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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Localism
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Timing
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Relationships.

TMG structures partnerships for each transaction
to address specific community, investor and end‑user needs.

Financial Partners. Tenants. Communities. Professional Affiliations.

Financial Partners.

TMG collaborates with equity and debt investors to ensure that project capitalization responds to market conditions and delivers superior financial performance while contributing to the quality of the environment for our tenants and the communities in which we work.

Alcion logo.
Alexandria logo.
Bank of America logo.
BXP logo.
CalPreps logo.
Comerica logo
Farallon logo
Fortress logo.
KKR logo.
Northwood logo.
Rockwood Capital logo.
Union Bank logo.
Wells Fargo logo.

ABAG Finance Authority

Alcion Ventures

Alexandria Real Estate

Bank of America

Barclay’s

Boston Properties

California Bank & Trust

California Housing Finance Authority

California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)

City National Bank

Comerical Bank - California

Credit Agricole

Credit Suisse First Boston

Divco

Fannie Mae

Farallon Capital Management

Fortress Investment Group

GMAC

Goldman Sachs

HSH Nordbank AG

Invesco Real Estate

iStar Financial

JER Partners

Key Bank

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

MacFarlane Partners

Mid-Peninsula Bank

New York Life

Northwood Investors

One California Bank

Pacific Coast Capital Partners

Rockwood Capital

Square Mile

Starwood Property Trust

Teachers Insurance and Annuity

Umpqua Bank

Union Bank

U.S. Bank

Wells Fargo Bank

Westbrook Partners

Tenants.

TMG has completed an extensive array of real estate transactions with public, private and non-profit companies, including:

Access Closure

AMC Theater

Ampex Corporation

Asana

AT&T

Autodesk

Bank of America

Bank of the West

Bed Bath & Beyond

Bit Systems

Boston Scientific

Burlington Coat Factory

California Medical Center CPMC

Charles Phan

Chiron Corporation (Novartis)

Cirrus Logic

Cisco

Citrix Systems

City and County of San Francisco

City of San Francisco

Comcast

Common Sense Media

County of Santa Clara

Del Monte

Devcon

DeVry University

Dun & Bradstreet

Environ

Evelyn & Walter Haas Family Foundation

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

General Services Administration

Goldberg Moser O'Neill

Google

Gracenote

Greater Bay Bancorp

GTE Mobilnet

Guitar Center

Heald College

IBM

IPG

Jamba Juice

Kimball Electronics

Kmart

Level 3

Lexar Media

Live Nation

Macy’s

McDonalds

Meraki

Micron Technology

Microsoft

Netseer

Nokia

One Market Restaurant

Outback Steakhouse

Peet’s Coffee

Rdio

Riverbed

Salesforce

Samsung

Schawk USA

Securitas

Sega

Siemens USA

Simpson Gumpertz and Heger

State Compensation Insurance Fund

Stryker Corporation

Swinerton Builders

Sybase

Target

Tesla

Themis Computer

UCSF Regents

Union Bank

United Artist Theaters

University of the Pacific

Urban Outfitters

US Treasury

VA Software

Verizon Wireless

Violin Memory

Walgreens

Warner Bros Entertainment

WeWork

Webcor Builders

WellnessFX

Western Digital

Wilson Irhig & Associates

Workshare Technology

Zynga

Communities.

TMG has worked with 20 cities and every major county in the Bay Area. We collaborate with communities to develop projects that address local development issues and meet the specific needs of each community.

The Honorable Gavin Newsom
Governor
State of California

The Honorable Eleni Kounalakis
Lieutenant Governor
State of California

The Honorable London Breed
Mayor
City & County of San Francisco

The Honorable Libby Schaaf
Mayor
City of Oakland

The Honorable Sam Liccardo
Mayor
City of San Jose

The Honorable Jim Ruane
Mayor
City of San Bruno

The Honorable Nancy Skinner
California State Senator
9th District

The Honorable Scott Wiener
California State Senator
11th District

The Honorable David Chiu
California State Assemblymember
17th District

The Honorable Phil Ting
California State Assemblymember
19th District

Christina Briggs
Economic Development Director
City of Fremont

Kevin Riley
Director of Planning & Inspection
City of Santa Clara

Professional Affiliations.

TMG’s management team is actively involved in a diverse range of local and national professional associations.

Bay Area council logo.
Joint Venture logo.
NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association Logo.
Urban Land Institute logo.

American Planning Association

Association of Silicon Valley Brokers

Bay Area Council

Bay Area Council Economic Institute

Building Owners & Managers Association

California Board of Professional Engineers

Center for Creative Land Recycling

Committee on Jobs

Downtown Oakland Association

Jobs and Housing Coalition

Joint Venture Silicon Valley

Lambda Alpha

Metropolitan Transportation Committee (CASA)

NAIOP, Silicon Valley & San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Oakland Chamber of Commerce

Real Estate Council for Stanford Alumni SREC

Real Estate Roundtable

San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA)

SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association)

Stanford Professionals in Real Estate SPIRE

University of California Berkeley Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics

Urban Land Institute