David M. Valdez Email & Phone Number

Blanca Commercial has a ~40% share of the commercial property lease transactions market in Miami Dade (sustained over the most recent 7 years)—making it the leading commercial property real estate brokerage firm in South Florida.Our objective for our clients is continue to be the partner of choice for the management of complex service and commercial property real estate related initiatives. We manage and benchmark total occupancy cost, keep our clients in a proactive decision making posture, and assist them to conduct transactions in the most commercial manner possible while reducing transaction related risks. We help our clients to be strategic. We are well positioned to make material contributions to our client's overall performance though our direct knowledge of the prices, terms and conditions of the office market.Advised clients to complete the following key lease transactions and assignments:Akerman: New lease for ~118,000 RSF, relocation to Swire’s Brickell City Center; White & Case: ~57,494 RSF lease renewal at 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Miami; McClatchy/Miami Herald: New lease for ~277,000 RSF, relocation from Downtown Miami to Doral; GMHC: New lease for ~165,000 RSF, relocation in NYC (managed this as Chair or RE Committee); Yodle/Web.com: Disposition of ~55,000 RSF at 330 West 34th Street, NYC;Lead leasing agent for 396 Alhambra Circle (~273,000 RSF Class-A building in Coral Gables, FL);Recognized by So. FL Daily Business Review as “Top Deal Maker of the Year” (Office Leasing category, winner in 2 separate years).Currently serve as Chief Operations Director and lead the tenant representation practice at Blanca Commercial while also developing resources for the brokerage team in long-term real estate strategy, deal structuring, negotiation of terms, deal modeling and calculating comparable total-occupancy-costs on a cash and book basis, and the completion of due diligence for our clients.

New York, Ny

Co-managed the firm’s real estate transactions and strategy for all leased and firm-owned properties in the Americas, a portfolio of ~110 leases for ~14 million SF of office and special-use space.Key Duties and Projects:▪ Negotiated the business terms for leases, subleases, property acquisition and disposition agreements in the Americas; ▪ Made and presented recommendations to the firm’s senior management team for each transaction approval. Benchmarked each lease transaction as accretive or dilutive to reducing relative total occupancy costs.▪ Evaluated, selected and managed vendors (including real estate brokers, building managers, project managers, construction consultants, attorneys, architects, lease administrators, and hotel managers), while mitigating vendor risk consistent with the firm’s best practices in procurement, ensuring appropriate contract structures, and service level agreements.▪ Coordinated each transaction and review of all associated legal agreements across the firm's various departments.▪ Participated in the evaluation, study and development of corporate seating standards used in the programing and design of the firm’s new 2.1 million SF HQ building;▪ Served as the firm’s “Roof Top Asset Manager” for Goldman Sachs-owned properties.▪ Co-led with a member of the firm’s Merchant Banking division a 30+ member team that performed all necessary due diligence, financial and legal analysis associated with the firm's successful acquisition and repositioning of the former Embassy Suites (now Conrad) Hotel and Retail complex in New York, Battery Park City.▪ Created and presented “Goldman Sachs Real Estate Leasing Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations” for the firm’s Charitable Services Group; Served as an operating committee member and mentor in the firm’s “10,000 Women Initiative.”

New York, Ny

Commercial property real estate broker advising tenants in US Office market. Key clients:• Lehman Brothers, completed over 31 lease transactions for ~907,000 RSF of office space (new leases, renewals, expansions, and building sales) in all major U.S. markets, including a 710,040 RSF lease at 1 World Financial Center. • AboveNet Communications, completed over 70 separate lease transactions for over ~390,000 RSF of space, including ~117,000 RSF data center lease in Seattle, ~65,000 RSF data center lease in Chicago, and over 50 “Point Of Presence” sites for fiber optic rings in almost every major city in the US.• Worked with a team at CB Richard Ellis to market and lease the 1.2 million RSF Bankers Trust Building, 280 Park Avenue, New York, New York.

Coral Gables, Fl

Commercial Property Real Estate Broker, Miami Dade-County office market, advising tenants and landlords in the leasing of office space. Director of Marketing and Leasing for the following Miami Properties:Miami Center Office Building (710,000 sq. ft. Class A), 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, DowntownMuseum Tower (270,000 sq. ft., Class A), 150 West Flagler Street, DowntownNew World Tower (110 ,000 sq. ft. Class B), 101 Biscayne Blvd., DowntownAirport Executive Tower Office Buildings, Airport West Dade

Syracuse, New York

Provided support to the president; summarized and prepared draft responses to all incoming mail. Produced research and summary reports for management decisions and projects in various parts of the world. Verified Carrier market share by product and country in the Americas.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

Education record

Not A Degree Program; I Was Not A Degree Candidate At Harvard