Brokerage Experience: As an attorney and commercial real estate broker in Northern California since 1993, Sam Greason has brokered over 110 land sales to some of the largest apartment, condo, office and life-science developers in Northern California, totaling over 11,450 residential units and over 1.9 Million SF of commercial, including projects in Millbrae; San Carlos; Belmont; and South San Francisco.
Development Experience: Sam Greason has been involved as a principal or investor in numerous residential, life science, and mixed-use projects, including over 1,200 multifamily units and 600,000 SF of life science development. In partnership with Chop Keenan of Keenan Land Company, Palo Alto, CA (2004-2007), Greason assembled the 2,000-acre River Run master-planned community in San Joaquin County and obtained preliminary entitlements for 9,800 homes. Greason also worked in forward planning and land acquisition for Perma-Bilt Homes, Walnut Creek, CA (1990-1991), where he assembled ±500-acre projects in Sacramento, CA and Orting, WA.
Legal Experience: Greason practiced real estate law in San Francisco and New York, including 3 years with Rubin Glickman & Associates in San Francisco, CA (1991-1993); 3 years as in-house counsel for homebuilder/developer Kean Development, Cold Spring Harbor, NY (1986-1989); and two years in New York City practicing securities/real estate law at Breed, Abbot & Morgan, and at Richards & O’Neil.
Education: Greason earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Cum Laude) from Cornell University in 1981, and his Juris Doctor from NYU Law School in 1984.
Affiliations: Greason is a non-active member of the California State Bar and is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California (Samuel Greason IV, Inc. dba “Bella Vista Land Advisors”, BRE #01237277).