Brian Olson

Founded in 1995 by Tom McCarthy and Edward Cook as the exclusive office joint venture partner of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors in the west, McCarthy Cook invests in major office, mixed use, life science, and technology properties in the leading metropolitan markets of the western U.S. MCC is a disciplined investor and vertically integrated real estate operating company that co-invests with institutional partners including Oxford Properties Group, PGIM Real Estate, Northwestern Mutual Life, Northwood Investors, JP Morgan Investment Management, Morgan Stanley Real Estate, Alliance Bernstein Asset Management, Canyon Capital Advisors, the Blackstone Group, and BayNorth Capital. McCarthy Cook has completed over $5.8 billion in transactions and manages a current portfolio of 3.1 million square feet of prime office and life science projects. The firm has expertise in all facets of acquisitions, investment management, and institutional reporting with skills in asset and property management, leasing, entitlements, development, and construction management. MCC’s current portfolio includes China Basin in San Francisco (930,000 sq. ft.), The MET in Costa Mesa (825,000 sq. ft.), Lumen WLA (550,000 sq. ft.) Torrey Pines Business Park in San Diego (400,000 sq. ft.), and the 230,000 sq. ft. Sandler Neuroscience Center at the University of California San Francisco (a model public/private joint venture involving a $750 million capital lease and associated public bond financing). Our team is comprised of seasoned investment, development, and management professionals who execute projects with a special blend of entrepreneurial zeal and institutional expertise. We pride ourselves on our ability to build and maintain exceptional relationships with our business partners and tenants.