J. LEVI THOMSON, III
Vice President of Retail Sales and Leasing, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Recent retail assignments that Levi has worked on include: Landstown Commons in Virginia Beach, The Marquis in Williamsburg, and Brenneman Farm in Virginia Beach . These three developments combined have almost 2 million square feet of gross lease-able retail space. In addition, some of Levi's current retail listings include: Pembroke Mall, Salem Crossing, MarketCenter at Harbour View, Princess Anne Plaza, Princess Anne Marketplace, Freedom Plaza, Rite Aid surplus properties in Hampton Roads.

Tenants that Levi represents include: Yum! Brands, Sonic Restaurants Inc, Firehouse Subs, Logan's Roadhouse, Bruegger's Bagels and Dunkin’ Donuts.

Levi has won numerous performance awards. Most recently these include the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Power Broker Award from the Costar Group for being ranked among Hampton Roads top brokers in retail leasing transaction volume; Divaris Real Estate's 2006 Silver Circle of Excellence and the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Gold Circle of Excellence for gross billings; and Hampton Roads Commercial Alliance 2010 Silver Commercial Sales and Leasing Achievement Award.

Prior to joining Divaris Real Estate, Inc. in 2002 Levi held the position of investment consultant with SunTrust Securities, Inc. where he worked directly with a senior investment consultant. Prior to working for SunTrust, Levi held a position with Merrill Lynch as a financial consultant.

Levi is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Harbour Front Kiwanis Club and has served on the Norfolk Sertoma Club and the Downtown Norfolk Council’s Downtown 100 Business Retention Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

His property listings include:

Pembroke Mall
Food Lion Surplus Property
Brenneman Farm
Landstown Commons
Market Center at Harbour View
Freedom Plaza
Rite Aid Surplus Properties
Salem Crossing
Jolliff Station
2709 Salem Road, Virginia Beach
Indian River Road and Tompkins Lane, Virginia Beach
The Gifford Center
3508 N. Landing Road
South Lynnhaven at Ole Town Lane
Princess Anne Marketplace

Recent Transactions:

hhgregg Leases Former Linens'N Things at Princess Anne Plaza West in Virginia Beach
Petco Joins Brenneman Farm in Virginia Beach
8000 George Washington Highway Property Sold

Projects that Levi has worked on include:

Landstown Commons Opens in Beach's High-Growth Corridor
DRE's Recipe for Restaurant Site Selection Success
Virginia Beach's Princess Anne Corridor Comes of Age
Virginia Continues to Attract Big Boxes
Harbour View Station Adds Town Center Style to Suffolk

To contact Levi, email lthomson@divaris.com