About the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading organization for commercial real estate developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate.

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter was founded in 1977 (originally as the Northern California Chapter) and today serves eight of the nine Bay Area Counties; San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, San Mateo and Solano. The Chapter’s membership is comprised of the Bay Area’s leading owner/developers and a wide variety of service providers.

The Chapter offers a full calendar of educational programs on topical issues as well as social and networking events for its 700+ members and guests. The Chapter’s Government Affairs Committee works in concert with NAIOP corporate, the NAIOP State Council and our Sacramento representative, California Business Properties Association (www.cbpa.com), as well as communicating with legislators at the local level, to voice the concerns and support of our membership on legislative issues affecting our industry.

Nationally NAIOP comprises 21,000+ members in 54 chapters across North America. The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is the 8th largest chapter of NAIOP.

Mission Statement

The mission of the chapter is to support the San Francisco Bay Area commercial real estate industry by proactively influencing legislative policy, providing superior educational events, and fostering networking opportunities.
NAIOP provides strong advocacy, education and business opportunities, and connects its members through a powerful North American network.