MEET THE TEAM

The Kidder Mathews team of Michael Gschwend, Blake Lugar, and Cameron Shafer focuses on representing tenants and landlords in the leasing and sales of office and flex properties throughout San Francisco.
michael
gschwend

Senior Vice President

Michael Gschwend focuses on the leasing and selling of investment properties, primarily office transactions in the Jackson Square/North Waterfront submarkets of San Francisco, where he has over 20 years of experience. He is also well qualified to advise tenants in the lease negotiation process, working with large corporations to venture funded start-ups. Mr. Gschwend believes in thoroughly understanding his clients’ business objectives and then devising an appropriate strategy to help them achieve their real estate goals. Prior to joining Kidder Mathews, he worked for Marcus & Millichap specializing in the disposition of investment properties throughout the greater Bay Area.

blake
lugar

First Vice President

Blake is historically a tenant rep specialist facilitating the office space needs for AI, tech, creative service, and VC firms. His clients range from startups to publicly traded firms. His initial role at Kidder Mathews San Francisco was as the Director of Market Research, gaining advanced market knowledge ahead of his brokerage career. Though his focus remains on tenant rep, he’s parlayed his experience with tenants into advising landlords in leasing and sales, providing proper perspectives from both sides of a transaction. He brings an analytical, cerebral, and thorough approach to all his assignments, comprehensively identifying solutions that align with unique client objectives. His wealth of experience makes him well-equipped to advise on any real estate challenge.

cameron
shafer

Vice President

Cameron specializes in tenant and landlord representation, as well as investment sales. Cameron’s team has completed more than $1B+ in transaction volume, serving a diverse clientele of both sophisticated corporate users to seed-backed startups. Cameron expertly guides clients through complex real estate challenges with professionalism and discretion. His tailored approach ensures clients receive comprehensive support for their unique real estate objectives, fostering long-term partnerships built on trust and results.

kidder mathews overview

the edgein your market

For over 55 years, our clients have gotten the best of both worlds — independent counsel from trusted experts, working as part of the largest privately held commercial real estate firm in the Western U.S. Today Kidder Mathews has over 900 real estate professionals and staff in 19 offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona.

Kidder Mathews SERVICES

Commercial Brokerage

Asset Services

Valuation Advisory

Debt & Equity Finance

AWARD-WINNING SERVICES

210+

Times Ranked as a Largest CRE Firm

100+

Awards for Best Places to Work

10+

National Awards for CRE Marketing

6X

Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies

Commercial Brokerage

$9B

average annual transaction volume

510+

no. of Brokers
Asset Services

58M+ sf

management portfolio size

850+

assets under
management
Valuation Advisory

2,400

average annual assignments

39/24

total no. of
appraisers/mai's