SAN DIEGO—Emmes Realty Services of California, LLC, has selected Cushman & Wakefield as the exclusive leasing team for its 1.45 million-square-foot downtown San Diego office portfolio. The four-asset portfolio includes 1 Columbia Place, 2 Columbia Place, 701 B Street, and 707 Broadway (707).

Since acquiring its first San Diego portfolio building in the Fall of 2012, Emmes and its affiliates have invested more than $350 million to acquire, renovate and operate its downtown portfolio. These four buildings are diverse in terms character, catering to specific tenant preferences for each location. Geographically, the portfolio spans downtown San Diego with 1 Columbia Place and 2 Columbia Place on the west side and 701 B and 707 on the east.

Spearheading all leasing efforts is a seasoned C&W brokerage team comprised of Steve Center, JP Huntington, Brooke Giuffre and Jeff Oesterblad.

“We are delighted to be awarded this high-profile assignment from Emmes, a company that continues to make significant improvements to its buildings that are modernizing the urban office experience,” said Center, senior managing director at C&W. “Cushman & Wakefield is dedicated to partnering with Emmes to deliver a superior real estate experience for customers and their brokers. Our team will be working tirelessly to showcase the unique services and offerings that Emmes provides.”

“We are excited to be working with Emmes on all four of its San Diego assets. As one of the largest landlords downtown, Emmes has shown its significant commitment to creating a better workplace,” said Huntington. “Emmes' recent investment of over $10 million to completely renovate 1 Columbia Place is an example of their commitment. The real estate leader will continue to invest millions more into its other three buildings. This is helping to re-energize urban offices, and employers from across the county recognize the positive impact.”

“This is a tremendous opportunity to consolidate our leasing efforts and we are excited to have the Cushman & Wakefield team on board,” said Johnson, vice president, Emmes. “With this high-caliber team covering our urban high-rise portfolio, we are furthering the first-class services that we deliver to our tenants every day, as well as to prospective tenants, and the brokerage community. People are experiencing an exceptional range of quality office space and amenities via the downtown Emmes Portfolio.”

A member of the Emmes Group of Companies, Emmes Realty Services of California, LLC is a privately-owned real estate investment advisory firm with corporate offices in New York and California.

In addition to the extensive renovations at 1 Columbia Place, major improvements and amenity additions are currently underway at 701 B Street and at 707, with the grand opening of a new lobby at 701 B planned for September.