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Just a few days ago, Class 4 of the NAIOP SFBA Executive Development Program (NED) launched their journey with a 3-day intensive Retreat in Tiburon. During the Retreat, participants met their peers and instructors, and began their personal and professional development curriculum. Over the next six months the cohort will continue to meet, including two additional overnight retreats, three skill-building workshops, and virtual check-ins.

NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NAIOP SFBA), the premier commercial real estate development association, is proud to announce that the Stanford team has won the 35th Annual Real Estate Challenge. The Real Estate Challenge, NAIOP SFBA’s version of the Big Game, is a real estate development competition between legendary rivals Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley (Cal).

Each year, a select group of real estate professionals unite to take part in the twelve-month, seventy-hour course designed to educate, develop, connect and elevate the commercial real estate industry’s emerging leaders. 

This unique and powerful program offers instruction in critical components of the commercial real estate industry, personal and professional development coaching from MBA-level instructors, extensive networking and relationship-building activities, and guidance from leading industry executives through an intimate speaker series exclusive to YPG.

In this episode, Briana Harney DeHaan shares her strategic vision for the NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter in 2024. With her extensive background in commercial real estate and her role as Senior Vice President at NorthMarq Capital, Briana brings invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing our industry today.

NAIOP SFBA held it's 10^th annual Best of the Bay Awards on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Four Seasons in San Francisco.  Matt Field, Co-Chief Executive Officer of TMG Partners, served as master of ceremonies and kept his predecessor, Luis Belmonte’s, tradition alive by employing his infamous gong.   
 
Lively and upbeat, the Best of the Bay is a unique commercial real estate awards competition which features attendees voting for the winners in real time. As each award category is introduced, nominees give a creative pitch to steer votes in their direction.  If they fail to wow the audience or drone on too long they get gonged.

Read more to see a list of winners below and take a peek at our photo album.

Dive into the latest podcast episode with host Dave Karol and special guest James Goddard, Partner at Wareham Development. Together, they explore the nuances of the Bay Area's commercial real estate market, with a spotlight on life science developments.

The annual Developing Leaders Mentor Portal is now open for pre-registration! Developing Leader members (age 35 and younger) can now start signing up to access the 2024 Mentor Program and start browsing mentors through the easy-to-use online portal. Program begins on February 12, 2024 through April 12, 2024.

This is the last week to submit your nominations for the 10th Annual Best of the Bay Awards ! Submit your nominations for the best deals and deal makers of the past year! We encourage you to not only submit your colleagues for consideration, but your own key deals as well. Nominations will be accepted through January 26, 2024.

Introducing Your 2024 NAIOP SFBA President Briana Harney DeHaan

Briana Harney DeHaan is Vice President at Northmarq Capital. Since joining Northmarq in 2015 she as has closed over $3 billion in debt and equity transactions covering the full spectrum of lenders and product types.

President’s Message

I am honored to be your President for 2024. NAIOP means the world to me! The organization has been essential to my career development. My first deep dive in engaging with NAIOP SFBA was through the Young Professionals Group (YPG), a program in which I had the good fortune to participate in 2016. YPG made a profound impact on me. I went on to co-chair the Young Professionals Group Alumni Committee and the Membership Committee, and was later appointed to the Board.

On behalf of the NAIOP SFBA Board of Directors and the entire leadership team I want to share our vision statement which will flow through our annual agenda as well as our committees and our events.

Our vision is to be a trusted source and affiliation for commercial real estate:

• An effective advocate for commercial real estate policies
• A collaborative and educational event and content provider
• A financially sound organization
• A diverse and well-connected network
• A resource for career development, providing education opportunities for all career stages

It is with a heavy heart that we share that Awais Mughal recently passed away after a short illness. Awais was a steadfast supporter of NAIOP and had a lasting impact on our association in many ways. He joined the NAIOP San Francisco Chapter in 2009, and served as President in 2011. He was integral in bringing the Young Professionals Group (YPG) to the Bay Area and is one of the founders of the NAIOP Executive Development (NED) Program. Awais served many years on our local NAIOP Advisory Council, as well as local and national Board of Directors and various committees, sharing countless hours of wisdom, mentorship, laughter and memories with our community. His loss will be deeply felt.

In lieu of flowers, Awais' family has requested that those dollars be directed to the Contra Consta Food Bank, as Awais was a huge supporter. Click here to donate in Awais' honor.

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