C. Cooper Willis

Executive Vice President


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Location
Charlotte, NC

200 S. College St.
Suite 1520
Charlotte, NC 28202Get directions

C. Cooper Willis

Executive Vice President


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Professional experience

Cooper has more than 34 years of commercial real estate experience as both a finance professional and investor. Prior to its combination with BWE in June of 2015, Cooper was president and co-owner of Capital Advisors, Inc., a mortgage banking firm headquartered in Charlotte with eight offices throughout the southeast. Cooper had been with Capital Advisors since the firm’s inception in 1994. Prior to Capital Advisors, Cooper was with First Union Mortgage Corporation (formerly the Cameron Brown Company).

During his career, Cooper has originated more than 600 transactions totaling more than $4.5 billion and has been the recipient of numerous production awards, including being named the top mortgage banker in the country for multiple insurance companies. In addition to his responsibilities at BWE, Cooper is president of Atlantic Beach, Incorporated, a real estate investment company founded in 1944.

Education

Cooper is a graduate of North Carolina State University, Poole College of Management and holds a B.A. in Business Management with a dual concentration in Finance and Marketing. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2016.

Affiliations

  • N.C. State, Poole College of Management Advisory Board, Current Chair
  • Advisory Boards/Councils for One America, Prudential, & Southern Farm Bureau
  • Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Former Member
  • Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of North Carolina
  • Various civic and charitable board positions

Recent transactions

Industrial
Sarasota, FL

$9,450,000

Lender: Life company
Terms: Permanent loan

Multifamily
North Charleston, SC

$2,410,000

Lender: Bank
Terms: Acquisition loan

Multifamily
North Charleston, SC

$1,675,000

Lender: Life company
Terms: Acquisition loan

Other
Sarasota, FL

$2,550,000

Lender: Life company
Terms: Permanent loan

Retail
Jacksonville, FL

$8,500,000

Lender: Life company
Terms: Permanent loan

Multifamily
North Hollywood, CA

$41,250,000

Lender: Life company
Terms: Permanent loan

Office
Charlotte, NC

$1,580,000

Lender: Life company
Terms: Permanent loan

Multifamily
Boca Raton, FL

$84,500,000

Lender: Life company
Terms: Permanent loan

Office
Landover, MD

$25,000,000

Lender: Other
Terms: Bridge loan

Multifamily
San Diego, CA

$30,000,000

Lender: Life company
Terms: Permanent loan

Multifamily
Myrtle Beach, SC

$15,000,000

Lender: Life company
Terms: Permanent loan

Multifamily
Hanahan, SC

$15,200,000

Lender: Life company
Terms: Permanent loan