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Michael Spilky is President and Principal of Location Matters, which he founded in 2008. Prior to this, Michael spent over 8 years as Vice President of Ira Spilky & Associates, a boutique Restaurant Real Estate firm based in Los Angeles, during which time, he developed the firm’s San Diego regional office. He is widely recognized as the industry leader in the sales & leasing of restaurant-entitled real estate throughout Southern California. He has been involved in restaurant-related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $250,000,000 on behalf of both national & regional restaurant brands. In addition to the representation of restaurant tenants, Michael has successfully represented a multitude of landlords in their leasing efforts of restaurant pad sites, shopping centers, and other street retail projects with a targeted focus on food use. His advice and expertise regarding restaurant-entitled property is regularly sought out by landlords, tenants, investors, real estate appraisers, lenders, and city planners.
Prior to beginning his career in Real Estate, Michael worked on the operational side of the restaurant industry. After graduating from college, he worked for a national casual dining restaurant chain as a manager and was responsible for a location in the Gaslamp district of San Diego, achieving annual sales volumes in excess of $4.5 million.
Mike is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Limor, and their daughter, Kayla and son, David and loves checking out the latest and hippest restaurants around.
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Carmel Valley Restaurant in High Profile Shopping Center
Carmel Valley, San Diego, CA, USA
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Michael Spilky is President and Principal of Location Matters, which he founded in 2008. Prior to this, Michael spent over 8 years as Vice President of Ira Spilky & Associates, a boutique Restaurant Real Estate firm based in Los Angeles, during which time, he developed the firm’s San Diego regional office. He is widely recognized as the industry leader in the sales & leasing of restaurant-entitled real estate throughout Southern California. He has been involved in restaurant-related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $250,000,000 on behalf of both national & regional restaurant brands. In addition to the representation of restaurant tenants, Michael has successfully represented a multitude of landlords in their leasing efforts of restaurant pad sites, shopping centers, and other street retail projects with a targeted focus on food use. His advice and expertise regarding restaurant-entitled property is regularly sought out by landlords, tenants, investors, real estate appraisers, lenders, and city planners.
Prior to beginning his career in Real Estate, Michael worked on the operational side of the restaurant industry. After graduating from college, he worked for a national casual dining restaurant chain as a manager and was responsible for a location in the Gaslamp district of San Diego, achieving annual sales volumes in excess of $4.5 million.
Mike is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Limor, and their daughter, Kayla and son, David and loves checking out the latest and hippest restaurants around.
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Alexis Couch joined the Location Matters team in 2017 as Client Services Coordinator/Marketing Specialist. Here she manages client relations, companywide and transaction level marketing, as well as operations.
Alexis’ diverse background in architecture, construction management and sales has led her to pursue a career in commercial real estate. While in school, Alexis interned at Rudolph and Sletten, a general contractor/construction management firm, as a Project Engineer for two and a half years. There she gained a tremendous amount of knowledge about the elaborative discourse that occurs between owners, tenants, architects, engineers, and contractors during the construction of commercial properties.
Prior to joining Rudolph and Sletten, Alexis interned for Home Building Concepts, a firm that offers real estate, architecture and construction services for custom homes. At Home Building Concepts she worked under the lead architect and learned about the patience, close attention to detail and hard work that comes with designing, permitting, and communicating with clients.
Alexis is a graduate of the University of San Diego where she obtained a B.A. in Architecture with two minors in Business Administration and Management. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Honors Program with an overall GPA of 3.98. She lives in Mission Valley and enjoys spending time with her family, running on the beach, and traveling around the world.
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Restaurant Opportunity in the Heart of Hillcrest
3958 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
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Michael Spilky is President and Principal of Location Matters, which he founded in 2008. Prior to this, Michael spent over 8 years as Vice President of Ira Spilky & Associates, a boutique Restaurant Real Estate firm based in Los Angeles, during which time, he developed the firm’s San Diego regional office. He is widely recognized as the industry leader in the sales & leasing of restaurant-entitled real estate throughout Southern California. He has been involved in restaurant-related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $250,000,000 on behalf of both national & regional restaurant brands. In addition to the representation of restaurant tenants, Michael has successfully represented a multitude of landlords in their leasing efforts of restaurant pad sites, shopping centers, and other street retail projects with a targeted focus on food use. His advice and expertise regarding restaurant-entitled property is regularly sought out by landlords, tenants, investors, real estate appraisers, lenders, and city planners.
Prior to beginning his career in Real Estate, Michael worked on the operational side of the restaurant industry. After graduating from college, he worked for a national casual dining restaurant chain as a manager and was responsible for a location in the Gaslamp district of San Diego, achieving annual sales volumes in excess of $4.5 million.
Mike is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Limor, and their daughter, Kayla and son, David and loves checking out the latest and hippest restaurants around.
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Alexis Couch joined the Location Matters team in 2017 as Client Services Coordinator/Marketing Specialist. Here she manages client relations, companywide and transaction level marketing, as well as operations.
Alexis’ diverse background in architecture, construction management and sales has led her to pursue a career in commercial real estate. While in school, Alexis interned at Rudolph and Sletten, a general contractor/construction management firm, as a Project Engineer for two and a half years. There she gained a tremendous amount of knowledge about the elaborative discourse that occurs between owners, tenants, architects, engineers, and contractors during the construction of commercial properties.
Prior to joining Rudolph and Sletten, Alexis interned for Home Building Concepts, a firm that offers real estate, architecture and construction services for custom homes. At Home Building Concepts she worked under the lead architect and learned about the patience, close attention to detail and hard work that comes with designing, permitting, and communicating with clients.
Alexis is a graduate of the University of San Diego where she obtained a B.A. in Architecture with two minors in Business Administration and Management. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Honors Program with an overall GPA of 3.98. She lives in Mission Valley and enjoys spending time with her family, running on the beach, and traveling around the world.
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Michael Spilky is President and Principal of Location Matters, which he founded in 2008. Prior to this, Michael spent over 8 years as Vice President of Ira Spilky & Associates, a boutique Restaurant Real Estate firm based in Los Angeles, during which time, he developed the firm’s San Diego regional office. He is widely recognized as the industry leader in the sales & leasing of restaurant-entitled real estate throughout Southern California. He has been involved in restaurant-related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $250,000,000 on behalf of both national & regional restaurant brands. In addition to the representation of restaurant tenants, Michael has successfully represented a multitude of landlords in their leasing efforts of restaurant pad sites, shopping centers, and other street retail projects with a targeted focus on food use. His advice and expertise regarding restaurant-entitled property is regularly sought out by landlords, tenants, investors, real estate appraisers, lenders, and city planners.
Prior to beginning his career in Real Estate, Michael worked on the operational side of the restaurant industry. After graduating from college, he worked for a national casual dining restaurant chain as a manager and was responsible for a location in the Gaslamp district of San Diego, achieving annual sales volumes in excess of $4.5 million.
Mike is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Limor, and their daughter, Kayla and son, David and loves checking out the latest and hippest restaurants around.
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Investment SalesLeasing CONTACT
Michael Spilky is President and Principal of Location Matters, which he founded in 2008. Prior to this, Michael spent over 8 years as Vice President of Ira Spilky & Associates, a boutique Restaurant Real Estate firm based in Los Angeles, during which time, he developed the firm’s San Diego regional office. He is widely recognized as the industry leader in the sales & leasing of restaurant-entitled real estate throughout Southern California. He has been involved in restaurant-related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $250,000,000 on behalf of both national & regional restaurant brands. In addition to the representation of restaurant tenants, Michael has successfully represented a multitude of landlords in their leasing efforts of restaurant pad sites, shopping centers, and other street retail projects with a targeted focus on food use. His advice and expertise regarding restaurant-entitled property is regularly sought out by landlords, tenants, investors, real estate appraisers, lenders, and city planners.
Prior to beginning his career in Real Estate, Michael worked on the operational side of the restaurant industry. After graduating from college, he worked for a national casual dining restaurant chain as a manager and was responsible for a location in the Gaslamp district of San Diego, achieving annual sales volumes in excess of $4.5 million.
Mike is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Limor, and their daughter, Kayla and son, David and loves checking out the latest and hippest restaurants around.
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Investment SalesLeasing CONTACT
Michael Spilky is President and Principal of Location Matters, which he founded in 2008. Prior to this, Michael spent over 8 years as Vice President of Ira Spilky & Associates, a boutique Restaurant Real Estate firm based in Los Angeles, during which time, he developed the firm’s San Diego regional office. He is widely recognized as the industry leader in the sales & leasing of restaurant-entitled real estate throughout Southern California. He has been involved in restaurant-related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $250,000,000 on behalf of both national & regional restaurant brands. In addition to the representation of restaurant tenants, Michael has successfully represented a multitude of landlords in their leasing efforts of restaurant pad sites, shopping centers, and other street retail projects with a targeted focus on food use. His advice and expertise regarding restaurant-entitled property is regularly sought out by landlords, tenants, investors, real estate appraisers, lenders, and city planners.
Prior to beginning his career in Real Estate, Michael worked on the operational side of the restaurant industry. After graduating from college, he worked for a national casual dining restaurant chain as a manager and was responsible for a location in the Gaslamp district of San Diego, achieving annual sales volumes in excess of $4.5 million.
Mike is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Limor, and their daughter, Kayla and son, David and loves checking out the latest and hippest restaurants around.
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Coveted Corner Restaurant in the Heart of Old Town
2547 San Diego Avenue, San Diego, CA 92110
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Michael Spilky is President and Principal of Location Matters, which he founded in 2008. Prior to this, Michael spent over 8 years as Vice President of Ira Spilky & Associates, a boutique Restaurant Real Estate firm based in Los Angeles, during which time, he developed the firm’s San Diego regional office. He is widely recognized as the industry leader in the sales & leasing of restaurant-entitled real estate throughout Southern California. He has been involved in restaurant-related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $250,000,000 on behalf of both national & regional restaurant brands. In addition to the representation of restaurant tenants, Michael has successfully represented a multitude of landlords in their leasing efforts of restaurant pad sites, shopping centers, and other street retail projects with a targeted focus on food use. His advice and expertise regarding restaurant-entitled property is regularly sought out by landlords, tenants, investors, real estate appraisers, lenders, and city planners.
Prior to beginning his career in Real Estate, Michael worked on the operational side of the restaurant industry. After graduating from college, he worked for a national casual dining restaurant chain as a manager and was responsible for a location in the Gaslamp district of San Diego, achieving annual sales volumes in excess of $4.5 million.
Mike is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Limor, and their daughter, Kayla and son, David and loves checking out the latest and hippest restaurants around.
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Retail Owner-User Investment Opportunity in Escondido
237 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 
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Marc Karren joined Location Matters in 2015 and specializes in the leasing and sales of retail properties, representing Landlords, Tenants, Buyers and Sellers. Prior to that he spent over 3 years with local brokerage firm Pacific Coast Commercial. Marc is active in all parts of San Diego County with a primary focus on retail product in Coastal and Urban markets.
Marc has successfully completed hundreds of sale and lease transactions providing him the knowledge and experience to help his clients reach their specific investment objectives. His commitment to his clients and resourcefulness have been demonstrated through his ability to lease space and sell buildings where others have failed. His primary goal is to leverage his knowledge of the industry, marketplace and individual product, to provide unparalleled brokerage services in sales and leasing of retail real estate. Marc was the recipient of San Diego Business Journal’s Top Retail Lease award in 2013 and a nominee of the same award in 2014.
Marc graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. in International Business and attended the University of Salzburg in Austria, focusing on European Studies. He lives in Encinitas with his two kids, Jack, 18, and Rylie, 13, enjoying a lifestyle centered around the ocean where they spend their free time at the beach either surfing, stand-up paddling, diving or embarking on the occasional fishing trip.
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Michael Spilky is President and Principal of Location Matters, which he founded in 2008. Prior to this, Michael spent over 8 years as Vice President of Ira Spilky & Associates, a boutique Restaurant Real Estate firm based in Los Angeles, during which time, he developed the firm’s San Diego regional office. He is widely recognized as the industry leader in the sales & leasing of restaurant-entitled real estate throughout Southern California. He has been involved in restaurant-related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $250,000,000 on behalf of both national & regional restaurant brands. In addition to the representation of restaurant tenants, Michael has successfully represented a multitude of landlords in their leasing efforts of restaurant pad sites, shopping centers, and other street retail projects with a targeted focus on food use. His advice and expertise regarding restaurant-entitled property is regularly sought out by landlords, tenants, investors, real estate appraisers, lenders, and city planners.
Prior to beginning his career in Real Estate, Michael worked on the operational side of the restaurant industry. After graduating from college, he worked for a national casual dining restaurant chain as a manager and was responsible for a location in the Gaslamp district of San Diego, achieving annual sales volumes in excess of $4.5 million.
Mike is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Limor, and their daughter, Kayla and son, David and loves checking out the latest and hippest restaurants around.
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Investment SalesLeasing CONTACT
Michael Spilky is President and Principal of Location Matters, which he founded in 2008. Prior to this, Michael spent over 8 years as Vice President of Ira Spilky & Associates, a boutique Restaurant Real Estate firm based in Los Angeles, during which time, he developed the firm’s San Diego regional office. He is widely recognized as the industry leader in the sales & leasing of restaurant-entitled real estate throughout Southern California. He has been involved in restaurant-related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $250,000,000 on behalf of both national & regional restaurant brands. In addition to the representation of restaurant tenants, Michael has successfully represented a multitude of landlords in their leasing efforts of restaurant pad sites, shopping centers, and other street retail projects with a targeted focus on food use. His advice and expertise regarding restaurant-entitled property is regularly sought out by landlords, tenants, investors, real estate appraisers, lenders, and city planners.
Prior to beginning his career in Real Estate, Michael worked on the operational side of the restaurant industry. After graduating from college, he worked for a national casual dining restaurant chain as a manager and was responsible for a location in the Gaslamp district of San Diego, achieving annual sales volumes in excess of $4.5 million.
Mike is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Limor, and their daughter, Kayla and son, David and loves checking out the latest and hippest restaurants around.
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Desirable Seaport Village Food Collective Location
879 W Harbor Dr., Suite B, San Diego, CA CONTACT
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Michael Spilky is President and Principal of Location Matters, which he founded in 2008. Prior to this, Michael spent over 8 years as Vice President of Ira Spilky & Associates, a boutique Restaurant Real Estate firm based in Los Angeles, during which time, he developed the firm’s San Diego regional office. He is widely recognized as the industry leader in the sales & leasing of restaurant-entitled real estate throughout Southern California. He has been involved in restaurant-related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $250,000,000 on behalf of both national & regional restaurant brands. In addition to the representation of restaurant tenants, Michael has successfully represented a multitude of landlords in their leasing efforts of restaurant pad sites, shopping centers, and other street retail projects with a targeted focus on food use. His advice and expertise regarding restaurant-entitled property is regularly sought out by landlords, tenants, investors, real estate appraisers, lenders, and city planners.
Prior to beginning his career in Real Estate, Michael worked on the operational side of the restaurant industry. After graduating from college, he worked for a national casual dining restaurant chain as a manager and was responsible for a location in the Gaslamp district of San Diego, achieving annual sales volumes in excess of $4.5 million.
Mike is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Limor, and their daughter, Kayla and son, David and loves checking out the latest and hippest restaurants around.
