Robert Ferraro
Executive Vice President
Lic. 00949584

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Bob Ferraro is regarded as the most distinguished Industrial and Logistics advisor in the East Bay and has lead multiple award-winning development, sales and leasing assignments for the most formidable developers/investors and occupiers in the industry. Focusing on consistently delivering best-in-class real estate services to his clients, during his +30-year career Bob has created the marketing strategy for many of the largest speculative industrial developments in the East Bay and completed more than 2,500 sale and lease transactions valued at over $2.2 billion. In 2018-2019 alone, Bob was involved in negotiations valued at over $1 billion on behalf of the owners & occupiers that he advises.
Mr. Ferraro serves as a marketing strategist, technical advisor and negotiator to well-respected clients such as Prologis, Overton Moore, Trammell Crow, Principal, Black Creek, Nuveen, Invesco & Duke Realty. Among the diverse array of transactions that Bob has been involved in, Mr. Ferraro has been the lead on some of the most significant deals in the East Bay industrial market including over 1.4 million SF in Livermore to Tesla and Draxel Maier on behalf of Trammel Crow, over 900,000 square feet of leases to Amazon in new developments in Hayward & San Leandro, a 330,000 square foot lease for Torani at the Marina Gateway in San Leandro on behalf of Overton Moore, 199,000 square feet to Google in a adaptive reuse project at Alameda Point, and 121,000 square feet at San Leandro Business Center owned by Principal.
Mr. Ferraro’s experience with representing food, logistics, consumer goods, health sciences, green technology bio-ag and telecommunications technology companies, such as Torani (330k), CEVA (323k), Friant (274k), Service West (252k), Gettler Ryan (200k), Parks Co. (189k), Shaw (125k), Mighty Buildings (75k), Therm-X (68k), Mendel Bro (60k), Siemens (54k), to name a few.
Mr. Ferraro is a volunteer for the Dorothy Day House Berkeley organization, Bob and his wife, Janette, reside in Alamo with their three daughters.
- Pacific Commons
Fremont, California
Lease
1,718,490 SF - The Oaks Logistics Center
Livermore, California
Lease
1,298,000 SF - TIAA-CREF
Hayward/Union City Portfolio
Lease
657,000 SF - Prologis Industrial Center
Hayward, California
Lease
601,000 SF - West Winton Commerce Center
Hayward, California
Lease
507,000 SF
- San Leandro Business Center
San Leandro, California
Lease
553,000 SF - Whipple Commerce Center
Union City, California
Lease
372,000 SF - Prologis Commerce Park
Hayward, California
Lease
317,000 SF - 33201 Dowe Avenue
Union City, California
Lease
306,650 SF - North Hayward Corporate Center
Hayward, California
Lease
223,000 SF
- Tesla, Oaks Logistics, Livermore, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±1,000,000 SF - Crossings Purchase, Fremont, CA
Seller Rep
Sale
±695,000 SF - Comstock Purchase, San Leandro , CA
Seller Rep
Sale
±460,000 SF - Confidential I, Fremont, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±423,000 SF - 5.11, Manteca, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±404,000 SF - Friant & Associates, Suffolk, VA
Tenant Rep
Lease
±357,000 SF - KraftHeinz Sale, San Leandro, CA
Seller Rep
Sale
±328,000 SF - Comstock Purchase, Union City, CA
Seller Rep
Sale
±306,000 SF - Draexlmaier, Oaks Logistics Livermore, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±294,000 SF - Friant, San Leandro, CA
Tenant Rep
Lease
±274,000 SF - Restoration Hardware, Richmond, CA
Tenant Rep
Lease
±214,000 SF - Rainin, Oakland, CA
Tenant Rep
Lease
±203,000 SF
- JFC, Fremont, CA
Tenant Rep
Lease
±174,000/100,000 SF - Service West, Fremont, CA
Dual Rep
Lease
±157,000 SF - Search Engine, Alameda, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±131,000/65,000 SF - Shaw Carpets, Union City, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±127,000 SF - Uriman, Union City, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±125,000 SF - Rexel, Oakland, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±119,000 SF - HD Supply, Union City, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±115,000 SF - Door to Door Storage, Hayward, CA
Tenant Rep
Lease
±105,000 SF - Pivot Interiors, Fremont, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±104,000 SF - Orion Logistics, Hayward, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±102,000 SF - MXD Group, Livermore, CA
Landlord Rep
Lease
±89,000 SF - Scannell, Livermore, CA
Seller Rep
Sale
±87,000 SF
- AEW Realty
- American Pacific Group
- Bay Area Kenworth
- Comstock Realty Partners
- Cort
- Cranbrook Group
- Friant & Associates
- Invesco Realty
- IPT
- JFC International Inc.
- McGrath Properties
- NorCal Moving & Storage
- Overton Moore Properties
- ProLogis
- Restoration Hardware
- Reynolds & Brown
- Ricoh America
- Service West
- Siemens Corporation
- SigmaTron International
- Spieker Investments
- Trammell Crow Company
- Terreno Realty
- TH Real Estate
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East Bay Brokers Association (EBBA)
- Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara 1983
- Awarded Athletics Scholarship (Baseball)
Team Overview - The Oakland Industrial Team
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Search PropertiesOur team is the industry leading brokerage team specializing in industrial space.
The Oakland Industrial team is the industry leading brokerage team specializing in industrial space, with a broad network, proven success, unstoppable momentum, and a deep history with the Oakland Industrial Corridor. The Team has excelled in representing commercial real estate clients for both the owner/landlords and buyer/tenants. They have unparalleled optics and knowledge of the local and global marketplace and have proven their ability to create solutions that effectively and efficiently achieves maximum value for their clients. They have completed over 2,000 transactions consisting of both sales and leasing the greater Oakland Industrial Corridor totaling over 8 million square feet since 2014. Our team has led the charge in new speculative development leasing projects whereby the majority has pre-leased before construction completed. From 2017-Present we have completed 24 transactions over 100,000 sq. ft.
They believe in building relationships with their clients and will take the time to understand their needs and desires. They pride themselves in giving clients straight forward advice based on current trends in the market that will lead to the completion of prudent real estate transactions.
The team offers a full range of integrated services, including:
- Tenant/Buyer Representation
- Landlord/Seller Representation
- Relocation, Expansion or Consolidation Strategies
- Property Valuations
- Lease vs. Own Analysis
- Sale Leaseback Transactions
- Supply Chain/Network Optimization Studies
- Highest and Best Use Studies
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