Byron Mellberg

Real estate transactions attorney with experience in negotiation, drafting and administration of thousands of complex commercial leases and hundreds of purchase and sale transactions for major office, R&D, industrial and retail properties. Extensive service as outside counsel to senior management regarding the ownership and operation of corporate facilities and income property.

Excellent business judgment, listening skills and strategic thinking. Extended experience as outside general counsel to well-known San Francisco Bay Area shopping center developer and operator. Highest commitment to professionalism and collegiality. Certified as a LEED Accredited Professional.

Recent transactions include responsibility for drafting and negotiating the following purchase and sale agreements, leases and related documentation:

Purchase and Sale Transactions:

• Purchase of 85 acre Santa Cruz Mountains winery, tasting room and event center.
  
• Sale of 133,000 square foot office building in Mountain View to national REIT for $54,000,000
• Sale of two 150,000 square foot office buildings in Santa Clara to national REIT for $46,000,000
• Sale of two office buildings in downtown Palo Alto to Peninsula Open Space Trust
• Purchase of 121,000 sf GLA shopping center and cinema complex in California Central Valley for $20,500,000
• Sale of R&D property in North First Street area of San Jose to national residential homebuilder for conversion to multifamily development
• Sale of reversionary interest in 11.95 acre ground leased office complex in Cupertino to active local developer
• Court appointed in partnership dissolution to negotiate and document sale of 58,000 square foot R&D building in Mountain View on behalf of disputing partners
• Sale of 60,000 square foot industrial building in Sunnyvale for conversion to church facilities
• Sale of 100+ acre portion of ranch in San Mateo County Skyline Area to well known venture capitalist, with extensive work on access easements and right of first opportunity to purchase adjoining parcels

Leases:

• Lease of 105,000 square feet of office space in Pleasanton to publicly traded software company.
• Lease of 50,000 square foot SoMa San Francisco office building to advertising company.
  
• Ground lease of 12 acre upscale shopping center in Palo Alto with complex carryback financing and subordination to major construction and take out financing
• Leaseback of 69,000 square feet in two industrial properties to Fortune 200 Company as part of purchase and sale of client’s business
• Sublease of 42,000 square feet of office space in Pleasanton from Fortune 500 Company
• Sublease of 17,000 square feet of office space in Palo Alto to Facebook, with recognition agreement
• Lease of 6,000 square feet of retail space in Los Gatos to Apple Inc.
• Ground lease of large shopping center retail parcel to Longs Drug Stores California, Inc.
• Ground lease of 17,500 square foot parcel in Santa Cruz to Starbucks Corporation
• Lease of 15,000 square foot shopping center premises to Fresh & Easy.
• Lease of 53,000 square foot shopping center retail premises to Orchard Supply Corporation
• Lease of 19,000 square foot shopping center premises to Grocery Outlet.
• Lease of 7,000 square foot shopping center premises to Aaron’s Inc.
• Lease of 32,000 square feet of office space in Sacramento
• Lease of 7,000 square feet of restaurant space to Buffalo Wild Wings