Projects and experience | Sierra Creek Ventures

Special situationsIndependent study

Cover of the Complex Asset Strategy case study, showing the Tustin hangar

Tustin South Hangar

An independent conceptual study, prepared on Sierra Creek’s own initiative and prompted by the City of Tustin’s request for proposals for the 32-acre South Hangar site and its historic hangar of roughly 300,000 square feet. It explores potential uses, partners and targeted outreach.

It was not commissioned by the city, and it is not a client assignment or a completed development. It is here as an example of how Sierra Creek thinks about complex property.

Complex Asset Strategy case study (PDF)

Institutional experienceEarlier career, 2010–2020

Central Region President, KBS Realty Advisors.

Portfolio responsibility held on behalf of institutional investors, before Sierra Creek.

$5B+portfolio overseen 6M+ square feetof portfolio responsibility Nationalleadership across major U.S. markets

Coastal commercialKen’s advisory and brokerage work

Boutique commercial property in Laguna Beach and South Orange County, where value comes from repositioning, tenant strategy and creative structuring.

Tudor-style corner retail building in Laguna Beach — **The Babb Building**Laguna Beach

Aerial view of Coast Highway in the HIP District — **HIP District**Laguna Beach

Historic wooden mixed-use building on Forest Avenue — **326 Forest Avenue**Downtown Laguna Beach

Retail building at 301 Forest Avenue — **301 Forest Avenue**Downtown Laguna Beach

White storefront office on Ocean Avenue — **Ocean Avenue**Downtown Laguna Beach

Mixed-use retail building in South Laguna — **South Laguna Post**South Laguna Village

Corner retail and office building at 1409 Glenneyre — **1409 Glenneyre**Laguna Beach

Retail storefronts along Coast Highway — **Capri Gallery**Laguna Beach

Furniture showroom exterior at sunset — **28565 Marguerite Parkway**Mission Viejo

Aerial view of a commercial site on Golden Lantern — **28992 Golden Lantern**Laguna Niguel

Aerial view of the Laguna Beach coast at sunset — **Laguna Beach coastline**

Aerial view of downtown Laguna Beach — **Downtown Laguna Beach**Forest Avenue from above

From owners

…what truly sets him apart is his ability to consider the entirety of a situation.
Lauren ColvinARO Partners. Owner of the Babb Building

…within one week (I kid you not) the space was leased to an excellent tenant.
Brad SamwaysOwner, 1409 Glenneyre Street

After multiple unsuccessful attempts to find a suitable, affordable property near Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach, my brother and I engaged Ken, and he promptly identified and secured the property at 1417 South Coast Highway. Ken managed all aspects of the transaction with efficiency and professionalism – documentation, insurance considerations, and building requirements.
Nawang SherpaOwner, Tibet Handicrafts

Coastal residentialKen’s advisory and brokerage work

Aerial dusk view of a home at Monarch Beach — **9 Monarch Beach Resort South**Dana Point

Aerial view of a home with a red tile roof — **10 Telescope**Newport Coast

Front entry of a home at sunset — **9 Monarch Beach**Dana Point

Backyard and patio at sunset — **787 S. Coast Highway**Laguna Beach

Aerial view of a neighborhood above the ocean — **12 Midnight**Dana Point

Aerial view of a coastal neighborhood — **619 Orchid**Corona del Mar

Retail developmentTreadwell-Robertson, Inc., 2001–2010

Ground leases and build-to-suit projects by Treadwell-Robertson, Inc., the retail development firm Ken co-founded and ran.

Del Taco restaurant with drive-thru — **Del Taco**Santa Fe Springs. Long-term land lease

KinderCare building in a shopping center — **KinderCare Learning Center**Build-to-suit and long-term lease

Starbucks with drive-thru — **Starbucks**Garden Grove

Starbucks at a corner retail pad — **Starbucks and Subway**Valley View and Alondra, Santa Fe Springs

McDonald's restaurant — **McDonald's**Victorville. Long-term land lease

Retail center at night — **The Crossroad**Hesperia. Boutique center