Commercial real estate professionals know their local markets extremely well, including the properties not yet listed.
They understand the needs of their clients—who may be single investors, small business owners or large corporations—and know how to meet client needs and how to accommodate a building’s other stakeholders like facilities managers.
If you’re managing commercial property near San Francisco, Oakland or Silicon Valley, take a look at this list. It’s 24 of the best commercial real estate experts in the Bay Area.
Also, be sure to check out some of their client lists and the amount of square footage they’ve moved—you’ll be impressed.
James Kilpatrick
President of commercial real estate firm NAI Northern California, Bay Area native James Kilpatrick works on large client accounts and oversees sales teams across all sectors, including industrial, office and retail. A world-class athlete, Kilpatrick specializes in multifamily and land investment as well as net leased retail and industrial office.
Keith Rockmael
Real estate agent Keith Rockmael, an expert in both commercial and residential properties, is a bit of a Renaissance man. The freelance travel and real estate writer is a world traveler and green lifestyle advocate who advises investors on sustainability issues. You can find Rockmael at Zephyr Real Estate in San Francisco.
Robby Burroughs
Working from the Petaluma office of Keegan & Coppin, Robby Burroughs has an extensive accounting background, which he uses to advise on matters including valuations, forecasts and tax analyses. His focus as commercial real estate advisor is the sales and leasing of office, industrial and investment properties in Sonoma County.
Yuri Sergunin
A commercial real estate broker and accountant, Yuri Sergunin is a leading expert in the sale and purchase of investment properties. He is a retail investment specialist at the Palo Alto office of Marcus & Millichap, where he exclusively manages commercial real estate transactions for clients who include local business operators, overseas investors and financial institutions.
Bruce Breitman
President of BBG Ltd., this CPA, attorney and commercial real estate broker specializes in restaurant and nightclub properties throughout the Bay Area. Over the past three decades, Bruce Breitman has created a database with more than 23,000 restaurant contacts in the area and is very experienced in all phases of restaurant transactions.
Elizabeth Hart
A multiple award-winning broker, Elizabeth Hart has been with the commercial real estate firm of Newmark Cornish & Carey for 11 years, currently serving as an executive managing director in the San Francisco office.
A startup specialist, Hart advises landlords on how to attract technology tenants, and counsels tech and venture clients on their real estate needs and portfolios. Some of the companies she’s helped find commercial spaces include Uber, Pinterest, BitTorrent and Change.org.
David Greensfelder
Owner of Greensfelder Commercial Real Estate, David Greensfelder is a developer, consultant and corporate real estate executive. A lecturer at UC Berkeley’s Fisher Center-Haas School of Business and at USC’s Lusk Center, Greensfelder develops projects for retail and mixed-use businesses, provides management services, and consults on land use and market strategy for clients nationwide.
Robert McComb
Bringing nearly 20 years of commercial property brokerage experience and education to the table, Bob McComb is a commercial real estate trainer and coach. His program of videos, live webinars and podcasts are offered under his Top Dogs program, specifically designed for smaller and mid-size brokerages.
William Dolan
Hospitality and Investment Real Estate (HIRE) Advisors is a full-service hospitality brokerage and advisory firm. With William Dolan as president, it offers a full range of hospitality acquisition, disposition and leasing services. While the company’s focus is on hospitality real estate in California, its clients and properties are found nationwide and abroad.
Dave Schnayer
With 20-plus years of commercial brokerage and asset and property management under his belt, real estate broker Dave Schnayer opened his own investment and commercial property brokerage in early 2013. He’s worked with such clients as FedEx Kinko’s, various US Post Offices, AT&T, and Kimco; he also donates a part of all fees earned to local charities.
Bill Hand
As vice president of Pacific West Certified Development Corporation, Bill Hand brings his 28 years of experience in commercial real estate when helping small businesses obtain financing for purchases.
In a recent article published on LinkedIn, Hand looked at various aspects of banking for business owners. “I would keep my personal accounts,” he wrote, “and my personal loans in a separate bank than the bank that I would do my business banking with.” This is because some banks will attach personal and business accounts, so that if you’re having problems with business loans, for instance, your personal accounts can become involved.
Ben Knight
One of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2016, Ben Knight says he’s lucky to work with professionals in technology and real estate because he’s exposed to such a range of industries and businesses. As first vice president at CBRE, Knight represents clients in the sale and leasing of office properties and R&D properties.
Kevin Brennan
With 25 years of commercial real estate advisory experience, Kevin Brennan at Cushman & Wakefield is the person commercial tenants call when they need office space or a corporate headquarters. Law firms are one of Brennan’s specialties, and the total area he’s handled for 60 leasing projects amounts to about 2.2 million sq. ft. Among the many awards he’s won, Brennan has been named a Power Broker to Costar Group’s annual list each year for more than a decade.
Peter Conte
As vice president of Transwestern, Peter Conte backs the boutique style approach to commercial real estate services that the firm is known for. That means personal service by experienced professionals at every stage in the process of asset acquisition. Conte’s LEED accreditation and U.S. Green Building Council membership allows him to bring green practices to commercial real estate leasing and other transactions.
Andrew Peceimer
Andrew Peceimer, senior commercial real estate advisor at Coldwell Banker Commercial, has completed thousands of transactions over the past 20 years, with a combined value of more than $2 billion. His commercial clients often need specific rental properties — for example, law firms might look for efficient layouts whereas truck rental agencies have unique zoning, yard and access requirements. Peceimer’s expertise and deep knowledge of the San Francisco Bay Area market allows him to satisfy clients year after year.
Ben Weil
Specializing in commercial and retail properties, Paragon Commercial Brokerage Senior Vice President Ben Weil typically brokers in excess of $35 million in investment property sales annually. Part of his success lies in his ability to analyze client real estate portfolios and strategize ways to grow wealth. His clients speak of his persistence, negotiation skills and strong representation, as well.
Armand Anicete
As vice president at NAI Northern California, Armand Anicete is working in the San Mateo County office to grow its leasing and investment sales advisory services. These services include retail, industrial and multifamily markets. Before joining NAI, Anicete was with Sequoia Realty Service for six years, during which time he completed more than $100 million in transactions.
Jon Goldman
A partner at Premier Properties Commercial Real Estate, broker Jon Goldman specializes in office and retail development and redevelopment. In addition to being highly experienced in commercial real estate transactions and asset development, he has years of experience with both construction (from ground-up to renovations and seismic upgrades) and property management.
Felipe Gomez-Kraus
Senior vice president at CBRE, Felipe Gomez-Kraus specializes in finding the ideal commercial space and lease terms for his clients. He’s been instrumental in negotiations on behalf of Pinterest, LinkedIn, Stripe, Alibaba and SFMOMA. The Bay Area resident brings experience from years in the luxury hospitality industry, and his international background makes him a natural with global corporations.
Justin Bedecarre
The founder and CEO of commercial real estate company Hello Office is slightly obsessive in finding startups and technology companies office space. Justin Bedecarre’s company (“built by startup founders, for startup founders”) wants to make the search for a new company home faster, smarter and simpler, so you can say “hello” to your office.
Kalin Kelly
The 357 Investments commercial real estate team includes partner Kalin Kelly, who represents clients looking to purchase or lease San Francisco commercial property. Known as the “connector,” Kelly brings ideas, people and spaces together: She works with startup founders to define their workspace requirements and budgets, find the best fit, and negotiate fair and flexible leases that allow for unpredictable growth.
Zach Haupert
A Touchstone real estate broker specializing in commercial property sales and leases, Zach Haupert has a diverse clientele. Touchstone itself has a long local history, going back nearly 50 years with more than $1 billion worth of transactions over that time. On his site, Haupert says that while he and his team know the best of San Francisco, their expertise lies with the submarkets of SoMa and The Mission District. In the past 18 months alone, they’ve negotiated 90 leases for a total area in excess of 365,000 square feet.
Mark Hinkins
Mark Hinkins, president and CEO of Trimark Commercial Real Estate, announced that the brokerage company opened its regional office in the San Francisco Bay Area in June. He says that every industry has been changed by technology, with the exception of commercial real estate — but that’s about to change:
“The rise of the regional boutique firm is here, fueled by their ability to attract educated, entrepreneurial talent, and adapt easily to changing client practices, to absorb and implement technology quickly, to streamline the workday, reduce desk costs and increase client and broker satisfaction. It’s time for the next generation of brokers and agents to take control of their careers.”
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