Sam Wright
Executive Director, Stetson Earhart
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone (650) 651-3690 x701
Mobile (650) 575-3556
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Land, Office, Flex, Specialty
Markets
San Francisco, East Bay/Oakland, South Bay/San Jose, Salinas
Languages
English
Bio
Sam specializes in the sale of investment properties, development sites, and owner/user facilities, as well as also focuses on property tax assessment services and distressed property solutions.
Sam provides his clients with a wealth of experience from a varied background – as a real estate broker, lawyer, and investor. He has used those skills for over two decades to help clients achieve exceptional results in their real estate transactions.
Sam practiced real estate law for fourteen years at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto and GCA Law Partners in Mountain View, representing investors, developers, and technology companies. Notable transactions included Apple Computer’s 1,000,000 square foot R&D campus in Cupertino, a $50M off-balance sheet financing for NYSE-listed Cardinal Health, numerous transactions for Genentech, and headquarters leases, acquisitions and financings for Silicon Valley’s leading companies. Sam was a partner at Sharp Development Company until 1999, where he bought, redeveloped, managed, and sold multiple commercial properties in Silicon Valley.
Sam lives in Menlo Park with his wife, Kathy, a Stanford Law School teacher, and his three children. He runs triathlons (5 time Escape form Alcatraz finisher), trains in martial arts (tae-kwon-do black belt) and plays an occasional round of golf.
Major Transactions
Sam has advised clients on well over $2 billion worth of transactions, including:
Renco Properties Fremont and North San Jose Portfolios, $200 Million
Pelio/ Moore Santa Clara Data Center Portfolio, $95 Million
Limar Realty Corp. – Sales of 34 separate projects totaling $350 Million plus
Novell, Inc. San Jose Campus – Sale of 500,000 square feet plus campus and 19-acre development site to EBay Inc.
Club Swim – 87,SF Lease in San Jose, CA
City of Menlo Park – Sale of Hamilton Avenue development site
Professional Recognition
Second in the ASVB ranking of "Top Commercial Agents in All Practice Areas", 2005
Second highest producing commercial agent companywide, 2005
Runner-up for ASVB “Investment Broker of the Year” award Top 5 in
Cornish & Carey’s Santa Clara office in 2005(#1 in 2005) and 2006
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Williams College
Juris Doctorate Degree, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
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