Mark Russell
Senior Vice President
Lic. 01237945
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Mr. Russell focuses exclusively on selling land and redevelopment opportunities. Mr. Russell concentrates on selling land at its highest and best use by utilizing a pro-forma based approach in land evaluation. His extensive market knowledge and expertise in the development process allows him to achieve the best price and terms tailored to the specific needs of land owners.
Working closely with city staffs and property owners, Mr. Russell aggressively markets development opportunities to all development organizations active in Silicon Valley. Projects encompass industrial, residential, office and commercial developments.
Prior to entering real estate brokerage, Mr. Russell founded Gateway Information Group, Inc. The corporation provides computer network support and database management to firms such as Hewlett Packard, Silicon Graphics and National Semiconductor in Silicon Valley. He served as president of the firm for six years.
- Member, Urban Land Institute
- Member, CBRE Land Services Group
- 2011 Association of Silicon Valley Brokers Co-Land Broker of the Year (with Greg Poncetta)
- 2010 Association of Silicon Valley Brokers Sale Deal of the Year
- Nominated for 2005 Land Broker of the Year by Association of Silicon Valley Brokers
- Top 5 in company of competing firm in 2005
- Named CBRE Bay Area Region Rookie of the Year - 2000
- Recipient of the McAdam Cup in recognition of CBRE's top rookie nationwide - 2000
- Santa Clara University, Bachelor of Science; Marketing
- Sold for Waukesha Electric Systems 16 acres for $26.8 million.
- Sold Aetna Business Center 13.75 acres for $27 million.
- Sold for Modern Ice 9.6 acres for $18.4 million after sellers were unsuccessful with other brokers.
- Sold 1 acre to San Jose Redevelopment Agency for $5.5 million
- Sold for Yoneda family 5.12 acres for $11.3 million after successfully negotiating significant zoning issues with the city of San Jose.
- Sold 7 acres in Sunnyvale to Classic Communities for $17 million.
- Sold ten acres in San Jose's International Business Park for Ricoh USA Ltd. At sellers request, Mr. Russell arranged for the sale to close in less than 20 days and managed to do so without significant discount.
- Sold 4.7 acres for residential in Milpitas to Citation Homes for $8.25 million.
- Sold for Orchard Properties 88.5 acres for $57 million.
- Sold for Roche/Syntex U.S.A 120 acres in the Evergreen area of San Jose. Consideration was $25,000,000.
- Barry Swenson Builder
- CarrAmerica Realty Group
- Catholic Charities
- Classic Communities
- F.F. Realty / Fairfield
- Haury Properties
- The Martin Group
- Mission West Properties
- Mozart Development Company
- Orchard Properties
- Picerne Development Company
- Ponderosa Homes
- The R.E. Jacobs Group
- Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Roche / Syntex U.S.A
- Pulte Homes
- Usonia Devco
- U. S. Foam
- KB Home
- Trammel Crow Residential
- Taylor Woodrow Homes
- Citation Homes
Team Overview
We blend in-depth market knowledge, civic desires and relationships, as well as developer motivations to generate top dollar returns for landowners.
No other brokerage team in the industry has managed more redevelopment and in-fill transactions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our team has continually found new and innovative ways to create value for our clients – resulting in record prices for land development opportunities.
We have been nominated and/or won the ASVB award for Land Broker of the Year several times. We have sold land sites that can accommodate over 20,000 housing units and 15,000,000 square feet of commercial space within the Bay Area. Most importantly, we like what we do and we take every project very personally. We take pride in assisting property owners maximize their assets and achieve their goals.
No other brokerage team in the region is committed to the land development transaction and advisory services, and it is our entire focus 100% every single day.
Experience
- 45+ Years Combined Experience
- 142 Total Land Transactions
- $2.8 Billion worth of Properties Sold in the San Francisco Bay Area
- 20,000+ Residential Units Delivered
- Over 15 Million Square Feet of Commercial Space Delivered
- 100% Focus on Land Development Opportunities
Featured Clients
- Barry Swenson Builder
- Berg & Berg Developers
- Braddock & Logan Homes
- BRE Apartments
- Brookwood Financial Partners
- California Water Service Company
- CalPers
- Castle & Cooke
- Catholic Charities
- Citation Homes
- Chinese Church in Christ
- Classic Communities
- Core Builders
- DAL Properties, LLC
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