Specialty:

Tom Thompson has been in the retail real estate business in Atlanta for over 30 years primarily focusing on leasing and sales of retail properties in the Metropolitan Atlanta area.

Experience

Prior to joining the JGRE team, Tom was Director of Leasing at Retail Planning Corporation which is one of the premier shopping center owner/developer/third-party managers in the metro Atlanta area with 50+ Institutional Class A anchored shopping centers. Prior to that Tom was Director of Leasing with Merchants Management Inc., the management arm for Thomas Enterprises, which was the largest retail developer in Georgia in the 1990’s. Merchants Management was later acquired by Noro Management, Inc. where Tom was retained through the acquisition as Director of Leasing for a further 4 years. Prior to that Tom was Director of Leasing for the Shopping Center Group, Inc. for approximately 4 years in the mid-80’s. Most recently, Tom was a senior Partner at Jaz Management Company in Buckhead. Jaz develops, owns, leases and manages shopping centers in GA and SC.

Mr. Thompson relocated to London, England in 1988 and was Director of Property Acquisitions for Blockbuster U.K. Ltd.  He was responsible for new store development in the London metropolitan area.  

Selected Landlord Client List:

• Sun Life of Canada
• Lincoln Financial
• AMB Properties
• GDC Properties
• Maryland Teachers Fund
• AEW Capital Management
• NY Life

Selected Tenant Client List

• Dickey's BBQ
• Front Burner Brands (Burger 21)
• Chopsticks China Bistro

Affiliations/Education
Tom is a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in the State of Georgia and is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).  He attended college at UNC Charlotte and UGA majoring in Business Administration. Tom was also a member of both tennis teams and held 2 Men’s Doubles AA2 (ALTA) City Titles in 1996 and 1998. Tom resides in Peachtree City with his British wife Sheila of 32 years and has two adult children, Sean and Hannah.  Tom enjoys golf, tennis, squash, music and travel.