Lee Hewitt, GRI, CRS
Broker-In-Charge, Sales
Phone: 843-652-4236
Fax: 843-651-9738
Email: LHewitt@GardenCityRealty.com
Website: BestCoastalCarolinasHomeSearch.com
Lee started with Garden City Realty in 1980 while a student at USC Coastal. In 2006, Lee and Dennis McElveen purchased Garden City Realty from Beau Forshee. Dennis was the Broker-In-Charge of the Vacation Rental Department, and Lee was the Broker-In-Charge of the Sales Department. In July 2021, Drew McElveen purchased 50% of Garden City Realty from his father, Dennis, and is now Broker-In-Charge of Vacation Rentals alongside Lee.
Lee and his wife, Whitney Mathews Hewitt of Rock Hill, SC, have two sons and a golden retriever named Haven.
Designations/Acknowledgements
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District 108, 2016-Present
- South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Board Member, 7th Congressional District, 2014-2016
- Former Chairman of the Georgetown County Board of Zoning and Board of Appraisal
- Former Georgetown County Planning Commission Chairman
- Certified Professional Mediator
- GRI, CRS
- President of Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS - 2005
- Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS - 2001 REALTOR of the Year award recipient
- Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS - 1994 REALTOR Image Award recipient
- Former South Carolina Association of REALTORS Board of Directors
- Co-Founder and Chairman of the annual Murrells Inlet Boat Parade
- Charter member of the Surfside Beach Rotary
- Charter member of the Murrells Inlet Rotary
Hobbies
Lee's hobbies include fishing and boating. He is an active member of Belin United Methodist Church, Murrells Inlet.