FRED GRIMES

Fred Grimes has had a very successful real estate career spanning over thirty years.  Throughout his career, he has been actively engaged in many phases of commercial real estate including executive management positions; leasing and selling of numerous high-profile projects; and development of many successful office, industrial, and retail projects.  Fred has been a retail specialist in Riverside County since 1988 and has completed transactions totaling over $300 million.  In 2009, CoStar named Fred as one of the Inland Empire’s Top Retail Leasing Professionals. He has been very active in community, charitable, and professional organizations.

MARK ESBENSEN

Mark has over 25 years experience in the sales and leasing of commercial properties in North San Diego County and Temecula Valley of South Riverside County.  He has been involved with many of the significant real estate transactions in the Temecula Valley, including shopping centers, auto dealerships, and office developments.

SCOTT FOREST

Scott has been active in the sales and leasing of various commercial properties and developments in the Southwest Riverside County since 2003, specializing in the retail sector.  During his career, the total value of transactions he has participated in exceeds $25 million for over 280,000 square feet of commercial real estate space.  Scott specializes in primarily retail oriented landlord representation accounts, marketing well over 1,000,000 square feet in commercial development properties throughout the Southwest Riverside County. He has also exclusively represented national tenant clients such as Cingular Wireless, Quizno’s Subs and Wahoo’s Fish Taco. In 2007, CoStar named Scott as one of the Inland Empire’s Top Retail Leasing Professionals.

ROBERT H.S. KIRKPATRICK

Bob’s commercial real estate career spans over 38 years in Southern California. As a selling broker Bob represented and closed many sale and lease transactions with high profile developers and national tenants. Key clients have included: American Stores, Alpha Beta Markets, Ralphs, Albertsons, Sav-On Drugstore, Skaggs Drugs, Marie Callendar, McDonalds, Don Jose Mexican Restaurants, Union Oil, Aaron Bros, Norm Reeves Super Group of Cars, Sinclair Paints, Vista Paints, Downey S&L, Denny’s, Del Taco and more.

Bob’s management roles have included opening and leading the first Grubb & Ellis office in the Inland Empire in 1983 and building the division to one of the top 5 in the nation. He has also served as CEO and President of The Rancon Companies in the Temecula Valley. Bob was the President of CataList Homes, with partner Hal Ellis (Grubb & Ellis Co-founder), who served as Chariman of CataList. Bob was also Vice-Chairman and Director of Fallbrook National Bank, which became Community National Bank in Escondido, CA.

Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis|WestMar, Bob and his wife Theresa spent 2008 and 2009 cruising. First on a  four ½ month world cruise aboard The Pacific Princess visiting every continent except Antarctica, then aboard their own trawler covering 7,000 nautical miles, returning to California in January 2010.

Bob joined Grubb & Ellis|WestMar based on his first hand knowledge of the professionalism and talent of principals Mark Esbensen, Fred Grimes and the entire team. The reputation of WestMar and its affiliation with Grubb & Ellis made it an easy decision to come full circle and home to Grubb & Ellis|WestMar.

JANET KRAMER, SCLS

Janet is a Commercial Real Estate Broker and Attorney with proven success in assembling and leading teams to achieve project goals.  During her real estate career, she has focused on retail leasing, retail development, sub-association and property management.  To date, Janet has leased over 300,000 sf of space, generating over $30M for her clients.  An active member in ICSC, Janet recently earned a Certified Leasing Specialist (CLS) designation. By analyzing projects from both the brokerage and management points of view, Janet can offer fiscally responsible alternatives and innovative solutions to developers, landlords and tenants.  Her ability to create strategic marketing plans and facilitate transactions is unparalleled. Janet’s prior career in sports management instilled the importance of teamwork, tenacity and a commitment to excellence.  She founded and directs a Junior Olympic volleyball program, creating collegiate scholarship opportunities for local girls, exemplifying her affinity for community-service related projects.

JASON MICHAEL

Jason Michael began his commercial real estate career over six years ago with Dendy Real Estate & Investment Co. as their Project Manager/Development Coordinator.  He has worked in all facets of the commercial real estate development including; managing partnerships, working with City Officials on public work improvements, installing on-site improvements, working with environmental agencies, working with tenants and principals in leasing transactions and much more.  With a wealth of experience as Project Manager for properties like Margarita Square and Margarita Ville in Murrieta, Jason Michael has transitioned smoothly to the transactional side of commercial real estate as a part of the Grubb & Ellis|WestMar Retail Team.

JIM NADAL, SIOR

Jim is an office and industrial specialist with two decades of commercial real estate experience in the Temecula/Murrieta Valley and North San Diego market. Jim has a strong understanding of the local commercial property marketplace, and is skilled in providing clients with valuation guidance.  He also assists tenants and landlords in analyzing the market and structuring transactions that create win-win situations for both parties. 

A leader in the office market, he has completed hundreds of office sales and leases.  During his career, he has completed over 750 office, industrial, land and investment transactions totaling in excess of $275 million.  CoStar consistently names Jim as one of the Inland Empire’s Top Office Leasing Professionals.  He is also an SIOR member, a group of professional office and industrial realtors that are top producers in their field.  Prior to beginning his career in real estate, Jim managed national sales for a European manufacturing company.

JERRY PALMER

Jerry is an Investment Advisor that specializes in the analysis, acquisition and sale of multi-tenant properties and the land upon which they are developed.  Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis|WestMar, he spent several years with Sperry Van Ness, a national commercial real estate brokerage advising clients with respect to the purchase and sale of investment grade real estate properties.  Jerry has a Bachelor degree from a Canadian university with a combined major in Economics and Law.  He is also certified in California by the California Tax Education Council (CTEC) and by the California Department of Social Services, Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) programs."

LUANNE PALMER

Luanne is an office specialist focused on the leasing and sale of major office properties in Southwest Riverside County.  Historically, she has had the majority of her success representing owner/users in acquiring the perfect location for their operations.  Luanne has leveraged her career as a successful negotiator in the software business to get off to a fast start-achieving Rookie of the Year Status in 2005.  She has proven her leadership skills in providing her clients superior market knowledge and outstanding customer service.