CA RE License #01442525
Jennifer Essner joined Newmark in 2018 as a senior managing director in the San Francisco office, where she focuses on corporate real estate transaction advisory services for global, national and Bay Area portfolio accounts as well as acquisitions and dispositions of commercial property. She represents occupiers of office, industrial and R&D property types. Prior to Newmark, Jennifer was an executive director at Cushman & Wakefield. She joined C&W following its 2015 merger with DTZ and began her career in real estate at Cassidy Turley in 2004.
Areas of Specialty
- Occupier Services
- Tenant Representation
- Office
- Industrial
- R&D
Partial List of Lease Transactions
- More than 1,500,000 SF of leased transactions for confidential technology/R&D company
- NSG: 1 million SF industrial building and 185-acre land disposition
- Penumbra: 157,000 SF R&D and 126,000 SF build-to-suit office
- Autonomous vehicle and robotics company: Over 210,000 SF leased
- Old Republic National Title Insurance Company: 240-location office/retail portfolio
- PG&E: 8 million SF portfolio with 230 locations throughout CA
- Sale disposition of 1-acre development parcel in downtown Oakland
Professional Achievements
- The Registry ELEVATE Industry Impact Award, 2020
- NCRE Woman of Influence Honoree, SF Business Times & Allen Matkins, 2019
- Top Producer, Newmark Knight Frank, 2018, 2019
- Bay Area Power Women in CRE, Bisnow, 2018
- Top 5 Producer, Cushman & Wakefield, 2015
- Pursuit of Excellence Award, Cushman & Wakefield, 2010
- Dealmaker of the Year, Cassidy Turley, 2007
Professional and Personal Affiliations
- CoreNet Northern California
- Candidate for CCIM designation, CCIM Institute
- Treasurer/Board member, Orinda Intermediate School
- Member, Middlebury College Alumni Association
Education
Ms. Essner earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College, where she majored in French and minored in geography. She also studied abroad at Paris Nanterre University in Paris, France.