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”.

2015

RENTV.com
A joint venture between TMG Partners and Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc has acquired 505 Brannan Street, a fully entitled development site in San Francisco complete with Prop M office allocati
San Francisco Business Times
The California Pacific Medical Center tapped San Francisco-based developer TMG Partners to steer the future of its Presidio Heights campus — a rare large site in the neighborhood that could h
Curbed SF
Last summer, TMG Partners announced plans to build San Francisco's second-ta

2014

Urban Land Institute
Old and outdated office buildings in desirable downtown locations offer interesting opportunities and options for developers in many cities, but they can present challenging construction decisions.
The Registry
San Francisco-based TMG Partners has been given full unanimous approval by the planning commission of the City of San Francisco for the development of a new office project located at 501-505 Branna
Mountain View Voice
The Registry
MVgo Provides Free Transit for Bay Area Commuters
San Jose Mercury News
Beginning next month, half a dozen white 20-seat shuttle buses with blue and green accents will whisk commuters between the campuses of
San Francisco Business Times
It's boom time in the Bay Area real estate market, but there are still plenty of challenges for the city's most active developers.
ABC News- San Francisco
San Francisco Business Times
Less than six months ago, developers Boston Properties and Hines were unsure if they could start construction on what will become San Francisco’s tallest buil
San Francisco Business Times
When San Francisco city officials drew up the Transit Center District Plan and the Transbay Redevelopment Plan, the goal for the new neighborhood was to design “the bustling heart of San Fran
The Wall Street Journal
A San Francisco developer that made some of the city's best bets in the downturn by buying and redeveloping properties on the cheap is moving forward with two towers th
San Francisco Business Times
With the unveiling of plans for TMG Partners’ First and Mission streets project — a 2-million-square-foot pair of towers, one of which will be San Francisco’s second-tallest &mdas
Press Release
Executives Advance to CIO, Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President
San Francisco Chronicle
(04-16) 17:38 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Here's a way to measure San Francisco's hyper-boom besides protests over tech buses: the number of architectural rock stars at work on do
San Francisco Business Times
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- In a joint venture, TMG Partners, one of the San Francisco Bay
Globe St
SAN FRANCISCO—TMG Partners, one of the Bay Area’s largest mixed-use property developers, and Alcion Ventures have executed the sale of The Hamm

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San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals of the Year
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California Department of Housing and Community Development

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PG&E and Alameda County Environmental Health Services

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

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