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NAIOP SFBA held its first Zoom-In webinar of the year on Thursday, January 28th with 2021 Kick-Off – Market Outlook. The timely program featured a comprehensive look at the state of commercial real estate around the Bay Area and across asset classes. Adam Lasoff, Managing Director, Capital Markets, JLL and NAIOP SFBA 2021 Chapter President moderated a candid conversation with an all-star panel comprised of four of the most knowledgeable and active players in the market including:

David Dowdney, Senior Vice President, Columbia Property Trust

Caitlin O’Connor, Executive Director, Portfolio Management, PGIM Real Estate

Benjamin Kochalski, Regional Partner, TMG Partners

Rebecca Perlmutter Finkel, Executive Vice President, Institutional Properties, CBRE / Capital Markets

California is the #4 state in the U.S. for overall contributions to state GDP created by CRE development, creating and supporting 162,515 related jobs and contributing $26.03 billion to the state’s economy in 2020 (the most recent data available).

Kellam Nelson is a tenant representation specialist who is passionate about making sure San Francisco and the entire Bay Area remains one of the greatest places to live and work in the world. As Vice President of Occupier Services at Colliers International, he is on the front lines of that battle while helping his clients make the most advantageous location decisions. “Obviously, we have huge problems today locally, nationally and globally, so I find myself incredibly energized when it comes to making the type of changes that will help us maintain our competitive edge as a community and city,” Nelson said.

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NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is the proud recipient of NAIOP's National Capitol Dome Award for 2020, along with our 5 fellow California Chapters: SoCal, Silicon Valley, San Diego, Sacramento Valley, and Inland Empire.

Members: Did you miss the Zoom-In Webinar: 2021 Kick-off - Market Outlook on Thursday, January 28th? The full video event is now available under the Resources tab. You must sign into your member account in order to view the video.

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Amanda Bates is a commercial real estate professional who loves seeing developments come to life. She is Vice President, Bay Area Investments Lead at Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC), the renowned West Coast office and mixed-use developer, owner and operator. Bates is responsible for sourcing new investment ideas across the Bay Area and quarterbacking ground-up development projects from land acquisition, to construction, budgeting, lease up and stabilization. “Because I am involved in all aspects of projects, I get to work across departments internally,” she said. “I enjoy that collaboration immensely and it has given me a literal ‘ground up’ education in real estate development.” Her favorite part of her role is leading the disposition process and thinking strategically to get ahead of issues before they come up. She has executed on approximately 5 million square feet of office building sales during her time at Kilroy.

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