The Principals:
     

Joe Chen, Principal of Berkshire Pacific Ventures, LLC, manages all new retail development projects in California. His responsibilities include planning, development, construction, marketing, and leasing. Under his leadership, Berkshire Pacific Venture’s focus is on ground-up retail and on retail redevelopment/ reposition opportunities.

Chen has had several companies all focused in real development in high-barrier-to-entry locations including the down town core of San Francisco and throughout Northern California. Chen has an impressive 35-year background in commercial real estate, including

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Shih-Tso "Joe" Chen

vast experience in tenant development, acquisition, and management including broad range of prominent metropolitan and suburban projects comprising over 2,000,000 square feet in the San Francisco Bay Area, some of his projects include:

  • Bay Street, a 1,000,000 sq. ft. urban village project in Emeryville, California
  • A 300-room Courtyard by Marriott in Emeryville, California;
  • The Pacific Center, a 600,000 sq. ft. office and retail complex in Downtown San Francisco.

Joe Chen received an AB (Cum Laude) in Architecture from Princeton University and is a current member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).   
    




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