Michael L. Walker
Executive Vice President
Lic. 01843658

Contact
Professional Experience
Associated Office
Mr. Walker is one of the youngest inductees to the “CBRE DSF G-20,” a group of thought leaders and top professionals who assist CBRE DSF management with strategic plans and tactical goals. In 2015, the San Francisco Business Times honored Mr. Walker as a recipient of the prestigious “40 under 40” award, recognizing the most influential leaders across the spectrum of Bay Area business.
Education
- University of Oregon, Bachelor of Arts
Professional Affiliations/Accreditations
- Licensed Real Estate Salesperson in California
- Member of the Urban Land Institute
- Member of the Belden Club
- Member of the Bay Area Mortgage Association
- Associate Member of the CBRE DSF G-20
- Member of CBRE Institutional Properties Group
- 2015 Recipient of San Francisco Business Times "40 Under 40" Award
- PG&E Headquarters
San Francisco
Office
Debt Fund
$629,085,000 - Lumen
Los Angeles
Office
Debt Fund
$470,000,000 - 100 Binney
Cambridge
Life Science
Balance Sheet
$312,600,000 - The Campus @ 3333
Santa Clara
Office
CMBS
$310,000,000 - East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto
Multi-family
Balance Sheet
$242,000,000 - Marina Village
Alameda
Office & Life Science
Balance Sheet
$231,000,000 - LinkedIn HQ Build-To-Suit
Sunnyvale
Office
Balance Sheet
$225,000,000 - Pacific Commons South
Fremont
Industrial
Life Co.
$220,000,000 - Hall Park
Frisco
Office & Multi-Family
Balance Sheet
$187,079,701 - Four Seasons Resort Aviara
Carlsbad
Hotel
CMBS
$186,500,000 - Santa Clara Towers
Santa Clara
Office
Debt Fund
$180,000,000 - Main Street Cupertino
Cupertino
Office
Balance Sheet
$165,000,000 - 400 South Hope
Los Angeles
Office
Balance Sheet
$157,000,000 - Westlake Tower
Seattle
Office
Life Co.
$153,400,000 - Rosewood Commons
Pleasonton
Office
Balance Sheet
$152,000,000 - Brittania Business Center
Pleasanton
Office
CMBS
$150,500,000 - The AirFlyte
El Segundo
Office
Debt Fund
$149,953,000 - Glendale Plaza
Glendale
Office
Balance Sheet
$145,000,000 - Oakmead West
Sunnyvale
Office/R&D
Balance Sheet
$143,000,000 - 301 Battery
San Francisco
Office
Debt Fund
$142,550,000 - Santa Clara Land Financing
Santa Clara
Land
Debt Fund
$140,000,000
- Menlo Oaks Corporate Center
Menlo Park
Office
CMBS
$135,000,000 - 199 Fremont
San Francisco
Office
Balance Sheet
$128,150,000 - 5000 Shoreline
South San Francisco
Life Science
Balance Sheet
$124,000,000 - The Towers @ 2nd
San Jose
Office
Debt Fund
$122,970,000 - Glendale Plaza
Glendale
Office
Life Co.
$120,800,000 - Dublin Corporate Center
Dublin
Office
Debt Fund
$117,180,000 - RioTech
San Jose
Office/R&D
Balance Sheet
$114,400,000 - Boren Lofts
Seattle
Life Science
Debt Fund
$114,000,000 - 2100 Powell
Emeryville
Office
Balance Sheet
$112,000,000 - Quadrus Office Campus
Menlo Park
Office
CMBS
$112,000,000 - HighBridge Oakland Portfolio
Oakland
Office
Debt Fund
$111,150,000 - NorthTown
San Jose
Adv. Manufacturing/Industrial
Debt Fund
$111,100,000 - Rancho Vista Corporate Center
Rancho Bernardo
Office
Debt Fund
$110,500,000 - Millennium Corporate Park
Redmond
Office
Balance Sheet
$109,600,000 - 600 Battery
San Francisco
Office
Debt Fund
$108,741,685 - Google - 1625 Plymouth Street
Mountain View
Office
Balance Sheet
$108,340,000 - Chapter Buildings I & II
Seattle
Office & Life Science
Balance Sheet
$103,900,000 - 153 Townsend
San Francisco
Office
Life Co.
$103,000,000 - 100 California Street
San Francisco
Office
Balance Sheet
$101,970,000 - Paseo Place
San Jose
Office
Debt Fund
$101,300,000
- Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”)
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE)
- Align
- Ascent
- Barker Pacific
- Bascom
- Borelli Investment Company
- Broadreach Capital Partners
- Brookfield Asset Management
- CapBridge
- CBRE Global Investors
- China Vanke
- City Center Realty Partners
- Comstock Real Estate
- Contrarian Capital
- Cornerstone
- Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
- DivCoWest
- Dune Real Estate
- Embarcadero Capital Partners
- First California Investments
- Four Corners Properties
- Garibaldi Company
- GLL
- Harvest Properties Inc.
- Hines
- Hudson McDonald
- Invesco
- Kennedy Wilson
- Kivelstadt
- Lane Partners
- Lanikai Management
- LaSalle Investment Management
- LBA
- LeEco / Faraday
- Lionstone Investments
- Magna Properties
- Matteson Companies
- Metro Commercial Realty Corporation
- Monahan Parker
- Oakmont Properties
- Orchard Partners
- Overton Moore
- Peninsula Land & Capital
- Phase 3
- Phoenix Realty
- PNC Investors
- Prado Group
- Principal Global Real Estate Investors
- Prometheus Real Estate Group
- Prospect Ridge
- Ridge Capital Investors
- Rockwood
- Sand Hill Property Company
- Seagate Properties, Inc.
- Seven Equity Group
- SIDRA
- Swift Real Estate Partners
- Tarlton Properties
- Tsern Properties
- Vista Investment Group
- W3 Partners
- Walton Street
- Westbrook Capital
- Westbrook Partners
- Windy Hill Properties
Team Overview
Specializing in Debt & Structured Finance on the West Coast for various asset types, including Life Science, Industrial, Medical Office, Office + R&D and Data Centers
The CBRE Debt & Structured Finance (DSF) team, based in San Francisco and led by Brad Zampa & Mike Walker, ranks amongst the top CBRE Capital Markets producers nationwide. The team specializes in debt placement across the West Coast, emphasizing Life Science, Industrial, Medical Office, Office + R&D, and Data Centers asset types. The team utilizes its unmatched capital markets “reach” to identify potential domestic and international financing sources well-suited to any transaction and drive a competitive bidding process designed to provide maximum value to the client. The DSF team comprises six dedicated professionals, each with a special role in maximizing efficiency on each transaction. This team was strategically assembled and is the best CBRE can field to assist in clients’ financing requirements.
CBRE San Francisco DSF works with the nation’s leading developers and commercial property owners to offer creative financial solutions for their real estate financing needs. We maintain long-standing relationships with over 200 international lenders, including banks, debt funds, life insurance companies, CMBS, and offshore investors.
Active | Committed | Connected
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130
transactions*
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$10 billion
volume
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$75 million
average loan size

Significant Assignments

- San Francisco, CA
- $630,000,000
- Acquisition + Bridge Financing
- Office
- Debt Fund

- Los Angeles, CA
- $470,000,000
- Construction Financing
- Office
- Debt Fund

- Alameda, CA
- $231,000,000
- Acquisition Financing
- Office + Life Science
- Balance Sheet

- Fremont, CA
- $220,000,000
- Refinance
- Industrial
- Life Company

- San Francisco, CA
- $142,550,000
- Acquisition Financing
- Office
- Debt Fund

- Oakland, CA
- $111,150,000
- Refinance
- Creative Office
- Debt Fund

- S San Francisco, CA
- $124,000,000
- Acquisition + Bridge Financing
- Life Science Conversion
- Balance Sheet

- Seattle, WA
- $70,800,000
- Ground-up Construction Financing
- Office + Life Science
- Balance Sheet

- Seattle, WA
- $192,000,000
- Ground-up Construction Financing
- Office + Life Science
- Balance Sheet

- San Francisco, CA
- $103,000,000
- Acquisition Financing
- Creative Office
- Life Company

- Phoenix, AZ
- $35,500,000
- Ground-up Construction Financing
- Industrial
- Balance Sheet

- Glendale, CA
- $145,000,000
- Refinance
- Office
- Balance Sheet
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