ScanlanKemperBard

What ScanlanKemperBard does

ScanlanKemperBard (SKB) is a privately held Portland, Oregon-based real estate merchant bank founded in 1993 that acquires, develops, and operates commercial properties across five Western US markets — Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, and Phoenix. The firm specializes in two asset strategies: Modern Manufacturing/R&D and Suburban Mixed-Use, pursuing core-plus, value-add, and opportunistic profiles on impaired, undervalued, or off-market properties. As of late 2025 the integrated portfolio comprises over 5.5 million square feet and $1.4 billion in asset value across 14 branded properties including American Steel Blocks (Oakland), Original Rainier Brewery (Seattle), York Street Yards (Denver), Iron Fireman Collective (Portland), Parkworks (Wilsonville), High Street (Phoenix), The Overland (Tigard), and Water Tower (Portland).

The platform operates on an owner-operator-developer model where SKB commits its own capital "to virtually every investment" alongside limited partners. Capital is sourced from a deep roster of institutional investors — Goldman Sachs, Oaktree, AIG, Canyon Partners, Lionstone, Angelo Gordon, Black Salmon, RGA ReCap, HMC, Washington Capital, Investcorp, AEW, and Independencia — as well as family offices and accredited individuals who onboard through the firm's Juniper Square-powered investor portal. Distribution of investment offerings is handled in-house by SKB Securities, LLC, a wholly-owned FINRA-registered broker-dealer, with a named Investor Relations Manager and dedicated phone support.

SKB monetizes through a combination of asset management and development fees on its $1.4B AUM, acquisition and disposition fees, and promoted interest on realizations. Recent activity — three Portland-area acquisitions within 60 days in late 2025 / early 2026, expansion into AZ and CO industrial markets, and entry into hospitality via a Dundee, Oregon wine country hotel with Embarcadero Hospitality Group — signals an accelerating deployment pace. Leadership is stable under long-tenured President and CIO Todd Gooding (since 1996, $4.36B in career acquisitions) with EVPs James Paul (asset management) and John Olivier (development), supported by CFO Erin Dulley.

Name

ScanlanKemperBard

Legal name

ScanlanKemperBard Companies, LLC

Website

https://skbcos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ScanlanKemperBard is a Portland-based real estate merchant bank founded in 1993 that acquires, develops, and operates Manufacturing R&D and Suburban Mixed-Use commercial properties across Western US markets for institutional investors, family offices, and accredited individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Investment & Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (53), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Investors, Nec (6799), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Portfolio & Fund Management (Institutional/REIT/PE) (BPAJAMAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate investment
• Real estate private equity
• Value-add real estate
• Asset management services
• Real estate development

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Investment Returns: SKB generates returns through asset appreciation, rental income, and value creation from development and repositioning of commercial properties. The firm co-invests alongside institutional capital partners and distributes proceeds to investors upon asset disposition or refinancing.
2. Asset Management and Development Fees: SKB earns fees through asset management, development, and operating their portfolio of 5.5M+ square feet across industrial, office, multifamily, and retail assets in Western US markets.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ScanlanKemperBard is a privately held, Portland-based commercial real estate investment firm that acquires, develops, repositions, and manages institutional-quality office, multifamily, retail, medical office, industrial/flex, and mixed-use properties across the United States. SKB raises capital through private placements of pooled investment vehicles offered to institutional investors, family offices, and high-net-worth accredited investors, and earns revenue through asset management fees, development fees, property management fees, leasing commissions, and promoted investment returns. The firm operates a vertically integrated owner-operator-developer model, deploying firm principal capital alongside investor capital in each transaction, and delivers investor reporting through the Juniper Square-powered SKB Investor Portal.

Product overview

ScanlanKemperBard (SKB) is a Portland-based real estate merchant bank and investment firm offering a unified real estate investment platform accessible through its Juniper Square-powered investor portal. The platform enables accredited investors, institutions, family offices, and trusts to access SKB's exclusive real estate investment opportunities. The portfolio comprises 14 distinct branded properties across Manufacturing R&D and Suburban Mixed-Use categories, totaling 5.5M+ square feet and $1.4B+ in asset value. Key products include American Steel Blocks (Oakland tech/biotech campus), Original Rainier Brewery (Seattle adaptive reuse), York Street Yards (Denver urban industrial), Iron Fireman Collective (Portland manufacturing), Parkworks (Wilsonville advanced manufacturing), High Street (Phoenix mixed-use), The Overland (Tigard residential), Water Tower (Portland office), and Canyons (Portland CLT construction). SKB also operates SKB Securities, LLC as a registered broker-dealer and FINRA member for securities offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SKB Investor Portal (Juniper Square) Online investor portal powered by Juniper Square that provides SKB limited partners with self-serve access to private placement offering documents, subscription agreements, capital call notices, distribution notices, K-1 tax forms, and portfolio performance reporting for each SKB fund and single-asset investment vehicle. It is intended for institutional LPs, family offices, foundations, and accredited investors onboarded by the SKB Investor Relations team.
• Value-Add Commercial Real Estate Investment Program (Closed-End Funds) SKB's flagship closed-end pooled investment program that raises equity capital from institutional and family-office limited partners to acquire, reposition, and operate value-add and opportunistic U.S. commercial real estate assets across multiple property types. Investors commit capital to multi-year funds that source, acquire, and dispose of assets with SKB acting as sponsor, asset manager, and developer, with firm principal capital co-invested into each fund.
• Single-Asset Co-Investment Private Placements Single-asset private placement offerings that allow accredited investors, family offices, and institutional LPs to participate directly in SKB-sourced commercial real estate acquisitions and developments on a deal-by-deal basis. These offerings target investors seeking concentrated direct exposure to a specific property rather than diversified pooled fund exposure, with SKB principal capital co-invested into each transaction.
• Third-Party Asset Management and Property Management Services Asset management, property management, leasing, and construction management services delivered by SKB to its own investment vehicles and, where applicable, to third-party owners of commercial real estate. Services include financial reporting, leasing execution, capital project oversight, and property-level operational management for office, multifamily, retail, medical office, industrial/flex, and mixed-use assets.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% leased at The Overland in Tigard, OR
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered key and major.

• Embarcadero Hospitality GroupkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Embarcadero Hospitality Group (EHG) partnered with SKB for hotel development in Dundee, OR wine country. EHG will handle design, construction oversight, and service excellence for the planned 95-room luxury hotel opening April 2027.
• Green Light DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Green Light Development co-developed The Overland with SKB and Diamond Investment Group, contributing development expertise to the 219-unit suburban mixed-use project in Tigard's Triangle Mixed Use Zone.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AEW Capital Management: Real estate investment manager that invests across property types on behalf of institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. AEW is also a current SKB capital partner, indicating a directly comparable business model of pooling investor capital into commercial real estate strategies.
• Kennedy Wilson: Global real estate investment company that acquires, renovates, and operates commercial real estate (office, multifamily, industrial) with co-investment alongside institutional partners. Comparable to SKB in its integrated investor-operator-developer approach to value-add commercial real estate.
• Stockbridge Capital Group: Institutional real estate investment manager focused on acquiring and managing commercial real estate across core, value-add, and opportunistic strategies. Comparable to SKB in providing institutional and high-net-worth investors exposure to diversified US real estate portfolios with co-investment.
• Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation: Real estate investment firm that invests in commercial real estate with institutional capital. Directly comparable as a current SKB joint venture partner (Washington Square II acquisition).
• GI Partners: Private investment firm with a real estate strategy that acquires and develops industrial, office, and mixed-use assets, often with institutional capital partners. Comparable to SKB's value-add commercial real estate investment approach.
• CIM Group: Real estate and infrastructure owner/operator that acquires and develops urban and infill real estate in major US markets including the West Coast. Comparable to SKB in emphasis on urban industrial, office repositioning, and mixed-use development with institutional capital partners.
• Bailard Real Estate: West Coast-focused real estate investment and property management firm with institutional separate accounts and commingled funds. Comparable to SKB in California-Pacific focus and institutional capital partnerships.
• Rockwood Capital: Real estate investment manager focused on value-add and opportunistic commercial real estate on the West Coast. Directly comparable to SKB in geographic focus, institutional capital structure, and value-add repositioning strategy.
• GID Investment Management: Vertically integrated real estate investment manager that acquires, develops, and operates multifamily, industrial, and office assets. Comparable to SKB in integration of acquisitions, asset management, and direct investor relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Crow Holdings Capital: Diversified real estate investment manager with industrial, multifamily, and office strategies primarily in the Sun Belt and Western US. Comparable in operating and investment management services for institutional capital.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SKBCOS

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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