Lex Montiel
Associate, Coldwell Banker Commercial Realty
San Francisco, CA 94109
28 years of experience as an investor and entrepreneur in the Bay Area and abroad.
Phone (415) 474-1750
28 years of experience as an investor and entrepreneur in the Bay Area and abroad.
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Industrial, Office, Retail, Flex, Multifamily
Markets
Denver, Los Angeles, Orange County (California), San Francisco, South Bay/San Jose
Languages
English, Spanish
Bio
Lex Montiel joined Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT in San Francisco as a commercial real estate broker, after several years as a successful real estate investor, developer, and entrepreneur. Mr. Montiel continues to own real estate investments in San Francisco as well as the iconic San Francisco bar, the San Francisco Eagle, in the SOMA neighborhood. Mr. Montiel is a founding member of the Eagle Plaza, a street plaza unique in the world dedicated to the LGBTQ leather community.
Mr. Montiel was born in Mexico City in 1971. He arrived in San Francisco in 1991 as a Computer and English language studies student from Madrid, Spain. He continued his studies as an Interdisciplinary Art Major at The San Francisco Art Institute with a focus on four significant disciplines included Painting Photography printmaking and sculpture in 2000. In 2001 his business experience funded a Franchising company in the city of Leon, Mexico. In 2008 he purchased the Goodwill Store building at 2279 Mission Street as an investment and to pursue a more extensive redevelopment of the property. In 2013 Mr. Montiel re-opened the historic San Francisco Eagle in the SOMA neighborhood to much acclaim, and the bar has thrived ever since. It has become an enthusiastic supporter and patron of several local charities.
Mr. Montiel’s substantial business acumen in the SOMA, Mission and Castro districts gives him a unique understanding of the entrepreneurial fabric of those neighborhoods. He currently also has an investment property in the Castro District. He brings a wealth of this experience in assisting landlords and tenants in negotiating leasing and sales/investment transactions in both San Francisco and Mexico.
He is a member of the national Coldwell Banker Commercial Global Corporate Services team led by Ben Gilliam and Jon Tester. This team has transacted 5 billion dollars in corporate real estate and over 3500 transactions across the country in the last 20 years. The team handles real estate acquisitions and dispositions for all Realogy brands, including Sotheby’s Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, and Title Resource Group (TRG) and its more than 40 brands across the United States.
Mr. Montiel recently began his CCIM certification and also fluent in Spanish.
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