Tom Niu

Tom Niu
Vice President
201 California Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94111
T 415-568-3423 F 415-956-3381
Tom.Niu@dtz.com | www.dtz.com
License # 01195261
Professional Expertise
Tom joined Cassidy Turley in the Fall of 2008. He previously was a broker at Grubb & Ellis in San Francisco
and Oakland. Tom is trained as a lawyer and practiced real estate law and litigation at Orrick Herrington &
Sutcliffe in San Francisco. When he is not working on real estate matters, Tom prefers to spend time in
Sonoma County, or cycling on his road bike.
Clients Served
Citibank (retail branch)
Pocket Development (site acquisition)
California Mortgage & Realty (site acquistion)
Hallenbeck & Associates (facilities disposition)
LSI Corporation (facilities disposition)
Bridge Housing (site acquisition)
International Computer Science Institute (tenant rep)
Giampolini Companies (landlord rep)
Hanson Bridgett, a professional law corporation
Cawley International
State Farm Insurance
Holliday Development Company
(Equilon Corporation) Shell Oil
Major Transactions
Cawley International - Represented developer in acquisition of 8 acre rail yard (Key terminal site at foot of Bay
Bridge in Emeryville, CA) for redevelopment into retail and hospitality
Qwest Communications - Represented Landlord in lease of telecom space to this publicly traded company
Best Buy - Represented Seller in disposition of development site to this national retailer
Extended Stay America - Represented Seller in disposition of development site to this national hotelier
Shell Oil - Represented US division of this international oil company in disposition of in-fill urban sites for
redevelopment into retail, housing and office.
SFJAZZ – owner-user consultation in valuation of headquarters office site acquisition in San Francisco
California Mortgage & Realty – represented buyer of assemblage for development of multiple lots at Van
Ness and Market Street
2000 Folsom Partners - represented landlord in adaptive reuse lease of 80,000 sf to subsidiary of Disney
Education
Stanford University
University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall)
Areas Of Specialization
Adaptive reuse, sales and leasing of repositioned properties to developers and tenants in the Bay Area.
Professional Affiliations
Licensed California Real Estate Broker designation, California Department of Real Estate
California Bar Association (pending)
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR), Project Review Committee, member (2011 - present)