CA RE License #01215740
John Jennings joined Newmark in December of 2015 as a Senior Managing Director in the company’s San Diego office, bringing with him more than 20 years of leasing and investment sale experience in the retail industry. Based in San Diego, John leads the retail leasing team which provides clients with best-in-class real estate services throughout Southern California. He works with his team to design and implement creative leasing strategies that maximize the value of client assets and has extensive experience with value-add repositioning, anchor box leasing and strategic tenant representation.
In addition to his leasing role, John focuses on strategic private capital investment sale transactions and supports the institutional investment sale platform led by his senior partner, Pete Bethea.
Since 2012, John has conducted more than 750 transactions worth in excess of $2 billion. John currently represents over 70 retail shopping centers totaling more than 7.5 million square feet throughout Southern CA.
SELECT LISTINGS - LANDLORD REPRESENTATION:
- Carmel Mountain Ranch Town Center, San Diego, 172,272 SF
- Broadway Plaza, Chula Vista, 356,335 SF
- Hazard Center, Mission Valley, 136,702 SF
- Plaza Paseo Real, Carlsbad, 147,862 SF
- Bel Villaggio, Temecula, 117,826 SF
- Marketplace at Laguna Niguel, Laguna Niguel, 637,949 SF
- Los Altos Marketcenter, Long Beach, 156,860 SF
- Downey Landing, Downey, 376,645 SF
SELECT LEASE TRANSACTIONS - LANDLORD REPRESENTATION:
- At Home: Foothill Ranch Town Center, Foothill Ranch, CA, 84,766 SF
- H Mart: Pavilions Place, Westmister, CA, 69,445 SF
- Burlington: 1100 East 30th Street, National City, CA, 45,515 SF
- Aldi: Oxnard Crossroads Village Center, Oxnard, CA, 27,216 SF
- Ross Dress for Less: Escondido Town & Country, Escondido, CA, 24,322 SF
- Barnes & Noble: Town Center Square, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 24,180 SF
- Trader Joe’s: Carmel Mountain Ranch Town Center, San Diego, CA, 15,473 SF
- Dashmart by DoorDash: Bel Villaggio, Temecula, CA, 11,845 SF
- Athleta: Carmel Mountain Ranch Town Center, San Diego, CA, 4,016 SF
- In-N-Out: Pico Plaza, San Clemente, CA, Ground Lease, 1.1 Acres
TENANT REPRESENTATION:
- Big Lots!: Best Plaza, Oceanside, CA, 42,731 SF
- Best Pizza & Brew: Carmel Mountain Gateway Plaza, San Diego, CA, 3,189 SF
LEASE RESTRUCTURE:
- LA Fitness: Canyon Crossings, Moreno Valley, CA, 45,000 SF
- Lazy Acres: Los Altos Marketcenter, Long Beach, CA, 28,200 SF
- Petsmart: Quarry Creek, Oceanside, CA, 21,870 SF
- Denny’s: 6908 Miramar Road, San Diego, CA, 5,981 SF
SELECT SALES TRANSACTIONS - SELLER REPRESENTATION:
- Kohl’s & Former Staples: Poway, CA: AVR-Poway, LLC sold to Pajama Properties, LLC, $27.5M
- Former Hometown Buffet: Rancho Cucamonga, CA: Town Center | Family Partnership sold to Elite Devco, LLC (Black Bear Diner), $4.3M
- Former CVS: Chula Vista, CA: Longs Drugs Stores California, LLC sold to JSW Chula Country Club LP, $4.2M
- Former Lucky Market: El Centro, CA: ABS CA-O, LLC sold to Alpine I, LP, $3.55M
BUYER REPRESENTATION:
- Former US Bank: Laguna Niguel, CA: Shapell Properties, Inc. acquired from U.S. Bancorp, $3.2M
PARTIAL CLIENT LIST:
- Albertsons Companies, Inc.
- Crow Holdings
- First Washington Realty
- InvenTrust Properties
- Kimco Realty Corporation
- Kite Realty Group
- Principal Global Investors
- Shapell Properties, Inc.
- Sudberry Properties
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Top Producer, Newmark San Diego, 2019
- Top Five Producer, Newmark San Diego, 2018 to 2021
- Top Ten Producer, Cushman & Wakefield San Diego, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
- Top Retail Broker in Southern California, Cushman & Wakefield, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
EDUCATION:
John graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing.