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EXPERIENCE
Steve Hayes brings more than 25 years of Santa Barbara commercial real estate experience to the Leider Hayes team and has built a reputation for superior client service, integrity, and large-scale sales and leasing expertise. In fact, Steve has leased more office space in Santa Barbara County than any other broker, with more than 725 transactions totaling 7 million sq. ft. and over $800 million in overall transaction value. Steve has also shown a strong talent for uncovering development projects and has helped many clients through the entire development, leasing, and sales process.
Prior to founding Leider Hayes Commercial in 2004, Steve ran Blair Hayes Commercial for 11 years, after establishing the firm in 1993. The company grew and prospered under his direction, evolving into the top office and industrial leasing and sales firm in the area. Previously, Hayes garnered additional commercial real estate recognition and training at two of the nation's largest firms, helping to establish the Santa Barbara presence of both Grubb & Ellis and CB Commercial in the 12 years prior to embarking on his first entrepreneurial endeavor.
Steve also had a highly successful sales career with Xerox in Los Angeles, where he gained valuable managerial and sales training and was consistently recognized as a top producer in the Los Angeles region. Steve adds his tremendous experience, his management skills and vision, as well as his unique ability to market sophisticated sales and leasing concepts to both major businesses and individual clients.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
2004 to Present: Leider Hayes Commercial, Partner, Founder
1993 to 2004: Blair Hayes Commercial, Partner, Founder
1984 to 1993: Grubb & Ellis, Broker, established office in Santa Barbara
1981 to 1984: Coldwell Banker Commercial, Broker
1976 to 1981: Xerox Corporation, Sales Executive, Century City
CLIENTS & CASE STUDIES
Steve has been known as one of the top office and industrial leasing and sales agent on the South Coast, having represented the area's largest local developers, as well as many national and regional firms. A few notable deals are as follows:
Citrix Systems: sublease of 51,000 sf of Class A office in Goleta
3938 State Street: Lease of a 10,000 sf, multi-tenant office building located on Upper State Street.
3916 State Street: Lease of a 21,500 sf, multi-tenant office building located on Upper State Street
Unitrin: Sale of 11,818 sf office/R&D building to local accounting firm
AT&T Government Solutions: sublease of 30,000 sf of class A office in Goleta.
General Growth Properties: sale of 32,000 sf, two-acre corporate office building.
Digital Sound Corporation: 80,000 sf corporate office lease deal.
Jostens Corporation: sale of a 53,000 sf, 28 acre corporate campus.
Santa Barbara Corporate Center: 232,000 sf office development, sale, and lease.
University Business Center: 300,000 sf office development and lease deal which remains the largest office park ever approved in Santa Barbara County.
Venoco Inc: lease of 51,000 sf corporate office as well as multiple other office spaces in the region.
Somera Communications, Inc.: lease of 100,000 sf distribution center in Oxnard.
Somera Capital - Santa Barbara: 60,000 sf office development and lease deal.
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust: lease of 103,000 sf corporate office building.
Rockwood Capital: lease of 105,000 sf R&D / manufacturing property.
EDUCATION
Steve graduated cum laude from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Marketing and Public Relations.
AFFILIATIONS
UCSB Economic Forecast: Member and Contributing Author
California Economic Forecast: Contributing Author
California Department of Real Estate: Licensed Broker
Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria Chambers of Commerce
Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service
Founding member of the Santa Barbara County Regional Economic Task Force | 