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Jeffrey Thomas has been involved in the commercial real estate industry since 1992, and has been associated with CB Richard Ellis since 1997. Jeffrey Thomas is a founding member of the CBRE Net Leased Properties Group which specializes in the sale of single tenant investment properties nationally. Past disposition efforts include single asset sales, multi-market portfolios, corporate sale leasebacks, zero cash flow and off-market transactions. Jeffrey also provides structured lease and finance advisory services to owners of single tenant assets, including developers, private and institutional investors, corporations (considering sale leasebacks), private equity firms and investment banks.

Over the past year, Mr. Thomas has been engaged in disposition assignments totaling over $340 million in value and over 3 million square feet. Jeffrey has completed over $2.6 billion in investment transactions since 2002, representing over 500 properties sold.

Experience

  • Sold more than $2.6 billion of single-tenant properties since 2002, totaling over 500 properties
  • Sales include over $288M and 7M SF of industrial; $820M and 5.8M SF of office; and $1.4B and 11.8M SF of retail product
  • Over $500M and 3.4M SF of zero cash flow properties sold
  • Sale leaseback transactions totaling over $365M and 1.6M SF
  • Single-tenant properties sold include over: $72M YTD 2007; $268M in 2006; $403M in 2005; $600M in 2004; $800M in 2003 and $500M in 2002
  • Currently marketing listings valued at more than $336M

Prior to rejoining CB Richard Ellis in 2002, Jeffrey was the Senior Product Manager of LoopNet.com, a San Francisco based online commercial real estate listing service. Jeff was responsible for all aspects of the LoopNet.com listing service and their largest revenue producing product, Premium Membership. His achievements at LoopNet included developing and executing a successful free-to-pay business model transition, which secured over $4 million in additional funding and ultimately helped propel the company towards a successful IPO.

Before joining LoopNet, Jeff worked closely with a team of real estate professionals to develop the national Net Leased Properties Group in Newport Beach. In 1997, Jeff was involved in over $100 million of net leased property dispositions, including a $75 million sale-leaseback transaction with Galyan's Trading Company.

Achievements

  • CB Richard Ellis Top 10 - Washington State, 2007
  • CB Richard Ellis Top 10 - Washington State, 2006
  • CB Richard Ellis Top 10 - Washington State, 2005
  • CB Richard Ellis Top 20 (Lippincott Circle) - Phoenix AZ, 2005
  • CB Richard Ellis Top 20 (Lippincott Circle) - Phoenix AZ, 2004
  • CB Richard Ellis Top 20 (Lippincott Circle) - Phoenix AZ, 2003
  • 2003 CBRE Rookie of the Year; completed over $300 million in net leased transactions in first year
  • 2007 Net Lease Forum Editorial Advisory Board Member
  • Featured in national and regional publications including Wall Street Journal, Commercial Property News, Phoenix Business Journal, Puget Sound Business Journal, Real Estate Alert, National Real Estate Investor, Real Estate Forum, Globe Street and The Street.com

Jeffrey S. Thomas
Senior Vice President 

Investment Properties
Net Leased Properties
Seattle, Washington

T  800.775.3350
F  206.260.2829

jeffrey.thomas@cbre.com

 
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