Aaron Gillespie specializes in developing and implementing customized real estate strategies for a diverse group of clients ranging from high-growth startup ventures to established global corporations. His consultative approach focuses on strategically aligning clients’ real estate commitments with their overall business objectives. Gillespie is differentiated by his ability to integrate traditional brokerage services with cutting-edge corporate advisory tools, enabling him to provide a fully integrated platform of solutions for successfully optimizing facility acquisitions, dispositions and lease restructurings. He has a proven track record of simplifying the strategic planning process, providing thoughtful site selection services, mitigating risk, increasing flexibility and reducing operating costs for his clients.
Gillespie also advises a wide range of institutional owners and developers across San Francisco on their asset management and leasing strategies. He and his agency advisory team are known for their repositioning experience, state-of-the-art marketing, and best-in-class market intelligence.
Partial List of clients
As a tenant representative:
- American Conservatory Theater
- Base10 Partners
- Caterpillar
- Haynes & Boone LLP
- LionTree
- Phantom Auto
- Planet Labs
- Mars Petcare
- Novogradac
- Redpoint Ventures
- Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners
- Trinity Ventures
- Third Wave Automation
- Zillow
As a landlord representative:
- Barker Pacific Group
- Brickman Associates
- BentallGreenOak
- LBA Realty
- PGIM Real Estate
- The Seligman Group
- Vantage Property Investors
Professional Achievements
- Newmark San Francisco Top Leasing Agent 2022
- National Top Performer 2021 and 2022
- National Rising Star, 2016-2020
- National Rookie of the Year, 2016
- Northern California Rookie of the Year, 2015
Areas of Specialty
- Tenant Representation
- Landlord Representation
- Site Selection
- Location Analytics
Education
Gillespie received his Master’s degree in Marketing and Advertising from Bond University in Australia and his Bachelor degree from the University of Colorado.