Bio
After graduating from USC with a degree in Business Finance, Mr. Tanquary joined CBRE in 1987 and has since focused his efforts on representing major institutional landlords and corporate clients. Most recently, Grafton has been focused on corporate user representation. Grafton is an industry-wide recognized major lease transaction expert.
Professional Affiliations And Accreditations
Licensed California Real Estate Salesperson
Achievements
20 million square feet of office transactions
South Bay’s largest office transaction: 2000 – 2015
CBRE South Bay Top Office Broker: 1993 – 2015
Los Angeles Business Journal Broker of the Year
CBRE South Bay’s Top Sales Professional: 10 times
Top 10 South Bay Broker: 1993 – 2015
National Top 100: Fifteen Times
CBRE National Team of the Year: 2000
CBRE Southern California Team of the Year: Twice
CBRE Los Angeles Office Team of the Year: Three Times
Education
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts; Real Estate Finance
Significant Assignments
Nissan HQ, 700,000 SF
Northrop Grumman, 650,000 SF
DirecTV, 540,000 SF
DirecTV, 450,000 SF
NCR, 335,000 SF
Hughes, 250,000 SF
GSA, 225,000 SF
Aerospace, 220,000 SF
Northrop Grumman, 200,000 SF
DirecTV, 185,000 SF
Diagnostic Products, 170,000 SF
Globix, 160,000 SF
Hughes, 157,000 SF
TRW, 155,000 SF
Candle Corporation, 135,000 SF
Epson, 135,000 SF
Hughes Network, 134,000 SF
Chevron, 125,000 SF
Hughes, 120,000 SF
Saatchi & Saatchi, 111,000 SF
Saatchi & Saatchi, 101,000 SF
Kinecta, 120,000 SF
City of Los Angeles, 95,000 SF
Aerospace Corp, 88,000 SF
Boeing, 88,000 SF
Unocal, 88,000 SF
CBRE, 76,000 SF
Northrop Grumman, 67,000 SF
Team One, 65,000 SF
Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, 62,000 SF
Toyota, 61,000 SF
Team One, 60,000 SF
Regus, 60,000 SF
Boston Consulting, 55,000 SF
Boeing, 55,000 SF
Continental Graphics, 55,000 SF
Hawthorne Savings, 55,000 SF
CBRE, 55,000 SF
Fulwider, Patton, 51,000 SF
Prudential, 50,000 SF
Regus, 50,000 SF
Learning Tree, 50,000 SF
John Deere, 50,000 SF
Murad, 50,000 SF
Areas of Interest
- Deal Type
- Acquisition, Development, Ground Lease, Loan Purchase, Opportunity Zone, Partner Buyout, Pre-Development, Recapitalization, Refinance, Rehabilitation