It’s the way we think 
that sets us apart.

TMG Partners has been in the business of developing award-winning, financially-successful, community-based real estate for 40 years. As much as we have accomplished over the last four decades, we believe it is the way we THINK about our region, the risks we manage, the critical timing of our projects and the value we create that sets us apart.
Localism

Real Estate is
a local business.

No, really.

The San Francisco Bay Area is an extremely diverse real estate marketplace with countless micro-business climates teeming with possibility. But you have to be here—and know here—to make the most of the opportunities all around us. Having been exclusively committed to the Bay Area for four decades, we have developed a keen local intuition which gives us a unique advantage in recognizing both the opportunities and risks in this complex market.
Regionalism

We Think 
Mega

If we try to solve our land use problems by focusing
only on the nine Bay Area counties, we will fail.

Michael CovarrubiasChairman & Co-CEO

As the Bay Area’s economy has grown over the last four decades, so too has its challenges—particularly related to transportation, housing, affordability and climate change. To plan for growth of 4 million more people in the next third of a century, TMG is thinking bigger, beyond our nine Bay Area counties, and working on longer term strategies to create greater connectivity across our entire megaregion.
Timing

It’s got to work at low tide as well as high tide.

Some of our best deals are the ones we didn’t do.

Matt FieldCo-CEO

Almost anyone can make money in a positive economic climate. But it takes discipline, depth of market knowledge and experience in all major product types to know when to buy and when to sell. The most profitable deals can be the ones you decide just don’t make sense or are outbid by an “out of town” competitor. Because we are active in our markets on a daily basis, TMG Partners has managed a portfolio through 40 years of market cycles that works in all phases and has withstood the sands of time.
Vision

huh?

Once it’s obvious, it’s too late.

Cathy GreenwoldSenior Advisor

If you wait for the statistical proof to confirm real estate opportunities, you’re looking backwards. TMG Partners has cultivated an approach to studying the business landscape that reveals market opportunities before they become obvious. Our contrarian investment strategy balances optimism and caution with the intent of turning forward-looking investments into no-brainers.
Returns

Redefining IRR

Our measure for success goes beyond profit.

Lynn TolinChief Operating Officer &
Executive Vice President

Most investment professionals have a clear understanding of IRR: Internal Rate of Return, a purely financial measurement of performance. At TMG we use a different definition. For us, IRR means balancing Integrity, Relationships and Results. We measure every aspect of our business through this lens to ensure our partners, communities, tenants and buyers are treated with the highest degree of respect and responsibility while we consistently deliver superior financial performance.
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News & Awards.

TMG Partners has won awards for many projects
including honors for “Best Mixed Use,”
“Best Office,” and “Best Historic Rehabilitation”.

2010

San Francisco Business Times
Fast-growing tech companies drove San Francisco's leasing market to its first quarter of growth since 2008, a trend that seems to be strengthening even as financial service and law firms contin
TMG Partners
Zynga employees to relocate to 270,000 square foot space at 699 Eighth Street, a TMG Partners Development
San Francisco Business Times
TMG Partners has named Tom Stubbs as development partner, a position he previously held at the company before taking an eight-year hiatus to build a successful winery.
San Francisco Business Times
Continental Development Corp.
Soma Grand
Hello,
Globe St.com
Yahoo Inc. won approval Tuesday night from the Santa Clara City Council's 7-0 vote for the construction of its 3-million-square-foot campus here.
ULI Magazine
"What models of public/private cooperation for town center development will be the most relevant when the economy recovers?"

2009

San Francisco Business Times
A joint venture between San Francisco-based TMG Partners and the Related Cos.
Urban Land magazine
San Francisco Business Times
TMG Partners has been named by Alameda County Superior Court as the receiver for three Emeryville buildings owned by a subsidiary of Houston-based Hines Interests.
The Registry
San Francisco Business Times
San Francisco condo developers are seeing a sharp increase in sales as buyers rush in to take advantage of low interest rates and recession-friendly bargains that in many cases are 30 percent below
Switchboard blog from Natural Resources Defense Council
While at the AIA convention (I'm not an architect but still want to be one when I grow up) last week, I attended a presentation on the redevelopment of the Marketplace site in Emeryville, Calif
San Francisco Business Times
At the height of the real estate boom in November 2006, TMG Partners and partner AGI Capital pulled off a major coup: a $100 million capital windfall from CalPERS that could be leveraged into $400
San Francisco Chronicle
Builders and planning groups fear that lenders are drawing conclusions from the financial meltdown that will stunt the growth of high-rise housing, even after the economy recovers.

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San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals of the Year
San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals of the Year
San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals of the Year

2012

San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals of the Year
San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals of the Year

2011

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California Department of Housing and Community Development

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2008

San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals

2007

PG&E and Alameda County Environmental Health Services

2006

Silicon Valley Business Journal Book of Lists
San Francisco Business Times Book of Lists
San Francisco Business Times Book of Lists
California’s Leading Commercial Developers — Real Estate Resource

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San Francisco Business Times Book of Lists

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San Francisco Business Times Book of Lists

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San Francisco Business Times Book of Lists

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