James shares his time between work and charitable causes including animal adoption, animal rescue, programs for the homeless, and mentoring 'at-risk' kids. He is an avid mountain biker, runner, sailor, tri-athlete, snowboarder and outdoorsman.
James also assists local non-profits and troubled small business on a pro-bono (no fee) basis.
Professional Experience: United Systems Integrators Corporate Real Estate, San Francisco, California -International corporate real estate advisory firm -Director of real estate and account manager/broker
-Advised publicly traded and fortune 500 firms with their commercial real estate portfolios -Sourced, located, negotiated, and acquired a portfolio of facilities throughout the United States
Charles Schwab Company-
-Officed in Schwab’s Corporate Headquarters at 101 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
-Responsible for new acquisitions and lease renewals of a nationwide portfolio of 300 Schwab facilities in over 30 states including: branch offices, back-office facilities, call centers, Latin American & Chinese branch offices
-Attended all staff meetings and interacted at the Vice Presidential level
-Established relationships with national institutional office building owners to streamline lease process
Sutter Hospitals- -Officed in Sutter Hospitals Corporate Headquarters, Sacramento
Park Capital Properties Inc., San Francisco, California -Principal and Broker -Advised publicly traded and private firms with commercial real estate and office facility acquisition,disposition, lease acquisition strategies, occupancy cost reduction strategies.
-Clients: Wacovia Bank, First Union Bank, Diamond Center, AgEx.com, Otis MacAllister, Esquire Legal
Parker Stevenson Commercial Brokerage, Sacramento, California -Awarded with over ten awards as company top-producer -Represented the leasing and sales of over 50 shopping centers -Represented shopping center owners and developer. -Ground-up shopping center development leasing and pre-leasing -Notable clients and transactions include: -FedEx Kinkos -Staples -Smart & Final Grocery Stores -Food 4 Less -Rite Aid -US Postal Service -Goodyear Tires -Golds Gyms Trammell Crow Company – Sacramento, California / Dallas, Texas -Responsibilities included leasing of ground-up new construction developments -Tenant acquisition and lease coordination
-Negotiated over 200 leases -Largest real estate Company in the world at the time -Award for top regional leasing agent
Academic Background: Education:
Graduate of San DiegoStateUniversity, San Diego, California Bachelor of Sciences degree in International Business & Commerce (minors in both Humanities/European History -and- Business Spanish)
Elected National Honorary representing the University Housing System
Resident Advisor and Student Counselor for 400 student housing complex
Finance & Investment Society
Editor of all-campus housing newsletter
Core Leadership Group appointee
Volunteer Counselor & Rock Climbing Instructor working with inner city children for seven summers throughout college, CampJCA, Malibu, California
University of CaliforniaLos Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Real Estate Economics, studies and symposiums.
The Shopping Center game
Universidad de San Ignacio de Loyola (Jesuit), Lima, Peru Emersion Studies in South American History, Culture, and Language
Graduate of JesuitHigh School, Carmichael, California
Associations & Accomplishments (past/present): -International Council of Shopping Centers -North Lake Tahoe and Truckee Chambers’ of Commerce member -Placer Bar Association member -Finance and Investment Society -Principal of Morrison Alexander www.MorrisonForensic.com property tax consulting. -Commercial Broker of the year nomination (Northern California) Association of Commercial Real Estate. -Contributing writer & analyst for Western Commercial Real Estate News Magazine. -Eagle scout association of America.
for additional information please contact: James T. Macdonell Principal | Broker | Leasing Agent
