ADAMS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- President
- Chairman of Capitol Hill Neighborhood Development Corp
- Member of the 2003 Class of Leadership Atlanta
At Adams Commercial we define SUCCESS when our clients get up from their closing with a smile. To accomplish this, we start by putting the needs of our clients first, which to us is the essence of INTEGRITY. We bring the collective WISDOM of our agents to every real estate deal … wisdom that comes only from the company's years of business experience and expertise in intown markets. Whether it is showing up at the appointed time or making sure all details are noted and deadlines met, we believe DEPENDABILITY is also an essential ingredient of a successful real estate transaction. We believe that your successful purchase or sale adds value to COMMUNITY. And we are proud to play a role in building and sustaining a thriving community.
William T. (Bill) Adams is President of Adams REALTORS, an Atlanta based commercial and residential real estate company. He is an Atlanta native with a 50-year history of civic involvement in neighborhood, historic preservation, affordable housing, and active and passive recreation issues.
Adams has a BBA in Real Estate and an MBA in Finance from Georgia State University. He began his real estate career in 1972 with Cousins Properties, Inc. after serving two years active duty as an Army officer. Adams formed Adams Realtors in 1979. During his career he has been involved in residential loft and office projects involving historic tax credits as well as more conventional land, office, industrial, retail, and multifamily transactions. Adams has also helped many nonprofit and governmental organizations with their acquisition and disposition strategies.
Adams has served on the Boards and held board leadership positions with several non-profit organizations including the Habitat for Humanity Atlanta affiliate. He has served on the Board of Directors and committees of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors and is on the ACBR Government Affairs Committee.
Currently, Adams is the Chair of Capitol Hill Neighborhood Development Corp., a community development corporation (CDC) formed by the three churches near the Georgia State Capitol to promote downtown housing. He also serves on the Decatur Land Trust Board where he is Treasurer.
Adams earned the prestigious CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation in 1989 from the CCIM Institute, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. Adams currently serves as Chair of the Institute's Governance Committee. In 2018, he received the Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) designation from the Realtors Land Institute, another affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. Adams serves on the RLI Government Affairs Committee
He has been a youth soccer coach with the Inter Atlanta Football Club and in late 2003 helped the club acquire land for the first intown Atlanta soccer complex. He has coached youth baseball and basketball with the Decatur Active Living Department.
An avid runner he has run two marathons, multiple half marathons and has a consecutive streak of running Atlanta's Peachtree Road Race dating back to 1975
Adams is a member of the 2003 Class of Leadership Atlanta. He received the Grant Park Conservancy's Legacy Award in 2015 for his volunteer work with the conservancy. In 2016 Adams received the President's Award for outstanding service to the Georgia CCIM Chapter. He was named a City of Decatur Hometown Hero in 2017 for his volunteer work with the city's Active Living Department. Adams lives in Decatur, Georgia with his wife, Carol. They have two adult sons.
Job Titles:
- Commercial Real Estate Broker
Jesse Clark has over 20 years of multi-faceted experience in commercial real estate. He specializes in the acquisition, rezoning, and disposition of complex mixed-use redevelopment sites. His diverse background in development, urban planning, and brokerage allows him to provide comprehensive and strategic advice to achieve win-win solutions for his clients, investors, and the community.
Jesse first discovered his passion for real estate in 1999 working as a commercial real estate agent while obtaining his undergraduate degree in Finance and Real Estate. He then worked for Ernst & Young's Real Estate Advisory Services group, where he managed projects comprising over $1.5 billion of portfolio valuations, $840 million of acquisition due diligence, and $150 million of capital markets assignments for investors and Fortune 500 companies. After Ernst & Young, Jesse worked for a regional commercial developer, where he managed the acquisition, renovation, and construction of 11 urban infill commercial investments comprising 1.3 million square feet valued at over $250 million throughout the Southeast.
After obtaining his master's degree in City Planning from Georgia Tech focusing on land and community development, Jesse started his own real estate investment and consulting firm, Clark Property R+D. As an entrepreneur, Jesse sourced and managed 6 commercial urban infill developments, 2 land assemblages and 4 rezoning approvals as the lead partner, comprising over 325,000 sq. ft. of mixed-use investments.
He also served as the owner's representative for a $2.7 billion foundation and their 54-property portfolio in Atlanta and was Executive Director of the Historic District Development Corporation focused on revitalizing the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic District in Atlanta.
Jesse is a veteran of the Army National Guard, having served a tour of duty in Iraq as a medical specialist, and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Coordinator
Kelly Lynch has resided in the Atlanta area for 24 years. She grew up in John's Creek, attended St. Pius X High School, and has been living intown since 2008. Before settling in Atlanta, Kelly moved around several times. She found the process of searching for homes exciting and interesting. This led to a love of real estate where she has been working for the past 8 years. She has an extensive knowledge of the intown Atlanta market and will work hard to help clients through their real estate transactions. Her extensive customer service experience makes her very attentive to your needs as her client. She will go above and beyond to make sure her clients are happy.
Kelly obtained her BBA in accounting from the University of Georgia in 2006. After graduating from UGA, she attended the French Culinary Institute in New York to study pastry arts. Upon completing culinary school, she moved back to the Atlanta area. After managing several intown restaurants and a bakery in Avondale Estates, she decided to transition to a career in real estate.
Kelly currently lives in Grant Park. You may also know her as your friendly neighborhood notary. She can often be found out in Grant Park or on the Beltline with her dog, Rufus.
Kyle Pearce was born in Atlanta and raised on family land in Lithonia, GA. It was there, he grew a fondness for the sprawling neighborhoods that began dotting the landscape around him. Those neighborhoods brought new commercial businesses, grocery stores, restaurants, convenience, and most of all, new friends and family. Before attending school at Georgia Southern University, he saw tremendous growth in his community, where his once gravel road, nearly impassable by bike, was now a paved local cut-through with speed bumps installed to cut down on speeders. What was great for riding bikes with his friends had now become a problem for his grandmother, as she liked to walk the once quiet peaceful road, but now feared the increase in traffic and reckless drivers. A valuable lesson was learned about the pros and cons of community growth, change, and how it affects each individual.
After finishing school in Statesboro, GA, Kyle longed for the city life and moved back to Atlanta where he has resided for two decades. He's familiar with the intown Atlanta area, residing in the neighborhoods of Cabbagetown, Grant Park, West End, and now in Reynoldstown. He enjoys the convenience, diversity, energy, and proximity to top-notch food that city life provides. He recognizes and appreciates each neighborhood's uniqueness. And much like his early life, he has seen the changes in the landscape around intown Atlanta. Who would have guessed that a simple sidewalk, The Atlanta BeltLine, would bring forth so much change to the neighborhoods around the city.
Kyle has a passion for helping others, and after a taste of corporate life he yearned for something more fulfilling when he joined the team at Adams Realtors 5 years ago. He didn't just find a job, but he found another family. He found a place where everyone works together and it felt like home. He is the Marketing Coordinator, works closely with the Adams Commercial Real Estate team, and is responsible for overseeing the daily activities in our Grant Park office.
Although he loves traveling, you'll most likely find Kyle out and about town somewhere on a sunny day, probably not far from The BeltLine. Perhaps digging records in Little 5 Points, watching a Falcons game with friends in Decatur, enjoying a brewery in the West End, or eating at one of the many intown restaurants. He loves pet sitting for friends and family and during the holidays he devotes time to help Five Loaves and Two Fish serve the community. Kyle is always up for a chat, so If you're in the neighborhood, then stop in to say, "hello!"
Lauren Alexander, as the Chief Operating Officer, is responsible for the day-
Job Titles:
- Commercial Real Estate Broker
Marion D. Williams, CCIM is a Broker with Adams Commercial Real Estate, a Atlanta based commercial real estate company. He is an Atlanta native with an over 30-year history of real estate sales, brokerage, and valuation.
In 2022, Williams retired from the DeKalb County Property Appraisal Department. During his twenty-two year tenure at Dekalb County Williams was the lead appraiser for all commercial property classes, including but not limited to vacant land, Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties, single and multi-tenant retail and office properties. He is a Level IV Assessment Appraiser and a Registered Appraiser in the State of Georgia. Marion was the Past Chair of the Georgia Association of Assessing Officials (GAAO) Commercial Committee and is a candidate for the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) Certified Assessing Officer (CAE) designation. Williams has a BA in Real Estate form Georgia State University.
Williams received the prestigious CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation in 2018 and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Georgia CCIM Chapter. He is the 2022 Chair of the chapter's University Outreach Committee. He will be the 2023 Chair the Programs Committee for the CCIM Georgia Chapter. Williams will also serve on the 2023 Marketing and Chapter Activities committees for the CCIM Institute.
Williams has recently become a runner and ran the 2022 Peachtree Road race, the 2022 PNC 10 miler, and the 2022 Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon. Williams is a member of Dawn breakers Toastmasters club.
Job Titles:
- Commercial Real Estate Broker
Originally from Atlanta, GA, Meghan Palmer graduated from the College of Charleston in 2010 with a major in Marketing and Business Development. She began practicing real estate shortly after graduating, first in Charleston and then in Atlanta. Palmer primarily focuses on assisting small business owners with their acquisition and disposition strategies. She also works with non-institutional investors in the sale and leasing of investment properties. She is a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors and a candidate member of the CCIM Institute. Palmer serves on the Alumni board for St Pius X Catholic High School and is an active volunteer member at The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Downtown Atlanta. She is also involved with the Australian Shepherds Furever Nonprofit Organization.
Meghan loves the City of Atlanta and is excited to be working to help clients reach their goals while growing our local community!
Job Titles:
- Commercial Real Estate Broker
Michael D Reeves, CCIM is a driven, creative commercial real estate practitioner in his 16 th year with Adams Commercial Real Estate in Atlanta.
Reeves is an experienced entrepreneur, business operator, and developer. As a key partner in three start-ups, he has an in-depth understanding of the cycles of real estate and knowing where the market is in that cycle, identifying today's opportunities and tomorrow's values.
Utilizing these experiences Reeves has become an expert on in-town Atlanta redevelopment, adaptive-reuse, investment, and land sales. As a Commercial Realtor, he has successfully advised and represented clients in over $30 million in transactions over the last three years.
A graduate of Amherst College, Reeves started his career as an GE Financial Management Program recruit and graduate in Stamford CT at GE Capital. He is a Chicagoan and a graduate of Lake Forest Academy.
In 2017 Reeves received the prestigious CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation in Toronto. Michael has served on the Georgia CCIM Chapter Board for 10 years and is the 2023 President. He served on the CCIM Institute's Strategic Planning Committee 2022; Currently the Vice Chair of Government Affairs; and is an appointed member of the 2023 Finance Committee. At the October 2022 Annual Business Meetings, he was elected to the Board of Directors for 2023 - 2025 term. He is a member of the CCIM JW Levine Leadership Academy Class of 2020-21.
As a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, he serves on the Government Affairs Committee and is on 2023 Board of Directors.
Additionally, he volunteers as an Officer and Treasurer of the Freedom Park Conservancy. He and his spouse Elaine live in Tybee Island, Georgia and in the Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta.