As a Senior Managing Director in Newmark’s San Mateo office, John Kraft specializes in office and R&D leasing in the Bay Area. He currently represents over 1M SF of new development and existing product on the Peninsula. In 2023 Mr. Kraft was awarded the Office Deal of the Year for all of Silicon Valley for negotiating the HQ “space swap” between Guidewire Software and Roblox (260,000 SF). In 2018 Mr. Kraft was awarded the SF Business Times Peninsula Office Deal of the Year Award and the NAIOP Best of Bay Award for the Peninsula. He has successfully completed more than 500 real estate transactions for a total consideration in excess of $1 Billion.
Mr. Kraft represents a wide range of corporations, high-growth technology clients, and institutional property owners including Guidewire Software, TCL, Vera Therapeutics, Tishman Speyer, JP Morgan, New York Life, Lane Partners, Harvest Properties, Wafra and Longfellow.
Professional Achievements
- 2023 Silicon Valley Business Journal Office Deal of The Year Winner
- 2023 Costar Power Broker – San Francisco – Office Lease Transactions
- 2021 Tishman Speyer HQ Lease to Zoox (Foster City, CA) – +/-280,000 SF
- 2018 SF Business Times Office Deal of The Year Winner, Peninsula
- 2018 NAIOP Best of The Bay Winner, Peninsula
Select Current Leasing Assignments
- Gemini Rosemont / 1828 El Camino Real / ±65,000 SF
- JP Morgan / Park Place / 220,000 SF
- Lane Partners / 1900 Broadway / ±280,000 SF
- Lane Partners / B Street South / ±150,000 SF
- Longfellow / San Mateo Science Center / ±240,000 SF
- Wafra Inc. / 777 Mariners Island Boulevard / ±187,000 SF
- Westlake Realty / 520 S. El Camino Real / ±134,000 SF
Partial Client List
- Guidewire Software
- Harvest Properties
- JP Morgan
- Lane Partners
- Longfellow
- New York Life
- TCL
- Tishman Speyer
- Vera Therapeutics
- Wafra
Education
Mr. Kraft received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.