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JLL Expands Bay Area Retail Presence

JLL deepened its bench of experienced retail brokerage professionals in the Bay Area with the addition of John Schaefer and Javiera Pierattini. Schaefer joins as Executive Vice President and Pierattini as an Associate. Both will be based in JLL’s San Rafael office and specialize in retail leasing and investment sales.

John Schaefer

JLL’s Jeff Badstubner says, “John is a seasoned professional and Javiera a rising star, who together will grow our retail team in the Bay Area. They bring with them tremendous insight into the retail environment throughout Northern California, and will be able to have an immediate impact supporting our clients in the market.”

Schaefer brings more than 20 years experience in the sale and leasing of retail properties and tenant representation. He has completed more than 715 lease transactions and in excess of 60 investment sales in his career, for an aggregate value of $2 billion.


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