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Portland, OR

Zach Francis

Executive Vice President | Shareholder
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T 503.221.2290 zach.francis@kidder.com
101 SW Main Street, Suite 1200
Portland, OR 97204
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About

Zach is an Executive Vice President and shareholder at Kidder Mathews with extensive commercial real estate success in the Portland Metropolitan area, focusing on industrial properties, institutional development and investment sales.

Zach has closed nearly 10 million SF of transactions valued at over $1 billion in his 18-year career, consistently ranking among Oregon and SW Washington’s top brokers. A Kidder Mathews West Coast Top Producer, he brings deep knowledge of Portland industrial properties to represent institutional and local owners, buyers, and tenants.

He and his team deliver a full-service approach, connecting clients with lending, legal, environmental, and property management resources for seamless transactions. This approach is rare in the brokerage world and helps to provide their clients with unparalleled service from start to finish. Zach practices what he preaches and is an avid real estate investor/developer and self manages numerous commercial properties and has partnered with numerous clients on projects throughout the Oregon/SW Washington marketplace. An Oregon native and Whitman College graduate, he enjoys boating, cars, and traveling with his wife Amy and their dog Enzo.

Available Properties

Experience

2008 – PRESENT Kidder Mathews, Portland, Oregon
2006 Cresa Partners Commercial Real Estate, Portland, Oregon
 

Education

BS US HISTORY, Whitman College
 

Awards/Recognition

2016-2025 Kidder Mathews Big Hitter/Top Producer
2022 Kidder Mathews #2 Producer Companywide
2018 & 2022 Kidder Mathews #1 Producer in Portland Office
2010 Commercial Association of Realtors Rookie of the Year
2010 Kidder Mathews Rookie of the Year
COSTAR Power Broker for Leasing Transactions
COSTAR Power Broker for Sales Transactions

Affiliations

Commercial Association of Brokers
Commercial Brokers Association
Whitman College Alumni Association
Tau Kappa Epsilon Alumni Association
Habitat for Humanity – Annual Volunteer Coordinator
 

Specializing In

Seller/Landlord Representation
Buyer/Tenant Representation
Institutional Development and Land
Investment Sales
1031 Exchanges

Select Clients/Transactions

40 Acres
Bridge Development

Sale and Lease - Represented Buyer on land acquisition and resulting 652,250 SF Industrial Business Park Development in NE Portland

200,00 SF
Auto Chlor System (multiple deals)

Sale and Lease – Represented client on 5 separate industrial and investment acquisitions and multiple leasing assignments throughout the Portland area totaling over $23 million

196,000 SF
J&D Refrigerated Services/Wymore Transfer (multiple deals)

Build-to-Suit- Represented Buyer and Seller on acquisition and development of new cold storage industrial facility in Clackamas County

163,669 SF
King Capital Investments (multiple deals)

Sale – Represented buyer on 7 separate disposition/acquisition assignments of industrial and flex warehouses totaling over $15 million

150,000 SF
Morningside Capital (multiple deals)

Sale and Lease - Represented investor on 10 separate industrial sale acquisitions and multiple leasing assignments throughout the Portland area

105,000 SF
Lapin Holdings (multiple deals)

Sale – Represented buyer on 4 separate acquisition assignments of creative industrial and net leased warehouses in close-in Portland and Lake Oswego totaling over $8 million

80,000 SF
Ederer Investments

Sale – Represented Buyer and Seller on NNN Leased Industrial Investment Sale

69,442 SF
Howell Family Holdings (multiple deals)

Sale and Lease – Represented investor in 1031 exchange on acquisition of 3 creative industrial properties in the Portland area totaling over $12 million

18,150 SF
Multnomah County, Oregon

Lease - Represented Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office on new training and classroom facility

Portland Industrial Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Team

Zach Francis, Karla Hansen & Chris Dowhaniuk

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