Land Brokers | Realty Advisors

Contact

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Principals

Norm Scheel nscheel@hoffmanland.com
Principal
  • Specializes in residential land sales to homebuilders and land developers throughout California
  • Joined The Hoffman Company in 1989
  • Promoted to Vice President in 1996
  • In 2005, purchased the Hoffman Company in partnership with Tom Dallape
  • Top Producing Broker 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics from the University of La Verne in 1988
Tom Dallape tdallape@hoffmanland.com
Principal
  • Residential Land Sales, Specializing in the Inland Empire
  • Joined The Hoffman Company in 1992
  • In 2005, purchased the Hoffman Company in partnership with Norman Scheel
  • Total transaction volume in excess of One Billion ($1,000,000,000)
  • Graduated in 1990 with a BS in Urban Land Planning from University of Southern California

 

Founder

Byron Hoffman bhoffman@hoffmanland.com
  • Byron Hoffman began his Real Estate career in 1968 as Executive Vice President and head of land brokerage with the La Costa Masterplan Development in Carlsbad, California.
  • His six years in that position contributed to the tremendous success and international recognition of that famed development.
  • From there the natural transition was to provide land brokerage to developers in all of Southern California. That led to the creation of The Hoffman Company.
  • Today, he continues to lead a team of dedicated, talented and highly skilled professionals who are thoroughly immersed in the complexities of the Southern California land market from Ventura County to San Diego County.
  • Byron is a skilled and active dealmaker concentrating on higher profile land opportunities. His clients include both privately held entities and public companies.
  • He focuses on the brokerage of land to the development community and to a lesser extent investment land to individual and institutional investors.

 

Associates

Steve Bari sbari@hoffmanland.com
  • Specializes in residential land sales to homebuilders and land developers.
  • Specific market focus includes the Coachella Valley (low desert) from Palm Springs to the Salton Sea.
  • Experience in Industrial / Commercial Development and Land Sales.
  • Graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration and German.
Erik Christianson echristianson@hoffmanland.com
  • Joined The Hoffman Company in 2004
  • Coachella Valley, Santa Clarita, and Imperial County
  • Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Multi-Family Land & REO’s
  • Building Industry Association (BIA) Member
  • Urban Land Institute Young Leaders Group (ULI) Member
  • National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Member
  • Light Construction & Development Management (LCDM) Program
  • Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Justin Esayian jesayian@hoffmanland.com
  • Focusing on land and infill opportunities in the markets of the VictorValley, Southern Riverside and Orange Counties
  • Joined The Hoffman Company in 2005.
  • Active member of the Urban Land Institute and the Builder Industry Association
  • Participant of the Light Construction and Development Management program through UC Irvine.
  • Prior to joining The Hoffman Company, Justin worked for the Royal Bank of Canada’s mortgage division in the new construction finance group.
  • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations from the University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Licensed Real Estate Professional.

Graham Gilles ggilles@hoffmanland.com
  • Residential Land Broker, specializing in the Inland Empire
  • Joined The Hoffman Company in 2001
  • Financial Analyst – Highpointe Communities (1995-2000)
  • During tenure at Highpointe, processed an excess of 5,000 lots and 500 Apartment Units
Vic Grady vgrady@hoffmanland.com
  • Closed over $200 Million of Land Sales
  • Specializes in Orange County and Riverside County land sales
  • Land Investment Opportunities
  • Building Industry Association Member
  • With The Hoffman Company since 2000, Previously with The Irvine Company
Aman Lal alal@hoffmanland.com
  • Land Specialist/Realty Advisor
  • Actively working Southern California Markets specializing in the High Desert areas
  • Meyers Group Data Specialist
  • Active in the Urban Land Institute and Building Industry Association
  • Bachelors of Science in Economics from the University of California, Davis
Andrew Shapiro ashapiro@hoffmanland.com
  • Land Specialist/Realty Advisor

  • Currently enrolled in the Light Construction and Development program at University of California, Irvine

  • Joined The Hoffman Company in 2005

  • Successfully completed The Hoffman Company’s “Runnership” training program under Tom Dallape and Norm Scheel.

  • Specific focus in The Inland Empire, specializing in the Chino and Ontario Dairy Markets

  • Active member of the Urban Land Institute and Building Industry Association

  • Graduated in 2005 from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management
David McSwain dmcswain@hoffmanland.com
  • Joined The Hoffman Company in 2006
  • Specializing in distressed and bank owned properties including REO’s and Foreclosures
  • Focusing on residential and commercial land opportunities throughout Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Tulare and Fresno Counties
  • Clients include developers, investors, private and public homebuilding companies
Scott Covington scovington@hoffmanland.com
  • Joined The Hoffman Co in 2
  • Specialty: Apartment, residential and in-fill land in OC, San Bernardino, Riverside, LA and San Diego counties
  • Previous experience:
    - National Football League, St Louis and Cincinnati
    - The Staubach Company, Commercial Brokerage
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Miami, FL
  • Member: National Football League Players Association
Ray Jenks rjenks@hoffmanland.com
  • Joined The Hoffman Company in 2005
  • Specializes in Northern California
  • Has previously worked as a project manager for Citicorp Plaza Development and has been a cost supervisor for the largest retail homebuilder in California, Kaufman and Broad, Inc.
  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, from the University of California, Los Angeles
Cameron Fowler cfowler@hoffmanland.com


Office

Christina Buchanan cbuchanan@hoffmanland.com
  • Office Manager
  • Research Analyst
Melissa Granillo mgranillo@hoffmanland.com
  • Graphic Designer
  • BFA in Graphic Design, California State University, Fullerton

 

 

The Hoffman Company
18881 Von Karman, Suite 150
Irvine, CA 92612

Ph: 949.553.2020
Fax: 949.553.8449
info@hoffmanland.com