Jay D. Shaffer, CCIM
Co-Founder & Principal
jshaffer@coltoncommercialsf.com
Ph : (415) 407 - 3997
License #: 01444640
Co-Founder & Principal
jshaffer@coltoncommercialsf.com
Ph : (415) 407 - 3997
License #: 01444640
SPECIALTY / EXPERTISE
Jay D. Shaffer specializes in the sale and leasing of commercial properties in the Bay Area. Specific specialties
include: Investment & owner/user sales, Tenant relocation advisory (expansions and consolidations), Lease
renewal negotiations and Project leasing & advisory. Jay has an in-depth knowledge of negotiating tactics and a
true sense of commitment to providing the best level of service to Jay's clients through responsiveness, honesty
and integrity. Jay is a San Francisco & Marin County native with extensive local relationships in the community.
CAREER HISTORY / PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Jay has over 20 years of commercial brokerage experience and has completed over 500 lease & sale
transactions with a combined value in excess of $1 billion dollars. In 2007, Jay Co-Founded Colton Commercial
& Partners, a full-service commercial real estate company headquartered in San Francisco.
Jay was awarded Power Broker status multiple times by CoStar, the nation's leading MLS service.
SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS
- Represented Bank of San Francisco in their headquarters expansion at 345 California Street
- Represented Brighterion in their lease of 12,000 sq. feet at 150 Spear Street
- Represented Hooper Lundy & Bookman in their full floor lease of 11,000 square at 575 Market Street
- Represented LendingHome in their lease of 48,000 sq. feet at 315 Montgomery Street
- Represented McCown & Evans in their headquarters lease renewal at 505 Sansome Street
- Represented Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe LLP in their full floor lease at 351 California Street
- Represented Sofar Ocean in their full building 35,000 sq. feet sublease on the Embarcadero
- Represented StubHub in leasing over 18,500 square feet at 55 2nd Street
- Represented thredUP in their lease of over 15,000+ sq. foot at 114 Sansome Street
- Sold 315 Bay Street, a 20,000 square foot commercial building in San Francisco.
- Sold 601 Clement, 100% owner/user sale to RAMS nonprofit organization in San Francisco
MAJOR CLIENTS
Landlord Represented (partial list)
Tenant Represented (partial list)
- 116 New Montgomery, San Francisco
- 149 Bluxome Street, San Francisco
- 530 Bush Street, San Francisco
- 595 Pacific Ave., San Francisco
- 605 Market Street, San Francisco
- 611 Mission Street, San Francisco
- 847 Sansome Street, San Francisco
- 851 Howard Street, San Francisco
- Bank of San Francisco
- Brighterion
- Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe LLP
- LendingHome
- RAMS (Non-profit)
- Robust Intelligence
- Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
- TASI Bank (Bank of Guam)
MAJOR CLIENTS
Landlord Represented (partial list)
- 116 New Montgomery, San Francisco
- 149 Bluxome Street, San Francisco
- 530 Bush Street, San Francisco
- 595 Pacific Ave., San Francisco
- 605 Market Street, San Francisco
- 611 Mission Street, San Francisco
- 847 Sansome Street, San Francisco
- 851 Howard Street, San Francisco
Tenant Represented (partial list)
- Bank of San Francisco
- Brighterion
- Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe LLP
- LendingHome
- RAMS (Non-profit)
- Robust Intelligence
- Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
- TASI Bank (Bank of Guam)
ASSOCIATIONS / AWARDS
- Director, Bank of San Francisco
- CCIM Designee & Member (Certified Commercial Investment Member)
- Awarded & Recognized by the CoStar Group as a San Francisco "Power Broker"
- Prior Board Member of the Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation
- Broker of the Year & Rookie of the Year for Charles Dunn, San Francisco
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science in Economics from University of California, Davis
