Meet Jay
Jay Greenberg was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri. Following his high school graduation, Jay attended the University of Arizona before returning to St. Louis to embark on a career in insurance brokerage.
After five years in the industry with no prior experience in real estate, Jay made a bold decision to relocate to San Francisco and begin a career in commercial real estate.
In September 1989, Jay arrived in San Francisco with a real estate license, a small savings, and a job at the brokerage firm LJ Hooker, International.
A month later, in October 1989, the Loma Prieto earthquake hit the Bay Area and signaled the beginning of the worst real estate market in the past 50 years. Two months later in December 1989, Jay closed his first real estate transaction. Shortly thereafter LJ Hooker closed their San Francisco office.
Jay transitioned to Marcus Millichap (MM), weathering the storm as his small savings dwindled and the market ground to a halt in the early nineties. Despite the challenges, Jay remained undeterred, dedicating himself to relentless cold calling and face-to-face meetings with owners, setting himself up for success when the market rebounded.
By the mid-nineties, Jay’s dream of becoming a successful commercial real estate agent was coming true. Jay emerged as a reliable top performer at MM, garnering multiple National Achievement Awards from the company in recognition of his outstanding achievements.
After 19 years at Marcus Millichap, the Alain Pinel Investment Group (APIG) recruited Jay to help them gain market share in San Francisco. From 2009 through 2019 APIG became the top brokerage firm in San Francisco for the sale of multi-residential properties and Jay became the group's top earner. In 2019, Compass bought APIG and today Compass is the top brokerage firm in San Francisco for multi-residential sales.
In 1997, Jay made a significant move by purchasing his first apartment building—a 12-unit property in Lower Pacific Heights. Since then, Jay has been actively involved in real estate transactions, having bought and sold thirty-seven properties as a principal in San Francisco. As he enters his 28th year as a San Francisco landlord, Jay's expertise in the local market continues to grow. Furthermore, he has expanded his real estate portfolio beyond San Francisco, owning multi-residential assets in nine states across the US.
With 35 plus years of brokerage and investment experience exceeding $3 Billion of transaction volume, Jay is a recognized and established leader in San Francisco's commercial and multi-family market. His extensive transaction history not only showcases his expertise but also enables him to optimize returns for sellers demonstrated by the numerous pricing records he has set.
As a columnist for the San Francisco Apartment Magazine, Jay has been writing “The San Francisco Market Report” for the San Francisco Apartment Magazine for the past twenty-plus years and is widely recognized as a source in the industry.
As a licensed California Real Estate Broker, Jay is an active member of the San Francisco Board of REALTORS®, the San Francisco Apartment House Group, the San Francisco Apartment Association, the San Francisco Multi-Family Marketing Group (SFMFMG), and the Coalition for Better Housing. Reach out anytime, Jay's favorite part of the business is connecting with people.
Jay Greenberg
Senior DirectorPHONE
(415) 378-6755
EMAIL
[email protected]
LICENSE NUMBER
01049568
ADDRESS
1699 Van Ness Ave 2nd Fl,
San Francisco,
CA
94109
