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Bryan Danforth is a Senior Vice President for Compass Commercial, specializing in apartment, land and development sales, and 1031 tax deferred-exchanges, including into triple-net retail since 2006. He has closed over $300 million in sales ranging from small private client apartments to institutional sized communities. He has made his mark as a well- known and respected expert in Silicon Valley multi-family sales.
Bryan grew up in Los Altos, attending Los Altos High and has long ties to Silicon Valley. He currently resides in Mountain View where he also owns and manages rental property. He has experience as an agent, buyer, seller, renter, and landlord so he can connect with all sides of a transaction, including some of the intricate rent control regulations which can vary from city to city.
Prior to joining Compass Commercial, Mr. Danforth was a Managing Director at Newmark (formerly Cornish & Carey), and a Vice President with Cushman & Wakefield (formerly BT Commercial / Cassidy Turley / DTZ), and he started his career in the renowned training program at Marcus & Millichap, where he won rookie of the year in his first full year in brokerage.
Mr. Danforth graduated from the University of Southern California as a double major, with bachelor's degrees in economics and philosophy.
★★★★★ "Bryan has been an extremely valuable asset to our whole family. We appreciated your knowledge of the bay area your expertise in commercial property development and sales. Your 1031s experience and guidance gave us great comfort knowing we found a top notch, flawless individual to work with us on this project. We will definitely recommend you to others" - Ralph and Carmen Faravelli (Former Mayor of Mountain View. Apartment / Development sale exchanged into NNN)
★★★★★ "Bryan knows how to produce results and he has great follow-through and knows his marketplaces." - Tod Spieker (Repeat Client & the Largest Private owner of Multi-Family Properties in SC and SM Counties)
★★★★★ "We decided to list with you because of your successful track record and high energy, and most importantly because you demonstrated superior local market knowledge and ability to effectively market our property. The sale could not have gone better and you far exceeded our expectations." - Judy and Larry Guslani (Repeat Clients - 5 separate families dividing assets and exchanging)
★★★★★ "Bryan was a true professional in every aspect of the process. He made a complicated transition into a 1031 exchange seamless and stress free. Bryan’s attention to detail, extremely strong organizational skills, market knowledge and the ability to find answers quickly and concisely makes him top in his profession. We as a family enjoyed working with him, will highly recommend him to anyone and will look forward to working with him again in the future." - The Benevento and DeNuccio Families (1031 Exchange Clients & Multi-Property Mountain View Owners)
★★★★★ "Look no further than Bryan Danforth. His vast knowledge of the multi-family market, deep experience, wealth of connections, keen attention to detail, and personal touch make him one of the best in the business. We couldn't recommend him more highly." - Judy Law & Oliver Theil (Menlo Park & Palo Alto Apartment Owners)