Software company Blackbaud created a 12-acre office campus in Charleston, South Carolina, which Case Status has moved into. (CoStar)
About the project: Case Status occupies nearly 25,000 square feet in Blackbaud Campus, a five-star, eco-friendly facility spanning 172,000 square feet at 65 Fairchild St.
What the judges said: "Case Status was chosen as Lease of the Year for its fresh energy and contribution to Charleston's Digital Corridor. By supporting and growing local businesses, Case Status plays a pivotal role in shaping the area's future and fostering economic development,” said Kacky Teston, a marketing specialist at Bridge Commercial.
They made it happen: Charleston Industrial’s broker-in-charge, Michael White, and leasing associate Madeline White represented Blackbaud as the landlord.
CoStar's Impact Awards highlight the commercial real estate transactions and projects that have transformed their markets over the past year. The winners are chosen by independent panels of industry professionals who work in the markets they judge. Learn more about the awards here.