Commercial Real Estate Testimonials

When we embarked on our office move after 20 years in the same location, Hughes Marino was the perfect partner. The Hughes Marino team was responsive, strategic and creative at all stages of the process. They knew the market cold and they had our back. We couldn’t have asked for a better partner, and the solution we created together achieved all of our business and brand objectives. We trusted Hughes Marino to guide us to the right solution, and we couldn’t be more proud of our location and our space where we are close to so many of our clients.

Hughes Marino is a pleasure to work with. Their team demonstrates excellent market knowledge and takes the time to ensure our needs are not only met but consistently addressed, considering both cost and building specifications. They provide us with an ample number of potential properties, many of which were not found on the usual websites. They also save me a lot of time by doing all the legwork and leading negotiations with new landlords. I highly recommend Hughes Marino for any industrial real estate needs.

The Hughes Marino team has been an invaluable resource in our office relocation. They took the time to understand our interests early in the process, which positioned them to secure the space we wanted at a rate within our budgetary parameters. They’ll be our first call whenever there is a real estate related need.

Our lease, which spanned 20 years, was set to expire in September 2020, prompting us to search for a new location at the onset of the pandemic. The team at Hughes Marino played a crucial role in assisting us in finding an excellent new space, as well as helping us visualize the implementation of various working arrangements, including remote, hybrid and full-time in-office scenarios. Fast forward three years, and we once again collaborated with Hughes Marino to renegotiate our lease, resulting in terms that better align with our evolving needs as the world gradually transitions back to in-person work. Throughout our entire partnership, Hughes Marino has consistently treated us as more than just clients; we truly feel like valued partners. Navigating the complexities of today’s market would have been an insurmountable challenge without their representation, and for that, we consider ourselves extremely fortunate.

The Hughes Marino team did an excellent job in locating and negotiating office space for us. They worked tirelessly and were client focused. Hughes Marino listened to our needs and represented us in a highly effective and professional manner. I recommend Hughes Marino for any company’s leasing needs.

I can’t recommend Hughes Marino enough. They are the absolute “go-to” real estate firm in San Diego. They helped me find, negotiate and purchase the Mindgruve building – and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve worked with a lot of brokers over the years, but Hughes Marino is on a whole different level. I trust them implicitly, and I think most other San Diego companies do too. Nearly everyone I know works with them; a further testament to their high quality knowledge and service.

There are many of us who consider Hughes Marino to be the most effective tenant-focused firm in real estate in our market area. Hughes Marino successfully represented HCAP Partners twice during the last 10 years, first identifying excellent quality space for our head office, and later assisting us in relocating and expanding our growing business into equally good quality space at a much lower price per square foot than I thought possible. In both cases, I couldn’t have been more impressed with Hughes Marino’s performance. They used in-house lawyers for documentation and in-house construction managers for the build out. My experience has been that Hughes Marino excels at locating and negotiating deals, and has been significantly more favorable for us than have been several of their competitors.

Over the last 20 years and four companies, Hughes Marino has helped me through various expansions and relocations along with other lease matters. They have been great at understanding what I really need and have found the right matches at the right terms and pricing for us. They have also complemented our thinking and been a true advisor related to our real estate needs. They have been able to optimize my time so neither my management team nor I spend very much time or energy thinking about real estate.

I have worked with the Hughes Marino team for over ten years, their knowledge of the San Diego office space market is extraordinary. They know all the players, and because they do so many deals and because of their depth of understanding of the San Diego market, I think Hughes Marino is able to help every tenant get the best deal possible.

Our experience with Hughes Marino has been nothing short of amazing. In our entire three years of working together, there was never any doubt that they were 110% behind us through every step of the process. They are creative, strong negotiators and provide end-to-end service from discovery to legal to construction. I would happily recommend Hughes Marino to anyone who has commercial real estate needs.

We believe if you represent both plaintiffs and defendants there’s an automatic conflict, whether it be real or perceived. So it only made sense to choose Hughes Marino, a company that represents tenants only, to handle our lease negotiations in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and New York. With over 150 lawyers and 275 support staff, we have very specific space and technology requirements and Hughes Marino has the expertise to manage our leasehold improvements. We’ve certainly benefited from their tenant-only focus and full range of services. They are tireless in their efforts.

I have worked with Hughes Marino over several decades and have successfully completed more than a few major projects from start up through expansion phases. The Hughes Marino team has always proved to be professional, detailed, dedicated and most importantly, they get the job done! Their continued follow up, post deal, has always been appreciated as well. I highly recommend them.