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El Segundo, CA 90245

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Dan Riley is a Senior Vice President in the CBRE Capital Markets Investment Properties Division and leader of the SoCal Retail | Investment Sales & Advisory team based in the South Bay office in greater Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Riley and his extended CBRE team provide a well-orchestrated array of commercial real estate services, including Disposition & Acquisition Services and Property Assessment & Optimization Strategies, all in aligned partnership with their wide-ranging investor, developer, and landlord clients.

Drawing from an extensive 30yr.+ background in the shopping center / retail specialty including investment sales, development, leasing and asset management - Mr. Riley has effectively facilitated the investment sales of over 484 properties in excess of 18.4 million square feet of space with total consideration in excess of $3.4 Billion since 2000.

Mr. Riley and his team focus exclusively on retail and mixed-use properties throughout California with an emphasis on Southern California. Mr. Riley is an expert in the disposition and acquisition of single tenant, strip, neighborhood, mixed-use, community, regional, and lifestyle properties. Mr. Riley and his team help their clients:

  • Maximize Asset Value
  • inimize Risk
  • Assess, Qualify, and Select the Ideal Buyer (Or Best Property)
  • Ensure Certainty of Closing

Dan is widely recognized as an industry leader with extensive commercial real estate and investment sales experience. He is known for his integrity, attention to detail, and ability to foresee and navigate through the most complex of transactions. Mr. Riley’s career in commercial real estate started at the Riley / Pearlman Company where he was involved in the development of over 2 million SF of neighborhood, community and power center shopping centers throughout California. Dan is a proud alumnus of The University of Colorado-Boulder and he resides with his family in Manhattan Beach, CA. Outside the office Dan enjoys tennis, pickleball, body surfing, golf, skiing, bicycling the strand bike path and barbequing.

Success Stories

High Street Retail

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Pacific Palisades Village
Pacific Palisades, CA
53,321 SF

Sunset & Swarthmore assemblage, for major redevelopment, sold to Caruso Affiliate
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The Westside Center
West LA, CA
36,504 SF

Highly desirable Westside location at Pico Blvd. & Westwood Blvd. Overcame many property related obstacles, sold to Weingarten
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Pacific Palisades Clocktower
Pacific Palisades, CA
10,390 SF

Street front retail in the heart of Pacific Palisades, sold to Simms Development
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26th & Wilshire
Santa Monica, CA
8,222 SF

Trophy Santa Monica location at 26th St. & Wilshire Blvd. Tremendous interest and sold to high net worth local investor.
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Courtyard at the Commons
Calabasas, CA
89,074 SF

High barrier of entry / affluent trade area property with upside potential.
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Abbot Kinney Portfolio
Venice/Santa Monica, CA
18,147 SF

Six (6) high street Westside retail/office assets, sold five (5) to Blatteis and Schnur and one to owner/user.
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Strand & Pier Ave.
Hermosa Beach, CA
13,970 SF

High profile South Bay beach front redevelopment project
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Brentwood San Vicente Collection
Brentwood, CA
13,195 SF

Marketed 2017 - procured 9 highly competitive offers. Ownership opted to reposition the asset themselves.

Redevelopment / Repositioning

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248 Hampshire Road (Former Chase Bank Branch) Value Add Reposition Sale
Thousand Oaks, CA
16,408 SF

Represented client MetLife in the sale of a former Chase Bank branch. Sold to private Los Angeles based value add investor.
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4040 California (Former Chase Bank Branch) Value Add Reposition Sale
Bakersfield, CA
5,346 SF

Represented client MetLife in the sale of a former Chase Bank branch. Sold to Western US based developer who repositioned the property as urgent care.
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15175 Whittier Blvd. (Former Banc of California + Talia's Coffee) Value Add Reposition Sale
Whittier, CA


Represented client Banc of California in the sale of their former bank branch. Sold to Orange County based Value Add Investor.
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1107 S Harbor (Former Chase Bank branch) Value Add Reposition Sale
Fullerton, CA


Represented client MetLife in the sale of a Former Chase Bank Branch. Sold to Texas Based Value Add Developer. 
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Paradise Plaza - Kmart/Walgreens Anchored Redevelopment
Sparks, NV
188,608 SF

Kmart (short-term lease) anchored center slated for major repositioning
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Oxnard Former Kmart Redevelopment
Oxnard, CA
133,087 SF

Represented the seller, a Los Angeles based family investment company in the sale of a vacant K-Mart + shops. Sold to Red Mountain Retail Group who repositioned into a Smart&Final Extra! / LA Fitness anchored center.

Grocery Anchored

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Sun Valley Marketplace
Sun Valley, CA
31,272 SF

Grocery Outlet & Dollar Tree anchored neighborhood center
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Sylmar Town Center
Sylmar, CA
148,000 SF

Ralphs & CVS anchored center
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River View Shopping Center
Fresno, CA
108,424 SF

Lassens Market & Fort Washington Fitness anchored center
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The Village at Indian Wells
Indian Wells, CA
104,589 SF

Ralph's & CVS anchored center

Multi-Tenant Strip Centers

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CVS & Tardino Bro's Italian Kitchen
Azusa, CA
18,684 SF

Represented a Los Angeles based family real estate co. in the sale of a CVS anchored neighborhood center. Sold to Orange County based 1031 exchange buyer. 
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Family Dollar & Dollar Tree
Long Beach, CA
21,779 SF

Represented a Los Angeles based developer in the sale of a two tenant (Family Dollar / Dollar Tree) neighborhood center. Sold to a Orange County based 1031 exchange buyer.
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Seagate Plaza
Huntington Beach, CA
30,234 SF

Overcame existing environmental contamination and secured all-cash 1031 exchange buyer

Single Tenant NNN

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Vallarta Supermarkets
Lancaster, CA
42,000 SF

Represented a CA based developer in the sale of a STNL Vallarta Supermarkets. Sold to Los Angeles based 1031 exchange buyer. 
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Amazon
Santa Barbara, CA
48,564  SF

Represented a prominent Los Angeles area based developer / value add investor in the sale of this trophy asset on Main Street in DT Santa Barbara – Buyer was an International Company via their Los Angeles Corp. office.
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Wells Fargo
West Los Angeles, CA
11,000 SF

Represented Los Angeles based family real estate co. in the sale of a STNL Wells Fargo. Sold to institutional buyer out of New York. 
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Walgreens
Coronado, CA
9,490 SF

Represented client MetLife in the sale of a STNL Walgreens. Sold to California based family trust in a 1031 exchange. 

Portfolios

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MetLife Retail/Bank Branch Portfolio - 12 Properties
Various NoCal & SoCal cities
90,368 SF
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CA Net Leased Portfolio - 15 Properties
Various NoCal & SoCal cities
996,544 SF
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Burnham Pacific Grocery Anchored Portfolio - 12 Properties
Southwest U.S.
890,000 SF
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MetLife Retail/Bank Branch Portfolio - 22 Properties
Various NoCal & SoCal cities
251,996 SF