Boutique. San Francisco. Since 1998.

Real estate

built on relationships.

We represent San Francisco's most ambitious occupiers and owners — quietly, patiently, and with a long view of every deal.

TRUSTED BY

Series B Fintech

Private Equity

Healthcare Tech

Creative Agencies

Life Sciences

A Brief Introduction

Finlay Pacific is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage in San Francisco. We do the slow, careful work of understanding our clients — their teams, their economics, their next decade — before recommending a square foot.

What we do

Three disciplines.

One standard.

Leasing

01

Tenant and landlord representation across Class A and B office, from emerging startups to established enterprises seeking strategic positioning.

— Tenant representation

— Landlord representation

— Sublease strategy

— Lease restructuring

Investment

02

Acquisition and disposition advisory for institutional and private capital, sourcing opportunities aligned with long-horizon mandates.

— Acquisitions

— Dispositions

— Capital markets

— Underwriting & due diligence

Asset Management

03

Hands-on stewardship of office assets — leasing strategy, capital planning, and tenant relations that compound value over time.

— Leasing strategy

—Tenant relations

—Capital planning

—Repositioning

The Boutique Advantage

The institutional firms transact.

We advise.

By design, we take fewer clients. That singular focus means our partners are personally accountable to every term sheet, every walkthrough, every negotiation — for the entire arc of the engagement.


~12

ACTIVE CLIENT PARTNERS

100%

PARTNER-LEAD ENGAGMENTS

How we work

A four-part process. No shortcuts.


01

Listen

Before square feet, we map the business — your team, runway, growth model, and what the next decade looks like.


02

Strategize

We design a market approach calibrated to your risk, timing, and economics — not the broker's commission cycle.


03

Negotiate

Partner-led, line-by-line. We trade on terms long after a typical broker has closed and moved on.


04

Steward

We stay engaged through occupancy, renewals, and the next chapter — because the relationship is the asset.

Track Record

1M+

Square feet transacted

$1B+

In closed transactions

30+

Years of market experience

94%

Client retention rate

Selected recent assignments

In the market.


2025
Lease

55,000 SF headquarters

Series C SaaS — Jackson Square


2025
Sale

Class B office portfolio

Private capital acquisition — SoMa


22,000 SF flex floor

Tenant disposition — FiDi


2024
Renewal

Lease restructuring — Mid-Market


Sublease
2024

Long-term anchor tenant


Sectors served

Wherever ambitious teams put down roots.


Venture-backed technology

Professional services

Creative agencies

Non-profits

Private equity & finance

Life sciences

Family offices

Founder-led firms

San Francisco

We know every block — and every owner — between the Embarcadero and Van Ness.

In their words

Matthew didn't sell us a building. He spent eight months understanding our team before we ever toured a space. That's the difference.


Founder & CEO

Series B Fintech

The most thoughtful broker we've worked with in twenty years. Finlay Pacific operates like an extension of our leadership team.


Managing Partner

Private Equity Firm

They renegotiated our lease eighteen months early and saved us seven figures. No drama, no theatrics — just careful, patient work.


Chief Operating Officer

Healthcare Technology

Field notes

Insights from the market.

Leasing

What landlords are really negotiating in 2026

Investment

Why Class B is the most interesting trade in SF

Strategy

The five-year office decision, in three questions

Beyond the brokerage

Proud sponsor of Dolce Vita Racing.

The discipline, the team, the long climb — cycling mirrors how we approach every client engagement.

Begin a conversation

Let's start a conversation.

Whether you're sizing your first headquarters or recapitalizing a portfolio, we'd be glad to listen.