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Real EstateCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
MacFarlane Partners is a minority-owned real estate investment management and development firm based in San Francisco, with a regional office in Los Angeles. The company acquires, develops, and manages properties for major pension plans and institutions, as well as for its own account. Founded in 1987 by Victor B. MacFarlane, it helped pioneer the urban investment concept and now focuses on projects that promote smart growth, urban revitalization, and sustainability in top-tier urban and dense suburban markets. With more than three decades of experience, the firm has invested in urban properties across a range of sectors and capital structures, pursuing core, value-added, and opportunistic strategies. Its portfolio includes notable developments such as Time Warner Center and Level BK in New York; Park Fifth and the Hotel & Residences at L.A. Live in Los Angeles; Bay Street Emeryville and Venn on Market in the San Francisco Bay Area; and Anthology, 55 M Street and North Bethesda Market in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Current predevelopment projects include Angels Landing in downtown Los Angeles, Mandela Station in Oakland, and Freedom West 2.0 in San Francisco, and in November 2025 the firm announced the spinout of LegacyFirst.