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OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES OUR FOUNDER, LUKE PUCCINELLI HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE OVERSIGHT OF NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTERS. HE HAS WORKED FOR THREE LARGE ORGANIZATIONS; PHILLIPS EDISON, FIRST WASHINGTON REALTY AND LASTLY 12 GREAT YEARS AT REGENCY CENTERS. LUKE BUILT TREMENDOUS RELATIONSHIPS OVER THE YEARS AND IS VERY PROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS HE ACHIEVED WITH EACH COMPANY ALONG WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS HE HAS DEVELOPED. LUKE HAS A GREAT PASSION TO MANAGING RETAIL CENTERS AND TAKING PRIDE IN THE RESULTS HE DRIVES FOR THE OWNERS. ASSETS SEEM TO COME TO LIFE WITH LUKE'S HANDS ON APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT.
IN LUKE'S LAST POSITION AT REGENCY CENTERS, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - EAST REGION, HE HAD OVERSIGHT OF 16 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL FROM MIAMI TO CONNECTICUT WITH EIGHT MANAGEMENT TEAMS. LUKE WAS A CRITICAL TEAM MEMBER IN DEVELOPING REGENCY'S OPERATIONS OVER THE YEARS BUT RECOGNIZES HE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT HIS GREAT TEAM OF PROPERTY MANAGERS. LUKE HAS HANDLED HUNDREDS OF ASSIGNMENTS, RENEWALS, SHORT TERM LEASING, SMALL SHOP LEASING, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, CAPITAL PROJECTS, REDEVELOPMENT OVERSIGHT, MIXED-USE, BUDGETING AND MORE. LUKE BRINGS A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE BACKGROUND IN DEVELOPING ANCILLARY INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE OWNERS HE WORKS WITH TODAY. BUT ASK LUKE WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO HIM, HE WILL TELL YOU, "IT'S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS".
AS THE FOUNDING MEMBER OF PUCCINELLI MANAGEMENT, LUKE IS FOCUSED WITH DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OWNERS OF RETAIL CENTERS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC AND CAROLINAS. OVER THE YEARS LUKE HAS HAD TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW WITH REGENCY AND MANY OF THE TOP REIT'S IN THE INDUSTRY, BUT LUKE HAS ALWAYS PUT HIS LIFE AND FAMILY FIRST. HIS FAMILY HAS STRONG ROOTS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA AND LUKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TRUE TO WHO HE IS AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR HIS FAMILY. LUKE ALSO RECOGNIZED THERE IS A LACK OF FOCUS ON QUALITY PROPERTY MANANGEMENT COMPANIES WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY. MANY LARGE REIT'S DO NOT CONSIDER THIRD PARTY MANANGEMENT COMPANIES BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE WORLD OF RETAIL WELL LUKE'S GOAL IS TO CHANGE THIS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY AND GIVE COMPANIES A SOULTION IN THE MID-ATLANTIC.
LUKE IS VERY ACTIVE IN HIS COMMUNITY AND IT SHOWS SHOULD YOU EVER TOUR RICHMOND WITH LUKE. GIVEN THE RELATIONSHIPS LUKE HAS FORMED OVER THE YEARS, HE RECOGNIZES THERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO OFFER HIS SERVICES TO THOSE OWNERS WITH ASSETS IN THE RICHMOND AREA THROUGH THE CAROLINAS. HE CONTINUES TO HELP MANAGE ASSETS FOR REGENCY CENTERS AND FIRST WASHINGTON REALTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALONG WITH OTHER OWNERS. THE GOAL OF PUCCINELLI MANAGEMENT IS NOT TO BE THE BIGGEST COMPANY IN THE INDUSTRY, BUT TO BE A COMPANY THAT CAN SERVICE ABSENTEE RETAIL OWNERS WITH THEIR REAL ESTATE NEEDS IN VIRGINIA AND THE CAROLINAS AS AN EXTENSION OF THEIR TEAM.