A founding partner of Orion Partners Ltd., Mr. Cranford specializes in leasing and investment property sales.

A resident of Marin County for 30 years and in commercial real estate for the past 18 years, Mr. Cranford was previously with Grubb & Ellis, having joined them in 1984. He has handled the sale of all types of commercial real estate, including office buildings, shopping centers, industrial buildings, and land. Mr. Cranford joined Orion Partners in January, 1996. In 1986, he was one of the top three Grubb & Ellis producers. In 1989, he was the number one producing broker for the Marin County office of Grubb & Ellis, and was one of the top three producers in 1990, 1993 and 1994. He was the top producer for Orion Partners Ltd. in 1998 and again in 1999. In 2000 he was one of the top four producers for Orion. From 2001-2006, Mr. Cranford has been in the Top Three Producers in the Marin County Office.

Mr. Cranford holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Virginia Military Institute and has completed courses in Business Administration at the University of California, Berkeley.

4040 Civic Center Drive-127,000 sf- Office
Successfully leased over 50,000 Square Feet.
Town Center, Corte Madera - 80,000 sf/Office
Class A office building fully leased.
One Thorndale Avenue, San Rafael - 62,500 sf - Office
Leased entire building to Sega Corporation and sold the property to a private investors
Larkspur Landing Office Park, Larkspur - 189,000 sf - Office
Participated as part of the Colliers team to successfully sell one of the largest office projects in Marin.
Point Richmond Tech Center, Richmond - 250,000 sf - Office/R&D
Owner representation to lease an office R&D project, this is an on going assignment in CY 2001. Successfully leased over 75,000 square feet to various tenants.
1050 Northgate Drive, San Rafael - 60,000 sf - Office
Structured a successful sale of this office building to a private investor. The property was not on the market.
Quail Hill, 899 Northgate Drive, San Rafael - 56,130 sf - Office
Leased the entire property, from its inception, to major tenants such as CCH, Inc., Home Savings, and Grubb & Ellis.
North Bay Center, 7200 Redwood Boulevard, Novato - 45,199 sf - Office
Leased 15,000 square feet to major tenants such as Lawgic Publishing (9,000 square feet). Assisted the owner in a turn-around on the property since the acquisition of the building. Sold the building after a successful leasing program.
American Building - 1099 D Street, San Rafael - 25,000 sf - Office
Leased over 10,000 square feet and assisted in the renovation of the property. Sold the building after a successful leasing program.
Bayview Business Park, San Rafael - 80,000 sf - Office/R&D
Sold three buildings and responsible for the leasing of that property as rollover occurred. Additionally, sold three lots to owner/users totaling over 114,000 square feet of space in three new buildings.
Garden Court Building , San Rafael - 55,000 sf - Office
Sold the building to the current owner who built a new 75,000 square foot office building.
Marin Executive Center, San Rafael - 130,000 sf - Office
Responsible for the leasing of the property, negotiated major leases with companies such as Island Graphics (20,000 square feet) and Fireman's Fund (36,000 square feet).

Oliver Allen Company
Relocation to new facilities at Wood Island Office Complex - 11,000 square feet.
Island Graphics
Expansion to Wood Island Office Complex - 11,000 square feet.
Phoenix Mutual
Sale of 201 Alameda del Prado to Portal Publications and the relocation of Phoenix Mutual to a new 31,000 square foot facility.
Eureka Bank
Sale to a user of 350 E sStreet, Santa Rosa, an 18,000 square foot office building.
Oncology Alliance
In relocation and expansion to San Rafael Corporate Center - 8,500 sf.
One Legal
In relocation and expansion to Pell Plaza - 5,500 sf.