State of the Market

State of the Market: Which commercial markets have weathered the “pandemic” storm and which ones are still struggling to make a comeback?

Please join us on Tuesday, February 8, from noon-1 pm, to hear about the latest trends in the everchanging commercial real estate market with a focus on the office, life science and retail sub-markets in the Bay Area. How has the evolving pandemic landscape affected current leasing activity? What do future market and space planning trends look like? Which trends are fleeting and which ones are here to stay?

Three leading brokers will discuss the current market dynamics in the office, life science, and retail leasing markets, as well as their thoughts on how these markets are changing in light of COVID unpredictability.

Laura Sagues Barr

Laura Sagues Barr, Senior Vice President in CBRE’s San Francisco office, leads a team focused on consulting, leasing of best-in-class retail assets and occupier expansion strategy, globally. Ms. Barr has been named one of the San Francisco Business Time’s “Most Influential Women in Business,” noted in Real Estate Forum’s “Women to Watch,” and “Stars to Watch” by Commercial Property Executive. In 2021, Laura won CBRE’s inaugural Darla Longo Award recognizing one next-generation producer who is the absolute very best and brightest in the industry. Ms. Barr holds a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning and a master’s level certificate in Real Estate Development from the University of Pennsylvania.

Steven Golubchik

Steven Golubchik is Vice Chairman and Head of Capital Markets with Newmark, and leads the Office, Industrial and Life Science Capital Markets Practice Group for Northern California. Previously he was a senior managing director for the San Francisco office of HFF, where he was responsible for managing the growth of all the capital markets service lines throughout Northern California. Steven has closed more than $25 billion in transactions encompassing more than 50 million square feet throughout the West Coast during his career. Mr. Golubchik earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Maurice Spikes

Maurice “Mo” Spikes serves as a director in Newmark’s San Francisco office, where he specializes in tenant and landlord representation for office and life science development. Maurice relies on his extensive market knowledge as well as his client-first approach to provide his clients with invaluable creative strategies and opportunistic solutions. Maurice joined Newmark from Boston Properties, one of the largest real estate owners and developers in the United States, where he was responsible for assisting and overseeing in the operation and management of 3.3 million square feet. Mr. Spikes is a graduate of the University of California at Davis.