About
Who We Are
i3 Real Estate delivers comprehensive real estate management services designed to integrate seamlessly with ownership balance sheets, governance structures and reporting needs. Services include:
- Property and portfolio management
- Oversight of third party operators and vendors
- Cash flow, capital planning and reporting
- Creating customized structures aligned with client ownership
Michael Prince, Managing Director
Broker-in-Charge
Michael Prince is Managing Director of i3 Real Estate, where he oversees its real estate management services. Based in Charleston, Michael brings experience across acquisitions, dispositions, property management and client advisory, with a focus on practical execution across a wide range of commercial assets and operating environments. At i3 Real Estate, Michael’s work centers on aligning day to day operations with the broader objectives, structures and priorities of each client’s real estate holdings. His approach emphasizes discipline, transparency and adaptability within complex ownership environments.
Lark Harrison
Director of Property Management Account
Shannon Lhotsky
Senior Property Manager
Our Operational Infrastructure
i3 Real Estate operates through an integrated ecosystem built on its commitment to digital sovereignty: our belief that a company that develops and owns its digital tools also owns and controls its information and operational infrastructure. Independence from subscription-based software platforms makes it possible for operations to evolve and respond swiftly to fluctuating demands and changing technologies.
At the forefront of this commitment is RAAMP, i3’s digital platform that combines the core components operators are often required to assemble from multiple vendors and software subscriptions. With RAAMP, i3 Real Estate benefits from greater adaptability and control of the digital tools required to manage real estate within complex ownership environments.
Still, this flexibility isn’t limited to our own proprietary software. Our firm has years of experience using third-party platforms and tools — including property management systems, accounting software, and asset-specific technologies — allowing the team to adopt and adapt to each client’s existing infrastructure according to preferences and each client’s nuanced portfolios, ownership structures, and decision-making frameworks.
Operating Environments
Neighborhood Retail
i3 Real Estate has experience managing and improving neighborhood retail assets, including multi-tenant shopping centers and mixed-use commercial properties. These environments require consistent oversight of tenant relationships, property maintenance and financial performance, often within established local markets. Our work focuses on stabilizing operations, enhancing tenant mix and aligning property performance with ownership objectives over time.
Adaptive Reuse
We take underperforming or outdated commercial properties and reposition them for more viable, modern uses. This includes repurposing assets through operational improvements, tenant reconfiguration and infrastructure upgrades. These projects often require coordination across ownership, leasing and development considerations, with an emphasis on practical execution and long-term sustainability.
Operating Turnarounds
Our team is experienced in assuming management of properties requiring operational improvement or restructuring. This includes assets with inconsistent performance, tenant challenges or outdated systems. Our approach prioritizes restoring operational discipline, improving financial visibility and implementing processes that support stability and future growth.
Tourism Markets
Drawing on experience in Charleston and the broader Southeast, i3 Real Estate has developed expertise operating within markets shaped by travel, tourism, seasonal demand and local economic variability. These environments require a nuanced understanding of shifting occupancy patterns, tenant dynamics and evolving service expectations. Our approach emphasizes consistency and adaptability, ensuring properties remain well-managed and aligned with ownership objectives across everchanging market conditions.
Industrial
i3 Real Estate manages industrial and flex properties that support skilled trades, field operators, service-based businesses and manufacturing tenants from small-scale operations to large, established enterprises. These environments often involve repositioning older warehouse or industrial spaces to better accommodate modern operational needs, including adaptable layouts and a more diverse tenant mix. This includes helping tenants scale within a property over time while aligning leasing, operations and infrastructure with ownership priorities and long-term asset performance.
About i3
i3 Real Estate is one of several entities within the broader i3 ecosystem. i3 Global and i3 Private Client Group provide access to both i3-affiliated services and third-party solutions. The use of services is determined based on each family enterprise’s objectives and overall framework.