ANNOUNCEMENT: PACWEST CRE MOVES AGENCY RELATIONSHIP

 ANNOUNCEMENT:  Pacific West Commercial Real Estate Advisors has transferred their association to Engel & Völkers from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties.

Engel & Völkers is a well-known international real estate and service company that specializes in brokering both high-end residential and commercial properties.

Their commercial division, Engel & Völkers Commercial , offers a wide range of services for various types of commercial real estate.  This includes:

• Residential Investment: this covers multi-family dwellings, residential portfolios, building plots, and development/renovation properties.  They serve private investors, property owners, project developers, institutional investors, and family offices.
• Office rental services: they advise companies on expansion, location optimization, and new retail concepts, leveraging detailed market data and expertise.
• Other commercial properties: this can include industrial units, land acquisitions, hotels, and various types of investment properties.

Engel & Völkers Commercial prides itself on:

• Global presence and local expertise: They have a wide international network with over 100 commercial divisions in major cities worldwide, combined with in-depth local market knowledge from their advisors.
• Experience: founded in 1977, they have over 40 years of experience in the real estate sector.
• High standard of service: They emphasize providing professional guidance, transparency, tailored approach to meet client needs.
• Exclusive network: Their network of contacts and opportunities is a key asset for their clients.

In addition to direct brokerage, they also offer consulting services such as hotel consulting and investment consulting across various asset classes.

Gary McKae fits well into this organization. Gary McKae holds a certification from Wharton School of Business in Investment Management Analysis.  

He started his career in Investment Banking and Trading. As a licensed real estate agent in the securities industry he specialized in liquidating foreclosed and restructured properties through Limited Liability Corporations, Tenants in Common and Limited Partnerships.  Gary Specialized in advising investors in the acquisition of Triple Net Leases, Multi-Family Housing, Shopping Centers and Storage Centers and Offices Buildings.

He advanced into management with numerous offices in the Bay Area. He established a High Net-worth Services team which became the Top 100 brokers of Merrill Lynch.

Gary’s Community Service in the San Mateo County  involved as a member of the Woodside School Foundation, Woodside Town Council, Woodside Mayor, Woodside Trails Committee, Woodside Livestock Committee, San Mateo City and County Association of Government, San Mateo Council of Cities.  Gary was a Special Deputy in the Mounted Division San Franciscan Sheriff's Department, The San Mateo Mounted Patrol, former trustee College of Notre Dame in Belmont, Conservator and Guardian for State of California and Friend of San Mateo Probate Court.

In 2004 Gary renewed an interest in real estate and was licensed in the State of California as an agent and now a broker.  

The Commercial office is located at 2044 Union Street, San Francisco 94123 with local peninsula meeting facilities at the Burlingame office at 1408 Chapin Avenue, Suite 1 94010.