Kevin Cronin

Brief Profile

Kevin works exclusively representing commercial real estate tenants. Never landlords. He is focused solely on maximizing leverage for his clients.

Full Profile

Everyone knows someone in commercial real estate. It may be their kid’s little league coach, college roommate, neighbor, relative or someone they sit next to on the commute train. And often, that’s who people work with for their first few office leases. Commercial real estate is a “relationship” business so tenants tend to work with brokers they know. Makes sense. Until it doesn’t. More than 90% of the commercial real estate brokers represent both landlords AND tenants. This creates a built-in conflict of interest that few tenants understand and even fewer brokers discuss. No one would hire a lawyer who works for the other side. Yet, the equivalent happens every day when tenants work with commercial real estate brokers and firms that also represent landlords. So, ask your broker if they or anyone else in their office represents landlords. If so, you have a built-in conflict of interest. Kevin works exclusively representing commercial real estate tenants. Never landlords. He has experience negotiating transactions of all sizes ranging from first offices for startups, to relocating mature businesses, to complex rightsizing, to multiple headquarter transactions. Born in San Francisco, Kevin has strong ties to The City and is committed to giving back to the community. He is a founding board member of The Dante’s Boys Foundation (formerly The Dante Benedetti Foundation), providing meaningful financial support to organizations that facilitate active participation in sports for under-served youth. Kevin graduated from the University of San Francisco and was a captain of the baseball team before he began his professional career with IBM in 1980.