EVP, Regional Managing Director, Newark Knight Frank
WHY: Leads 11 Western offices of publicly traded brokerage, second top CRE firm locally with $3.9B in work, up 12% from last year, led by a 27% jump in leases.
RECENT: Three recent area office sales over $100M handled by local NKF office: the $157M sale of multiple buildings at Summit Office Campus in Aliso Viejo, $147M sale of City Tower in Orange, and $107M sale of two-building Atrium complex in Irvine.
QUOTABLE: “Strong demographics and rising household income have continued to attract a healthy amount of foreign investment, primarily stemming from China, Canada, the Middle East and Europe.”