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    • August 13, 2024
    • 5:15 PM
    • Oracle Park | 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107
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    Join us for an exclusive ballpark experience at Oracle as the Giants take on the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, August 13th!

    BREAA's excited to sponsor a patio-level experience, which includes a $50 credit that can be used towards drinks/bites. Tickets are $75 for members, $85 for non-members/guests.

    Grab a drink with fellow Bears before the game at the patio level at 5:30 PM, and then enjoy the game at 6:45 PM. Game tickets are in section CL231 on the club level. Friends and family welcome!


    • August 22, 2024
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • The Waymark - Apartments | 101 Pringle Ave., Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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    Join us for an exclusive tour of The Waymark hosted by Brad Blake, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blake|Griggs Properties

    The Waymark is located next to the Walnut Creek BART station. It is situated on 4.2 acres and consists of 358 “class A” apartment units and 14,000 square feet of ground floor retail.

    The Waymark offers unique amenities including a 5,000 square foot, three-story gym,4,000 square foot roof deck with 360 degree views of Walnut Creek, pool deck with pool and spa, pet run, children’s playroom, private dining room, athleisure lounge and a 4,500 square foot “Great Hall” with lounge areas, a billiards table, private conference rooms and co-working space. 

    The 14,000 square feet of retail has a mix of restaurants and services including Square Pie Guys, LunaSea Lounge, and High Wire CoZee.

    The project completed construction in two-phases with the last being completed in 2022. It is 97% leased as of July, 2024.

    After the tour, we will convene for a happy hour in the Great Hall hosted by BREAA!


    Brad Blake is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Blake Griggs Properties, a private commercial real estate development and services company based in Danville, California. Mr. Blake has been involved in the development of more than $1 billion of multi-family, mixed-use and retail projects over the past 35 years. Blake Griggs Properties focuses on development, investment and operation of multi-family, mixed-use and retail projects with a typical size of $50-350 million primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area and secondarily in other west coast in-fill markets.

    Mr. Blake is also a Managing Partner of Opportunity Housing Group, an affiliate of BGP, which acquires existing stabilized apartment assets and converts them to moderate income workforce housing using Essential Housing Bonds issued by government entities.

    Mr. Blake was a founder and CEO of Blake Hunt Ventures, Chairman and CEO of publicly traded Western Properties Trust, Senior Vice President of Spieker Properties, and a Partner with Spieker Partners. Prior to starting in the real estate industry in 1985, he worked for IBM and McKinsey and Co. Mr. Blake is on the board of directors of the Bailard Real Estate Fund. He founded and is president of College is Real, a non-profit educational organization in Richmond, CA (www.collegeisreal.org). He is a former member of the Young Presidents Organization Nor-Cal Chapter. Mr. Blake holds a B.A. from Stanford University (1980) and a M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business (1985).

    Special Thanks to Blake|Griggs Properties

    • October 17, 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    • San Francisco Design Center Galleria (101 Henry Adams St. San Francisco, CA)


Past events

July 25, 2024 BREAA X SPIRE Joint Mixer & Speaker Series @ Harrington's
July 11, 2024 Property Tour - 531 Bryant
June 20, 2024 Happy Hour at the Cigar Bar
June 06, 2024 Property Tour - Transamerica Pyramid
May 30, 2024 Proptech Mixer: Happy Hour hosted by BuildCasa
May 16, 2024 Berkeley Commons - Property Tour
April 18, 2024 Graduating Student Mixer Sponsored by Carmel Partners
April 11, 2024 Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) KREAN x BREAA Joint Mixer + Masters Watch Party
April 10, 2024 Pop-Up Happy Hour at ULI Spring Meeting
April 04, 2024 One Steuart Lane - Property Tour
March 21, 2024 Happy Hour hosted by The Roxborough Group
March 21, 2024 BREAA March Madness Tournament 2024
February 10, 2024 Cal vs UCLA Men's Basketball "The Final Duel"
January 25, 2024 Bears Breakfast: Cultural and Economic Imperatives of Bay Area Development
December 15, 2023 2023 BREAA Holiday Party
November 18, 2023 THE BIG GAME Football Squares
November 08, 2023 November Bears Breakfast
November 02, 2023 BREAA Pop Up Happy Hour at ULI Fall Meeting
October 12, 2023 4th Annual Gala!
September 26, 2023 Happy Hour Hosted by DivCore
September 12, 2023 Spots open for tonight! BREAA Night @ the SF Giants Game
September 06, 2023 Investing in Art: Activating the Public Realm
August 17, 2023 BREAA Bay Area August Happy Hour
July 20, 2023 BREAA x EBHAN Happy Hour Mixer
July 18, 2023 Bears Breakfast: Mid-Career Connection
June 22, 2023 USC/Cal/Stanford Real Estate Alumni - Downtown San Jose Tour & Mixer Sponsored by Urban Catalyst
April 20, 2023 BREAA Graduating Student Mixer
March 16, 2023 BREAA March Madness Tournament
February 23, 2023 Bakar BioEngenuity Hub Tour
January 24, 2023 BREAA Bay Area January Happy Hour
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