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Jim Camp, MFA CCIM

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Jim Camp, MFA CCIM

Associate Broker

Office: 404-688-1222

Cell: 404-630-9833

jimcamp@bellsouth.net

Jim Camp, MFA CCIM has been with Adams Commercial Real Estate, since 1996. He is an A.B. graduate of Mercer University majoring in music, followed by a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia with a concentration in organ performance.

In 2003 Jim was awarded the prestigious CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation. This achievement, realized by less than 10% of all Real Estate professionals, is considered the pinnacle of commercial real estate and clearly sets Jim apart from other commercial practitioners.

Since joining Adams Commercial Real Estate Jim became strongly involved in the redevelopment of commercial nodes such as East Atlanta Village. For example, in East Atlanta Jim successfully brokered a number of sites, including the current Truist Bank building as well as several restaurant locations, including what is now Holy Taco, the Midway and others. His skill at assembling larger sites came into prominence when he represented the Atlanta Board of Education in securing the site of the current Parkside Elementary School, located in Grant Park. As a part of the development team, Jim assisted in the purchase and construction of a 10,000 SF retail site housing a local trade school in Dekalb County. As a Buyer himself he was part of the development team that saved the former Hapeville Elementary School turning it into Hapeville’s first condo complex. Several sites along the Memorial Drive corridor that now have mixed-use multi-story apartment complexes were brokered by Jim.

Leasing opportunities have included deals with State Farm and Allstate as well as several restaurants, offices and retail locations.

Jim has extensive experience with IRC Section 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchanges, which allows a Seller to defer Federal tax on capital gains. This strategy, which is not understood by some Sellers, is utilized as another tool in his real estate arsenal to assist clients facing significant tax liabilities.

Two other areas of expertise for Jim are churches and poultry farms. Adams Commercial Real Estate has extensive experience in selling churches since the early 1990’s when our office brokered the sale of the Baptist Tabernacle in Downtown Atlanta. Since that time various members of our team have been involved in church sales thought the Metro area ranging in price from the low $300,000s for small intown locations to over $2,000,000 for the Tabernacle.

Through his business connections with the local Chin Burmese refugee community in 2019 Jim began helping local members of this group qualify for and purchase large poultry farms in Western Georgia and Eastern Alabama, further diversifying his client base and portfolio. Sales of farms have ranged from $600,000+ to over $2,000,000.

Jim is a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors as well as the Georgia CCIM Chapter, having served 2 terms on its Board of Directors. He is an avid horse enthusiast, often traveling out of state to attend horse racing events such as the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. He spent over 10 years volunteering at WABE which included working both Spring and Fall Pledge Drives as well as several other station-oriented activities throughout the year and has just completed his 10th year of volunteering with the Atlanta Open Tennis Tournament held each year at Atlantic Station including numerous pre- and post-tournament events throughout each year.  Jim is also a runner and has competed in the Chicago, Atlanta, Louisville and Marine Corps (Washington, DC) marathons as well as many half-marathons and 10K races.

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• As a native Atlantan who grew up in a house built by my grandparents in 1902 across the street from Grant Park, I have always loved the City’s downtown and historic intown neighborhoods. I went to school from the first grade through graduate school in downtown Atlanta.

As a child growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, I witnessed and mourned the decline of those wonderful old “close-in” neighborhoods and their business districts. By the time I was in my early 20s in the late ’60s, I had gotten involved in early intown revitalization efforts in Grant Park under the auspices of a program known as “Model Cities.” After a tour of duty in the Army and Graduate Business School at Georgia State University, I joined the forerunner of the Grant Park Neighborhood Association in late 1974. In the early 1970s most intown neighborhoods were “redlined” by banks and neglected by the local government. The neighborhood revitalization movement in Atlanta was in its infancy. Banks refused to make real estate loans in these “high-risk” neighborhoods. The level of city services was poor and to make matters worse, the city had rezoned many of these neighborhoods from single-family to multifamily residential in the 1950s.

I became a neighborhood activist in Grant Park and, along with others, helped to bring about one of the largest “down zonings” in City history, converting the area back to single-family/duplex zoning from apartment zoning. I was also a community representative and later President of the local Neighborhood Housing Services program, which helped local lenders understand the housing market in the City’s neighborhoods and helped end their practice of not making loans in these communities. I later served as a neighborhood association and Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) Chair as well as a board member of the civic groups working to restore the Cyclorama in Grant Park and historic Oakland Cemetery.

All these experiences have had a profound effect on me and the company that I founded in 1979. I had a commercial real estate background but came to realize that strong neighborhoods are vital to a city’s quality of life and its commercial core. Adams Commercial’s approach to real estate has always reflected the values of neighborhood activism. Our transactions involve people, not just numbers. We are in the problem solving and information business. After more than 40 years of service, our goal is to complete our client’s purchase or investment while at the same time adding value to the community through that transaction.

I hope that you find our website to be a helpful tool whether you are planning to buy, sell or are trying to get a good feel for the state of the commercial real estate market in Atlanta. If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me at wtadams@adamscre.com. If you have an interest in commercial real estate, please visit our Adams Commercial Real Estate Website at adamscre.com.

Thanks,

Bill Adams, MBA, CCIM, ALC, CRB
President
ADAMS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Atlanta, GA

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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.

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