Jay D. Shaffer

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.

managing partner & CO-Founder

CA DRE #01444640

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(415) 407-3997

Industry Experience

About Jay

Jay has over 20 years of commercial brokerage experience and has completed over 750 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
Specialty Areas
Education
  •  Bachelors of Science in Economics from University of California, Davis
Affiliations
  • 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

Landlords REPRESENTED

  • 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

"Jay Shaffer is a bulldog and gets the job done. Patient, yet persistent at the right times. Four leases in a 2 year time frame and was successful in every transaction, including finding great subleases during our growth, and also expansions for our San Francisco headquarters, which included growth opportunities. I'd refer Jay to my friends in a heartbeat."

JAMES HERBERT

Co-Founder, Kiavi (formerly LendingHome)

"Jay Shaffer was instrumental in our bank’s move to larger office space. He is an absolute expert on the San Francisco commercial real estate market and takes exceedingly good care of his clients. With our relocation, expansion and lease renewals, Jay was always there for us, no matter what day of the week or time of day."

WENDY ROSS

President, Bank of San Francisco

"Jay Shaffer has seen us through two purchase transactions and six lease agreements over a 10+ year time period. Jay is incredibly responsive, comprehensive, and easy to work with. As a nonprofit agency, we are thankful for his guidance through negotiations in a changing real estate market. His guidance has been truly invaluable!"

ANGELA TANG

President & CEO, RAMS, Inc.

James Herbert

Co-Founder, Kiavi (formerly LendingHome)

“Jay Shaffer is a bulldog and gets the job done. Patient, yet persistent at the right times. Four leases in a 2 year time frame and was successful in every transaction, including finding great subleases during our growth, and also expansions for our San Francisco headquarters, which included growth opportunities. I'd refer Jay to my friends in a heartbeat.”

The Colton Commercial & Partners TEAM

Experience Matters

We create personalized strategies that align with your short- and long-term financial goals. While we offer an intimate, client-first experience, we deliver outstanding results — with over $3+ billion in completed transactions.

Bradley L. Colton

President

Mark D. Walker

Director of Leasing & Sales

Robert J. Walker

Broker Associate