How To Book A Commercial Appraisal For An Office Building In San Francisco?

You need an appraisal of a San Francisco office building. What should you send, and what happens after you call? Start with the property interest, effective date, intended use, and recipient. For a Financial District building, distinguish head leases from subleases and label occupied and vacant space separately.

Identify the office interest and date

Give Kevin O'Brien the address and assessor block/lot. Describe whether you need the whole building, an office condominium, or another defined interest valued. Identify the source of rentable and usable floor areas. The effective date may be a past date and can differ from the inspection date.

If the report is for a loan, ask the lender who may order it before commissioning work. The report instructions and ordering process need to fit the intended use.

Organize the actual leases

Bring or describe	Why it helps
Head leases and executed subleases	Separate payment obligations from actual occupancy
Dated rent roll and amendments	Identify vacancies, expirations, options, and unpaid amounts
Concession and reimbursement records	Explain free rent, tenant improvements, and costs recovered from tenants
Operating statements and plans	Describe owner costs and the spaces being valued
Date, recipient, and access contact	Define the use and inspection arrangements

You do not need every document to start. Describe missing records. Keep asking rents and proposed deals separate from signed agreements. If a SOMA office has proposed conversion work, send existing-use records and planning correspondence separately from the proposal.

Confirm the scope before booking access

Call (415) 529-6155 or use the contact form with a summary of the property, date, purpose, users, and available records. Kevin reviews the requested scope and confirms a written fee and delivery estimate. A requested deadline does not reserve an inspection or commit a delivery date.

Coordinate inspection and research

Review the engagement terms, supply the agreed records, and arrange tenant and common-area access. Identify unavailable areas in advance. Kevin evaluates the relevant property, lease, and market evidence for the defined interest and date.

Read the report for the agreed use

Check the stated interest, date, users, assumptions, and limits. Ask about any lease or operating-record discrepancy. The value opinion does not establish lease enforceability, approve a conversion, or promise financing.