Eric Risberg, MAI, ASA
Founder of Skyscraper Group, Inc. and Advanced Appraisal International, Inc.
Summary
Eric Risberg has been advising clients on commercial real estate matters since
1993. He is the founder of Advanced Appraisal International, Inc. and Skyscraper
Group, Inc., both based in San Francisco, California. Earlier in his career, he
provided commercial real estate appraisal services to American Appraisal
Associates, the world’s largest independent valuation firm. Mr. Risberg serves
the office space leasing market. He provides tenant representation services to a
wide range of clientele, including law firms, hedge funds, investment banks,
software companies, and marketing agencies.
Mr. Risberg has completed more than 40
continuing education real estate courses. He is a designated member of the
Appraisal Institute (MAI). He has also been designated as an Accredited Senior
Appraiser (ASA) by the American Society of Appraisers since 2002.
Specialties
-Assists law firms by consulting and testifying as an expert on commercial
real estate appraisal matters.
-The office space leasing market in the City of San Francisco where he provides
tenant representation services.
-Ability to appraise complex property in a variety of markets throughout the
United States.
Work Experience
President and Founder at Skyscraper Group, Inc.
March 2000 - Present (10 years)
Founder and active principal in the company with nearly 20 years of commercial
real estate experience. Eric has focused on office leasing in downtown San
Francisco since the 1990's. He is one of the only Licensed Certified General
Real Estate Appraisers that is also a California Licensed Real Estate Broker in
downtown San Francisco.
Tenant Representation Clients have included:
Goldman Sachs, Caris & Company, Harte Hanks, Sparer Law Group, Gravity
Technology, Law Offices of Martin Sabelli, Grapevine Technologies, The Young
President's Organization, M:Metrics, Bureau Van Djik, Artis Capital Management,
Advanced Temp Services, Custom Weather, Definitive Studios, Denahi Global, Envoy
Capital Partners, Executrain, Firelake Capital, Good Service Guide, Inside
Source, Liberson Law Offices, Putters & Putters Law Offices, Migo Software,
Monitor Liability Managers, Neochange, Duquesne Capital Management, Nighthawk
Radiology Services, Nitro PDF, Obrien Kiernan Investments, Peanutlabs, Paradigm
Healthcare, Polaris Equity Management, Punchcut LLC, Rabbit Content LLC,
Sapphire Investor Relations, SMH Capital, One World Trade, Valdez law Offices,
and Worldwide Express among many others.
Office Lease Transactions have been conducted
at the following properties in San Francisco: The Embarcadero Center, The
Mills Building, 455 Market Street, 575 Market Street, 601 Montgomery, 353
Sacramento Street, 100 Bush Street, 22 Battery Street, 98 Battery Street, 147
Natoma Street, 145 Natoma Street, 601 Howard Street, One Market Street, 580
California Street, 201 Mission Street, 100 Pine Street Center, 170 Maiden Lane,
900 Montgomery Street, 155 Montgomery Street, 116 New Montgomery Street, 275
Battery Street (Embarcadero West), 77 Battery Street, 311 California Street, 230
California Street, 244 California Street, and 44 Montgomery Street among many
others.
President and Founder at Advanced
Appraisal International, Inc.
August 1998 - Present (11 years 7 months)
He is also the founder of a commercial real estate appraisal company where he
continues to utilize his extensive experience in complex commercial real estate
valuation matters. He has been hired as a real estate appraisal expert on 14
litigation assignments. He has also testified at trial as an expert witness.
Eric directly oversees the firm's appraisal and consulting services. He is a
licensed, state-certified General Real Estate Appraiser in California (No.
AG025802) and Hawaii (No. 624) and over 17 years of appraisal experience. His
primary focus is on large, complex, commercial property appraisals required for
litigation, estate tax planning, possible purchase or sale, or financing.
Mr. Risberg has appraised property for more than 400 clients, including nearly
20 Fortune 500 companies. His appraisals covered a wide range of properties,
such as large and single tenant retail properties, high-rise and low-rise
apartment buildings and condominium complexes, suburban and downtown office
buildings, mixed-use facilities, industrial facilities, hotels, waterfront
properties, right-of-ways, easements, ground leases, subdivisions, resort
properties, golf courses, and many parcels of land.
Mr. Risberg has provided fair market rental determinations on leased property
for a variety of retail and office users in the City of San Francisco and the
surrounding Bay Area. These properties include: Crocker Galleria, a shopping
mall located in downtown San Francisco with over 40 tenants; 1000 Van Ness
Avenue, a 400,000+ square foot structure that includes 14 Movie Theaters and
numerous retailers; a flagship retail building on Market Street near the new
Bloomingdales; and a wide variety of banks, restaurants, gas stations, and other
retail & commercial buildings in all 10 planning districts of San Francisco.
He has appraised property in more than 30 states.
Independent Contractor Office Leasing Broker at TCN Worldwide's San
Francisco Office
September 1998 - March 2000 (1 year 7 months)
Operating as an independent contractor, he provided office tenant representation
services to the office leasing market in the San Francisco Financial District.
He worked closely with the company's president on a regular basis. He also
closed numerous full-floor lease transactions.
Senior Valuation Consultant in Commercial Real Estate Group at American
Appraisal Associates, Inc.
May 1993 - September 1998 (5 years 5 months)
Eric consulted on a variety of commercial real estate appraisal and consulting
projects, primarily for large corporate clients (Fortune 500) and law firms.
Eric still maintains a professional relationship with the firm, and has worked
as a subcontractor for the firm on a number of occasions.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Graduated December, 1992
Activities and Societies: University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association
(Founded by James Graaskamp, Ph'd)
Significant Projects
Mr. Risberg has appraised hundreds of properties in the San Francisco Bay
Area. Particularly noteworthy projects included participation in the valuation
of more than 200
investment-grade properties for a major U.S. Life Insurance Company; more than
50 hotel valuations for Marriott International; nationwide retail property
portfolio valuations for Copley Real Estate Advisors; and the appraisal of
high-rise office buildings in Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. Mr.
Risberg has appraised well over a billion dollars worth of California real
estate; and several billion dollars worth of real estate globally.
Interests
International travel, outdoor sports, investments, personal technology
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