Edmund Najera joined Newmark Capital Markets in 2016 as a Vice Chairman in the San Francisco Silicon Valley office. Throughout his 20+ year career, Najera has focused on office, R&D, industrial and land investment sale advisory throughout the Silicon Valley and Peninsula markets, completing over $20 billion in transactions.
Najera joined Newmark’s Capital Markets group after serving as a Managing Director at the San Francisco office of HFF. Prior to HFF, Najera was the second partner at Eastdil Secured in Silicon Valley, where he served as Senior Vice President for nearly 10 years. During his tenure there, he was part of the team that represented Hudson Pacific in acquiring Blackstone Group LP’s 8.2 million-square-foot Silicon Valley portfolio for $3.5 billion.
Prior to Eastdil Secured Najera worked in the San Francisco office of Grubb & Ellis, now a part of Newmark.
Partial List of Sale Transactions
- Blackstone NorCal Portfolio, Silicon Valley, CA, Office/R&D: $3.5 billion
- Mission West, Silicon Valley, CA, Office/R&D/Flex: $852.0 million
- Cityview Plaza, San Jose, CA. Office/Retail $285.0 million
- Pruneyard Campbell, CA, Office/Retail/Hotel: $280.0 million
- Sunnyvale Town Center, Sunnyvale, CA, Office: $280.0 million
- Mathilda Place, Sunnyvale, CA, Office: $272.0 million
- MWest Silicon Valley, Various, CA, Office/R&D/Flex: $253.0 million
- 700 East Middlefield, Mountain View, CA, Office: $250.0 million
- Westcore Portfolio, Silicon Valley, CA, Office/R&D/Flex: $235.4 million
- HQ@First, San Jose, CA, Office: $225.0 Million
- McCandless Towers, Santa Clara, CA, Office: $219.0 million
- Castro Station, Mountain View, CA, Office: $180.0 million
- EOP NSJ Portfolio, San Jose , CA, Office/R&D: $104.9 million
- Mountain View Research Park, Mountain View, CA, Office/R&D: $183.0 million
- 50 West, San Jose, CA, Office: $167.5 million
- 101 Tech Center, San Jose, CA, Office: $165.8 million
- Results Way, Cupertino, CA, Office: $165.0 million
- Mountain View Corporate Center, Mountain View, CA, Office: $155.0 million
- Almaden Financial Plaza, San Jose, CA, Office: $150.0 million
- Mission Towers I, Santa Clara, CA, Office: $149.0 million
- Mountain View Gateway, Mountain View, CA, Office: $143.0 million
- Montague Pointe, San Jose, CA, Office: $133.9 million
- Ebay Campus, San Jose, CA, office: $132.0 million
- Mission Towers II, Santa Clara, CA, Office: $132.0 million
- Mountain View Research Park, Mountain View, CA, Office/R&D: $130.0 million
- 900-910 East Hamilton, Campbell, CA, Office: $126.4 million
- Almaden Financial Plaza, San Jose, CA, Office: $121.6 million
- 530 Lytton, Palo Alto, CA, office: $120.0 million
- Cupertino City Center, Cupertino, CA, Office: $120.0 million
- Silicon Valley Center, San Jose, CA, Office: $120.0 million
- Central Research Center, Cupertino, CA, Office/R&D: $118.3 million
- Cupertino Office Park, Cupertino, CA, Office: $115.0 million
- Cupertino Gateway, Cupertino, CA, Office: $115.0 million
- Montague Park, San Jose, CA, Office: $114.6 million
Professional Achievements
- ASVB, Investment Sales Broker of the Year 2018
- ASVB, Investment Sales Broker of the Year 2021
- ASVB, Investment Sales Broker of the Year 2022
- Silicon Valley Business Journal, Deal Maker of the Year 2021/2022
- ASVB, Investment Sales Broker of the Year 2023
- ASVB, Investment Sales Broker of the Year 2024
Professional Affiliations
- Member, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Education
Najera earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in real estate and economics from the University of San Diego.