Traditional Users Eager for “New Vibe”

Bruce: “Older projects are taking a back seat to newly constructed or heavily repurposed assets with gourmet kitchens, state-of-the-art fitness facilities and thoughtfully designed office space.”

SAN DIEGO—Traditional San Diego office users such as finance, professional and business-services companies are starting to jump aboard the creative “train” and are seeking more creative-office to house their firms, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s senior managing director Steve Bruce tells GlobeSt.com. As we recently reported, Bruce and Chris High, also senior managing director, have joined NGKF to expand the firm’s presence throughout San Diego County, as well as nationally, in the areas of landlord representation, tenant representation and investment sales exclusively for the office-property sector. We spoke exclusively with the pair about trends they are noticing in the San Diego office market.

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