Two More Veteran Brokers Join GVA Kidder Mathews

San Francisco, CA (August 19, 2009) – GVA Kidder Mathews has added 38 commercial real estate brokers to its 3 Bay Area offices this year, with 11 of them joining its downtown San Francisco office. The latest addition furthers the firm’s plan of broadening its service offerings by adding a team of clean/green-tech office specialists.

GVA Kidder Mathews has added 38 commercial real estate brokers to its 3 Bay Area offices this year, with 11 of them joining its downtown San Francisco office. The latest addition furthers the firm’s plan of broadening its service offerings by adding a team of clean/green-tech office specialists.

Bart Damner and Lent Howard, both from Colliers International’s San Francisco office, have been in commercial real estate for 10 years. Both will be vice presidents with GVA Kidder Mathews, where they will continue to specialize in office properties and tenant representation with a focus on clean technology and green technology companies. Damner has leased over 450,000 square feet of commercial real estate space and executed over 100 transactions. Lent Howard is a top producing agent and LEED Accredited Professional who began his career in real estate lending and transitioned to commercial real estate a decade ago.

“We definitely have the momentum we had hoped for in the Bay Area. We are now a known entity, and the word is out about the unique platform we offer our professional service providers”, said Dan Cronan, GVA Kidder Mathews’ San Francisco branch manager.

GVA Kidder Mathews is one of the largest full-service independent commercial real estate firms on the West Coast with over 400 professionals and staff in 9 offices. The Seattle-based firm entered the California market almost 3 years ago and now has offices in downtown San Francisco, Redwood Shores, and Santa Clara, as well as 6 additional offices in Washington and Oregon. The firm provides brokerage, consulting, property management, appraisal, construction management, and sustainability consulting services. They perform over $2.2 billion in transactions, manage over 23 million square feet of space, and conduct 900 appraisals annually. For more information, go to www.gvakm.com.