The NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter industrial community returned to the University Club at California Memorial Stadium on May 14 for the annual Spring Industrial Breakfast. It was great to be back at Cal Memorial Stadium with a sold-out, full room of commercial real estate professionals from across the Bay Area for a morning of stunning views, networking and conversation about the industrial market.
Industrial Committee Chair Matt Anderson of Dalfen Industrial introduced the featured panel discussion, moderated by Colby Schaefer, Vice President at Lift Partners, and featuring an all-star lineup of industrial market experts:
- Matt Ebner, VP, Market Officer, Prologis
- Melinda Marino, Director, Capital Markets, JLL
- Chip Sutherland, Vice Chairman, CBRE
- Abbie Wertheim, Partner, Panattoni Development Company
The panel covered everything from capital markets and leasing activity to development challenges and overall market sentiment across the Bay Area industrial sector. The conversation was candid, insightful, and full of the kind of real-time perspective that makes these events so valuable. As many attendees said afterward — you really had to be there.
A special thank you to event sponsors CBRE, Fullmer Construction, and Overaa Construction for helping make the program possible, and to everyone who joined us for another outstanding NAIOP SFBA event. With attendance at capacity and strong engagement throughout the morning, the event reinforced the continued importance of industrial real estate across the Bay Area market.