Joe Purze joined Atlantic Retail’s Charlotte office in 2025 as Senior Vice President. Based in Charleston, Joe brings his local market expertise to the role where he focuses on the leasing, acquisition, and disposition of retail properties in South Carolina, creating value for property owners and occupiers.
A dedicated expert in retail, he has an unparalleled ability to leverage data and consumer insight to interpret market trends and drive tangible results. Joe builds advantage by delivering innovative solutions to his local, regional, and national retail clients with superior service and flawless execution.
Prior to joining Atlantic, Joe worked as a First Vice President at CBRE, Inc leading their retail advisory team in South Carolina.
Gavin specializes in representing landlords in leasing ground up developments and out parcels and the repositioning of existing regional power, lifestyle, mixed use, big box, grocery anchored, and neighborhood shopping centers. He previously worked at The Shopping Center Group leading the leasing teams in Raleigh and Orlando where he spearheaded a portfolio of up to 5M square feet. With over 20 years of experience in Tenant and Landlord representation, Gavin has an in depth understanding of merchandising, lease and sale negotiations having developed and executed strategic leasing plans for individual assets and portfolios on behalf institutional owners, REITs and developers. Over the past 10 years Gavin has completed transactions nearing 2M SF on behalf of Landlords.
Gavin is a graduate of Western Michigan University where he studied Finance and Real Estate. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and continually participates in Executive Learning Programs.
Lindsey brings over 25 years of experience in specialty retail leasing to Atlantic Retail. Lindsey has transformed retail assets in South Florida utilizing a proactive approach to leasing and merchandising specialty shopping centers. She has a proven track record in leasing ground-up, specialty, value-add and redevelopments in South Florida. She also has experience providing consulting services for new retail developments and specializes in lifestyle shopping center leasing for REITS as well as private Landlords.
Lindsey is a graduate of Butler University and a Delta Gamma Alumnae. She enjoys spending time with her husband and children and is an active mom to a golfer and a cheerleader. When her kids have a time off of school they appreciate family time at the beach. She is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Stacy’s 30-year career in commercial real estate includes expertise in land brokerage, ground-up development, project leasing and tenant representation. She spent 15 years in project development, project management and business development roles prior to brokerage. Having spent half her career as owner/developer and project quarterback, she is well equipped to assist clients while they navigate the development process and pursue accretive revenue opportunities for their real estate investments. Stacy graduated from the University of Florida and now serves on the advisory board for the Bergstrom Real Estate Center.
Outside of work, Stacy is a mom to two boys, a wife, the youngest of three sisters and a committed friend. She is a believer in empowering and encouraging others to find their strengths in business and optimize their earning potential. Her favorite things include sunrises in New Smyrna Beach, hot yoga, cooking for others and most of all, time with loved ones.
Wes joined Atlantic Retail in 2024 bringing with him close to 20 years of experience representing Landlords throughout the Southeast, with an emphasis on the Carolinas. Wes is highly regarded by developers, shopping center REITs, retailers, private real estate investors, and, most importantly, by his peers for his ability to provide consistent results, solve problems quickly and adapt to the ever-changing retail environment. Wes is skilled in all facets of Landlord representation including shopping center leasing, developer site selection, retailer disposition, and everything in between.
A native of New York, Wes is a graduate of Gettysburg College where he was a four-year student athlete on the men’s soccer team. Wes is a proud husband and the father of two incredible children.
Jamie joined Atlantic in 2024, bringing experience from two years of leasing on the Landlord side of the business. While she has worked across much of the New England market, her current focus is on urban retail.
Originally from Jupiter, Florida, Jamie enjoys any opportunity to visit home. She earned Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Communication from Boston College and has lived in South Boston ever since.
Jake joined Atlantic Retail in 2024. On the Boston Urban team, Jake focuses on tenant and landlord representation. Prior to joining Atlantic, Jake worked at Radius Financial Group where he focused on commercial real estate lending and business insurance. Prior to his time at Radius, he worked at Compass on the Metro West Team.
Jake graduated from Roger Williams University in 2023, where he earned a degree in marketing and communications and was an active member on the men’s golf team. Originally from Duxbury, he now resides in South Boston. Outside of the office, you can find Jake on the golf course and spending time with family and friends.
Matt joined Atlantic in 2024 where he currently focuses on assisting national and regional tenants with their expansion throughout the Northeast. Matt specializes in identifying and acquiring off-market sites for future development opportunities, he enjoys getting out on the road and exploring the many retail markets of New England. Matt also works with landlords, helping them in the leasing or selling of their properties.
Matt grew up in Farmington, CT and graduated from the University of Rhode Island. Away from his desk, Matt enjoys golfing when it’s warm, snowboarding when it’s cold, and hanging with family and friends.
Erin joined Atlantic in 2024 as a broker in the Charlotte office. Prior to joining Atlantic, Erin worked at JLL as a project manager and brokerage coordinator. At Atlantic, Erin works alongside the leasing team specializing in the leasing and pre-leasing of grocery anchored centers, unanchored strip centers, and power centers.
Erin graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Marketing and minor in Management. Outside of work, Erin enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling and exploring new restaurants. Erin currently resides in Charlotte, NC with her husband, Kyle and son.
William joined Atlantic Retail in 2024, bringing with him over 7 years of commercial real estate experience. His background runs the gamut of the commercial real estate industry from his internship days working for two retail brokers while in college, to working in the property management sector, and a local bank in commercial real estate underwriting. In 2019, William became a full-time broker with a focus on retail landlord representation and tenant representation in Western and Central Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia working with clients such as MSP Development, Dollar General and Tractor Supply.
William Grew up just outside of Pittsburgh and attended Drexel University in Philadelphia where he studied finance/real estate and construction. Away from work, William enjoys skiing, golf, and the occasional dad joke. He currently lives in the City of Pittsburgh with his Fiancé and dog (Harper).
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