1. Colton Commercial & Partners, Inc.
565 Commercial Street, 4th
Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Ph: (415) 834-1600
Fax: (415) 834-1601
www.coltoncommercialsf.com
Mark D. Walker
Partial Reference List
SALE OF GROUND MASTER LEASE & DEVELOPMENT
One Hawthorne Street, San Francisco
James Webber & Associates + Joshua Freewald
Jackson Pacific Ventures (Ezra Mersey + MacFarlane Partners + Reuben & Junius LLP)
Negotiated sale of existing 45,000 square foot Building and Parking Garage Ground Lease for
Development Site.
Negotiated the double escrow sale of the Master Lease and Fee Simple Ownership with
following sale to developers Ezra Mersey and Reuben & Junius.
24 Story High Rise Residential Condominium Building and below grade Parking Garage
2. SALE OF 143,062 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL FOR 400,000 SQUARE FOOT
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Represented Seven Family Trusts and University of California as Sellers. Investigated Master
Lease, Joint Venture, Development and Sale Options.
Property Located Between University of California Biotech Development Center, Mission Bay,
Potrero Hill Development Area and SOMA. Contaminated Property with no remediation by
Seller.
Independent Appraisal by Seller stated a $10,000,000.00 Valuation with anticipated cleanup.
Sold for $13,000,000.00, plus release for Seller from all liability whatsoever, including the toxic
contamination to the lot.
Property was sold with no contingencies or entitlements, all cash to Seller.
3. SALE OF GROUND MASTER LEASE, DEVELOPMENT AND BANK LOAN
WORKOUT
800 Bryant Street, San Francisco
Nielsen Development
Police Officers Association of San Francisco
Greater Bay Area Bank
20,000 square foot existing Building and Two Floor Parking Garage on a 50 year Ground Lease.
Represented Master Lessor / Developer.
Sold project, including the Fee, to the Police Activities League.
Completed loan workout of $5 Million existing loan with Bay Area Community Bank with a $2
Million dollar discount on the loan. Negotiated a release of Master Lessor and Fee Owner from
all liability, including the $2 Million discount.
4. SALE OF MASTER LEASE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
SALE OF PURCHASE OPTION OF FEE INTEREST
100 Harrison Street, San Francisco
JMA Ventures, Storage USA & Hansen PSC
175,000 square foot Building.
Represented Master Lessor/Developer.
Sold Master Lease & Option to Purchase to JMA for $5 million in 60 days.
Assisted in development of $50 Million Dollar Telecommunication Center for $25+ million profit
and future sale of the Fee to complete Fee Simple Ownership.
5. SALE OF 51% CONTROLING INTEREST
310 Townsend Street
TMG Partners
Richardson L. Watkins
TMG Partners
100 Bush Street, Suite 2600
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 772-5900
64,000 square foot Building and Parking Garage
Represented TMG Development as Buyer/Developer of a 51% controlling ownership interest in
the Building. Building re-sold for substantial profit to Santa Fe Partners for Condominium
Development.
6. EXISTING LOAN DISCOUNT PURCHASE & SIMULTAINIOUS LEASE-UP
642 Harrison Street
56,000 square foot Building and Master Leased Parking Lot.
Represented Emerald Fund, Inc and CW Sweeney as Buyer.
Negotiated $4 million purchase of $8 million note from bank.
Fully Leased Building to CW Sweeney and Autodesk during escrow.
7. BUILD TO SUIT DEVELOPMENT & MASTER LEASE
444 Townsend Street / 135 Bluxome Street 450 Townsend Street
87,000 square foot Building 27,000 square foot Building
Fully Leased as Design Space, Loft Space, Fully Leased Headquarters – DHC,
Inc.
Shipping/Receiving, Warehouse and Storage Space. Build to Suit Development
8. SALE LEASE-BACK WITH FUTURE OWNER-USER FULLY LEASED INVESTMENT
Nishkian Menninger
1200 Folsom Street, San Francisco
23,000 square foot Building
Represented Levin Nishkian and Nishkian Menninger in the purchase and Tenant Lease-Back
Transaction.
Nishkian Menninger later moved into part of the building for their own Office Use and we Pre-
Leased the remaining space prior to any vacancy.
Represented Nishkian Menninger in Purchase, Lease-Back and Leasing the remainder of the
Building.