Max Sander brings a unique combination of restaurant industry expertise and commercial real estate experience to Retail West. A San Francisco native, he previously spent 10 years at Kidder Mathews where he became the head of the Bay Area Retail team leading one of the region’s top food & beverage hospitality brokerage groups. Specializing in retail leasing, brokerage and sales, Max represents landlords, tenants, and developers throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, working with notable groups including the Mina Group, Quince & Co., the Absinthe Group, and Charlie Palmer. Max has a strong presence on the property side of many hospitality, lifestyle and urban projects working alongside leading developers and landlords in the business including CenterCal, Comstock, and Grosvenor. Max leverages his extensive market knowledge, strategic insight, and strong industry relationships to represent landlords, developers and retailers in complex retail leasing, investment sales transactions, and expansion opportunities throughout the Bay Area.

Max remains actively involved as an executive in the operations of his family’s restaurants, including the historic Hayes Street Grill and Vicolo Pizza – a national wholesale pizza company. Max is a member of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association and continues to invest and partner with new exciting concepts opening throughout the Bay Area. A UCLA graduate, he lives in San Francisco with his chocolate Lab, Charlie, and enjoys playing soccer, traveling, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.