PUCCINELLI MANAGEMENT

RELATIONSHIPS ARE WHAT DRIVE LUKE PUCCINELLI, PRESIDENT OF PUCCINELLI MANAGEMENT LLC. LUKE’S EASE IN WORKING WITH PEOPLE MAKES HIM A SKILLED PROBLEM-SOLVER AND FREQUENTLY ABLE TO MEDIATE ISSUES TO THE SATISFACTION OF ALL PARTIES INVOLVED. LUKE'S HIGH ENERGY AND HANDS-ON APPROACH TO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED NATIONWIDE WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. LUKE PUCCINELLI IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS REALIZE THEIR FINANCIAL GOALS. TO DRIVE NOI, HE RECOGNIZES THE CRITICAL ROLE OF EFFICIENT PROCESSES AND PROGRAMS TO DRIVE ANCILLARY INCOME.
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LUKE HAS AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN RETAIL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, FOR 12 YEARS SUCCESSFULLY OVERSEEING 16 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE AS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR REGENCY CENTERS CORPORATION’S EAST REGION, AMONG OTHER ROLES. EVERY DAY, LUKE LEVERAGES THIS IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE TO HELP PUCCINELLI MANAGEMENT’S CLIENTS MAXIMIZE THEIR PORFOLIOS’ PERFORMANCE.

LUKE AND HIS WIFE OF 21 YEARS HAVE THREE SONS AND A DAUGHTER. PLAYING FOOTBALL IN COLLEGE; HE HAS COACHED YOUTH FOOTBALL FOR GLEN ALLEN YOUTH FOOTBALL ORGANIZATION FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND WAS NAMED A HALL OF FAME COACH. CURRENTLY LUKE HELPS WITH THE BENEDICTINE COLLEGE PREPATORY MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL PROGRAM. LUKE SERVES ON THE BOARD OF COMFORT ZONE CAMPS AND IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF ICSC (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS).

TODD BRINGS 20 YEARS OF LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE TO OUR TEAM. DURING HIS CAREER, TODD HAS NOT ONLY MANAGED TEAMS OF REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS BUT PERSONALLY OVERSEEN THE SALES, PURCHASE AND LEASES OF LARGE COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS. IN ADDITION TO LEGAL AND REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE, TODD HAS 10 YEARS OF FINANCE AND LARGE BANK EXPERIENCE, SPECIFICALLY IN THE REAL ESTATE LENDING SPACE. WITH PUCCINELLI MANAGEMENT, TODD NOT ONLY OVERSEES OUR LEGAL AND BROKERAGE DIVISIONS, BUT IS WORKING TO BUILD OUT A TEAM OF TALENTED COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKERS.

KATE CRAWFORD IS A HIGHLY VERSATILE ATTORNEY THAT HAS HANDLED LANDLORD AND TENANT DISPUTES FOR 20 YEARS.  SHE HAS SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED COMPLICATED COMMERCIAL AND CIVIL LITIGATION MATTERS INVOLVING BREACHES OF CONTRACT, COLLECTION ACTIONS, EVICTIONS, LIEN PRIORITY AND ENFORCEMENT, QUIET TITLE ACTIONS AND OTHER DISPUTES. 

SHE REPRESENTS COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS AND TENANTS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COMMERCIAL.  KATE CRAWFORD’S FIRST PRIORITY IS PROTECTING HER CLIENT’S INTEREST.  SHE DRAFTS AND COLLABORATES ON COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL LEASES; SHE NEGOTIATES A RESOLUTION WHEN A DISPUTE ARISES, AND FINALLY LITIGATES THE MATTER SO HER CLIENT WILL NOT FACE POTENTIAL FINANCIAL LOSSES.

WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REPRESENTING COMMERCIAL LANDLORDS AND TENANTS FOR RETAIL AND OFFICE SPACES, SHE KNOWS THE NUANCES AND PITFALLS OF THE TERMS OF A STANDARD COMMERCIAL LEASE AGREEMENT AND ADVISES HER CLIENTS HOW TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POSITION IN NEGOTIATING AND DRAFTING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE CLIENTS’ BENEFIT. 

WHEN ONE OF HER COMMERCIAL TENANTS NEEDS TO SELL THEIR BUSINESS, SHE DRAFTS A SALES AGREEMENT, BILL OF SALE, AND ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE TO SHIELD HER CLIENT FROM FURTHER LIABILITY. HER CAREFUL PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE LANDLORD TENANT RELATIONSHIP HELPS HER CLIENTS AVOID UNNECESSARY RISKS AND LOSSES.
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THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR ECONOMY HAS CAUSED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL DEBT COLLECTION CLAIMS FOR OUR CLIENTS. WE CAREFULLY NAVIGATE OUR CLIENTS THROUGH THE DEBT COLLECTION PROCESS.  IF WE ARE UNABLE TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE AMICABLY, WE PROCEED FORWARD WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE DEBT IN COURT.

KATE CRAWFORD IS AN EXPERIENCED LITIGATOR THAT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING LARGE JUDGMENTS FOR HER LANDLORD CLIENTS AND AVOIDING LIABILITY FOR TENANT CLIENTS, INCLUDING EVICTION AND PREVENTING EVICTION.  HER SUCCESS IN THE COURTROOM HAS BEEN A DEFINING FACTOR IN HOW SHE NOW DRAFTS AND NEGOTIATES LEASES BECAUSE SHE HAS SEEN THE IMPACT OF THE WORDING OF A LEASE IN THE COURTROOM WHEN A DISPUTE ARISES.

IN ADDITION, KATE CRAWFORD HAS EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE MATTERS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DRAFTING OF SALES CONTRACTS, FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS, CLOSINGS, SALES AGREEMENT DISPUTES, BOUNDARY LINE DISPUTES, POWER LINE LITIGATION, QUIT TITLE AND PARTITION LAWSUITS, AND OTHER REAL ESTATE LITIGATION. SHE HAS REPRESENTED THE BUYERS, THE SELLERS, THE REALTORS, THE OWNERS, AND NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS IN ALL ASPECTS OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AND LITIGATION.