Introduction
Companies searching for a San Diego commercial real estate broker are often evaluating office space, industrial space, medical office space, or lease renewal options. Choosing the right broker can significantly impact lease terms, operating expenses, tenant improvement allowances, and long-term flexibility.
Shelton & Associates is a San Diego commercial real estate brokerage that exclusively represents tenants in office, industrial, medical office, and life science real estate transactions throughout San Diego County. We help companies evaluate space options, structure lease negotiations, and make informed real estate decisions without conflicts of interest.
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Tenant-Only Commercial Real Estate Broker in San Diego
Most commercial real estate brokers represent both landlords and tenants. Many also list buildings while negotiating against property owners they work with regularly.
Shelton & Associates represents tenants only. We do not list buildings and we do not represent landlords. This structure eliminates conflicts of interest and allows us to negotiate lease terms strictly from the tenant’s side of the table.
This is an important distinction when selecting a San Diego commercial real estate broker, because the leasing process is typically controlled by the building owner and their listing broker.
San Diego Office and Industrial Real Estate Broker Services
As a San Diego commercial real estate broker, we assist companies with:
Office space leasing
Industrial and warehouse leasing
Medical office leasing
Life science space
Lease renewals and renegotiations
Relocations and expansions
Building purchases
Market surveys and site selection
Lease negotiations and financial analysis
We represent tenants throughout San Diego including Downtown, Mission Valley, UTC, Sorrento Mesa, Kearny Mesa, Miramar, Otay Mesa, Carlsbad, and surrounding submarkets.
What a San Diego Commercial Real Estate Broker Does
A commercial real estate broker helps tenants:
- Identify available office and industrial space
- Compare buildings and locations
- Analyze lease proposals
- Negotiate rent and tenant improvements
- Review operating expenses and CAM charges
- Structure lease terms to protect flexibility
- Coordinate tours, proposals, and lease documents
Beyond finding space, a broker’s primary role is to structure and negotiate the business terms of a lease.
How Commercial Real Estate Brokers Are Paid
In most San Diego commercial real estate transactions, the building owner pays a leasing commission, which is shared between the listing broker and the tenant’s broker. This means tenants typically do not pay their broker directly.
Because the fee is built into the transaction whether a tenant has representation or not, many companies choose to have a broker represent their interests during lease negotiations.
San Diego Office Broker and Industrial Broker Services
Companies looking for a San Diego office broker or industrial broker are often comparing multiple buildings, negotiating lease terms, or evaluating whether to renew or relocate. A commercial real estate broker helps tenants identify available space, compare alternatives across submarkets, and negotiate lease terms with building owners.
As a San Diego commercial real estate broker, we work with:
Office tenants
Industrial and warehouse tenants
Medical office tenants
Life science and R&D tenants
We help companies evaluate available space, run market surveys, negotiate lease proposals, and structure lease terms that reduce long-term occupancy costs and protect flexibility.
San Diego Submarkets We Serve
San Diego’s commercial real estate market includes a wide range of office, industrial, medical office, and life science submarkets, each with different vacancy levels, concession structures, and development pipelines. We advise tenants across major San Diego County submarkets including:
Central San Diego & Urban Core
Downtown San Diego
Bankers Hill
Hillcrest
Uptown
North Park
Old Town
Liberty Station
Mission Valley
La Mesa
El Cajon
Santee
North & Coastal San Diego
UTC / University Town Center
Golden Triangle
Sorrento Mesa
Sorrento Valley
Torrey Pines
Carmel Valley
Del Mar
Del Mar Heights
Solana Beach
Encinitas
Cardiff
Carlsbad
Oceanside
Inland & South County / Industrial
Kearny Mesa
Mira Mesa
Miramar
Rancho Bernardo
Poway
Scripps Ranch
Vista
San Marcos
Escondido
Chula Vista
Eastlake
National City
Otay Mesa
California Tenant Representation
While this page focuses on San Diego tenant representation, Shelton & Associates also represents tenants throughout California, including Orange County, Los Angeles, Inland Empire, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, San Jose, Oakland, and Sacramento.
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