Nationally Recognized Retail Real Estate Expert
#ShoppingCenter and #RetailRealEstate junkie
Welcome! The Storefront is long time passion project of Jessica’s. A blog started in 2009 dedicated to retail commercial real estate in Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville over 14 years ago. With expansion of expertise, The Storefront has become more than just a local hangout for the Tri-Valley but a Bay Area wide source for information related to Strip Malls which includes the addition of Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Silicon Valley, Marin County, San Joaquin county, and the suburban communities of the San Francisco Bay Area.
From strip shopping centers to downtown free standing buildings, and anchored shopping centers, Jessica is the retail expert of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Whether you are looking for news, insight, or industry insider knowledge, Bay Area Strip Malls is your resource for local and regional commercial real estate market updates and community information.
Jessica keeps an updated inventory of all retail space and buildings in the East Bay, including second generation restaurant space*. If you have specific questions regarding a property, rumors of new businesses in the area, or just looking for general market information please feel free to connect.
* Restaurant representation is an area of expertise! Jessica is one of few brokers specializing in the site selection, expansion, and relocation of restaurants in Norther California.
My Commercial Real Estate Story
A native of Livermore and a Broker specializing in the leasing and sales of retail shopping centers and storefront locations at Lee & Associates in Pleasanton, California. My career spans nearly two decades in the East Bay commercial real estate industry. My career started in the “trenches” of the commercial real estate industry in 2006 and steadily climbed to now, being recognized as a power broker in the Bay Area and influencer in the commercial real estate industry.
As the President of the Lee & Associates East Bay located in Pleasanton and one of few women in a managing role, I am the first woman in company history to hold a seat on the Lee & Associates corporate Board of Directors. In addition the leading West Coast Retail across the Lee & Associates network.
CREi List Maker: Influential Women in CRE 2023
GlobeSt National Women of Influence 2022
Globest Retail Influencer 2022
Connect Media as 2021 Top California Women in Real Estate
Specializing in #retail leasing and #investmentsales with a transactional career volume nearly a quarter billion dollars and 750,000 square feet of space leased and sold. My experience ranges from retail to warehouse, specialty uses from schools and manufacturing, owner-user building acquisitions/dispositions, and adaptive reuse to ground up development.
Retail & Investment Property Advisor 