# Kinzer Partners > Official Kinzer Partners business agent. Kinzer Partners is a Seattle-based commercial real estate advisory firm providing tenant representation, capital… ## Ask it a question Kinzer Partners answers for itself at https://api.hailera.com/mcp/kinzer. A client that speaks MCP can connect to that address; the tool is ask_kinzer and the protocol is 2026-07-28. Where this file and the agent disagree, the agent is current. ## About Kinzer Partners Kinzer Partners – Business overview Kinzer Partners is an independent commercial real estate advisory firm focused on complex, high-impact assignments in and around Seattle. - More than four decades of commercial real estate work in the Seattle region. - Over $20B in total project value advised. - More than 25 million square feet represented. - Senior-led, confidential, and relationship-driven approach. Who Kinzer Partners serves Kinzer Partners primarily advises: - Office and industrial tenants. - High-growth technology companies. - Corporate headquarters users. - Civic, governmental, and public-sector agencies. - Nonprofit and institutional organizations. Assignments range from headquarters relocations and campus planning to complex civic, institutional, and public facilities projects. Geographic focus - Seattle and the broader Seattle region. - Projects across the Pacific Northwest, with a concentration in landmark Seattle transactions. Kinzer Partners is engaged when the real estate decision is strategic, complex, or high-stakes, and when clients want independent, analysis-driven advice. Source: https://www.kinzer.com ## What Kinzer Partners does Kinzer Partners provides advisory services that extend beyond individual transactions to long-term strategy, feasibility, and stakeholder decision-making. Core focus - Big-picture real estate planning aligned with organizational mission. - Feasibility analysis and scenario modeling for owned, leased, or to‑be‑acquired real estate. - Accretive, creative solutions that unlock additional value or solve multiple challenges at once. Key advisory services - Feasibility analysis and scenario modeling – Rigorous financial analysis of alternative strategies to reveal the full range of value for existing, planned, or potential assets. - Appraisal and valuation guidance – Certified valuation and "opinion of value" guidance to support negotiations and internal decision-making, with emphasis on what truly drives value and risk. - C-suite and board-level counsel – Serving as a trusted, independent advisor to executives and boards on high-stakes, complex real estate decisions, with strong emphasis on confidentiality and analytical depth. - Government and jurisdictional incentives – Researching and, where appropriate, negotiating incentives and benefits available from jurisdictions, using them selectively when benefits exceed costs. - Advisory for nonprofits and civic organizations – Real estate strategy for public agencies, nonprofits, and institutions navigating community obligations, political context, regulatory requirements, and financial performance. - Public–private partnership structuring – Structuring and negotiating public–private partnerships that align public missions with private capital and development goals. Advisory services often span multiple projects and years, helping clients integrate real estate decisions with broader financial, cultural, and strategic objectives. Kinzer Partners advises on capital markets and financing for complex commercial real estate projects, with a strong emphasis on financial engineering and deal structuring. Core focus - Designing and comparing alternative capital structures. - Integrating financing strategies into overall transaction design. - Evaluating purchases, ground leases, sale‑leasebacks, refinancing, and joint ventures side by side. Key capital markets and financing services - Acquisition / buyer representation – Identifying and securing opportunities based on client criteria and rigorous underwriting, often including off‑market options. - Corporate disposition strategy, pricing, and timing – Positioning assets for sale, managing outreach, negotiation, and execution to create clarity for buyers and maintain momentum to closing. - Capital stack design and financing strategy – Structuring and coordinating debt and equity across multiple sources, including creative non‑recourse structures for institutional clients. - Refinancing and recapitalization – Modeling refinancing and recapitalization against alternatives such as hold, sell, sale‑leaseback, or bringing in a partner. - Ground lease vs. buy/sell in fee – Evaluating structure-driven options where terms, control, and long-term flexibility matter as much as pricing. - Lender outreach, negotiation, and term optimization – Sourcing financing and negotiating terms using a disciplined, relationship-aware process driven by clear metrics. - Off-market sourcing and confidential outreach – Targeted, relationship-driven outreach when discretion or uniqueness is critical, leveraging Kinzer Partners' independence and emphasis on confidentiality. Capital markets and financing services are often integrated with tenant representation and advisory assignments to align structure, risk, and long-term value. Kinzer Partners provides senior-led tenant representation and deal structuring services for office and industrial users. Core focus - Representing office and industrial tenants. - Finding and evaluating the right set of location options. - Modeling true occupancy and transaction costs. - Negotiating durable, accretive lease and ownership terms. This work frequently supports high-growth technology companies and headquarters users, where talent recruitment, urban campus culture, and organizational change are central concerns. Key tenant representation services - Structure and feasibility analysis – Comparative financial modeling and scenario testing to evaluate alternative leasing structures, balancing economics, timing, flexibility, and qualitative criteria. - Customized financial modeling – Clear assumptions, side‑by‑side comparisons, and scenario sensitivity to simplify complex choices and support confident decision-making. - Architect, contractor, and consultant procurement – Assembling and coordinating a best-in-class project team using deep industry relationships. - Market analysis and site selection – Broad yet focused market searches, from the "Universe of Alternatives" to a final short list, using a transparent "Value Graph" to compare financial and qualitative criteria. - Lease vs. buy analysis – Comprehensive evaluation of leasing versus ownership, including build-to-suit and other structures, backed by detailed economic modeling. - RFP development and negotiation strategy – Designing a structured process for RFPs and LOIs that builds leverage, aligns decision makers, and focuses on the terms that matter most. - Build-to-suit and sale-leaseback advisory – Strategy and execution support for build-to-suit projects, with or without sale-leasebacks, including feasibility analysis and developer/landlord selection. - Off-market land assembly – Quietly controlling contiguous parcels in competitive markets to create opportunities that may not reach the open market. - Sublease and disposition support – Strategies to monetize surplus space and minimize liability, handled discretely when confidentiality is important. Tenant representation and deal structuring assignments may be stand-alone or integrated with capital markets and advisory work on the same project. Source: https://www.kinzer.com ## Where Kinzer Partners works Names Northwest as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published. ## Hours and contact How to contact Kinzer Partners Kinzer Partners invites prospective and existing clients to start with a conversation. Online contact form You can reach the firm using the contact form on the Kinzer Partners website. The form allows you to indicate the nature of your enquiry: - Tenant representation - Capital markets - Advisory - Something else The form asks for your: - Full name - Email address - Company - Phone number - Message (up to 5,000 characters) Direct contact details - Email: contact@kinzer.com - Phone: 206.953.9700 According to the website, Kinzer Partners typically responds to new enquiries within one business day. If you have a complex or sensitive assignment, you can briefly describe your situation and objectives in the message field so the team can route your enquiry appropriately. Source: https://www.kinzer.com ## Team and leadership Kinzer Partners is led by a multidisciplinary team that combines brokerage, legal, accounting, valuation, and financial expertise. Founder and partner – Craig Kinzer - Founder of Kinzer Partners (established in 1992). - Has led more than $20B in real estate transactions, including major headquarters, civic, and institutional projects throughout the Seattle region. - Licensed broker, attorney, and CPA. - Holds an MBA and JD from the University of Washington. - Active in civic, educational, and entrepreneurial organizations. Partner – Tri Tran - Joined Kinzer Partners in 2012 as CFO. - Experience with firms including KPMG and T‑Mobile. - More than 16 years of public accounting experience and over 12 years in the Seattle real estate industry. - Provides analytical insight on complex real estate and financial problems. Partner – Austin Kinzer - Originally joined the firm in 2017. - Nearly 10 years of experience in the Seattle real estate industry. - State-licensed real estate broker and appraiser. - Provides institutional-level analytics and local market knowledge. - Graduate degree in Finance from the University of Melbourne. - B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Chapman University. Senior Advisor – Joe Brotherton - Joined Kinzer Partners in 2014 following experience as a legal associate. - More than a decade of experience in real estate and public accounting. - Licensed attorney, CPA, and real estate broker. - Holds a J.D. from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Accounting from Loyola Marymount University. Analyst – Eve Hampton - Supports research, analysis, and client service as an analyst. - Background in counseling, education, and rehabilitation. - Holds a Master of Counseling from Arizona State University. - B.S. in Special Education and Rehabilitation from the University of Arizona. This team structure provides clients with a blend of strategic advisory, analytical depth, and execution capability across complex commercial real estate assignments. Source: https://www.kinzer.com ## What Kinzer Partners has not published yet These are things people ask Kinzer Partners that its published information does not yet cover. - prices or fee quotes - availability of specific properties or deals - future investment performance or returns - guaranteed transaction outcomes - legal or tax advice - exact timelines for closing transactions Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess. ## Where this comes from https://www.kinzer.com