Who We are
Lakeside Investment Company is a private real estate investment company engaged in the acquisition, ownership, and management of investment properties in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Our team has a successful track record in real estate investment, brokerage, and finance since 1998, with the experience of thousands of transactions worth >$2 Billion spanning all major property types.
Our Investment Strategy
Lakeside is committed to generating attractive risk-adjusted returns by purchasing well-located, under-valued properties, improving operating performance, and by leveraging our capital markets expertise to maximize proceeds on sale.
Deliberate Market Selection.
We focus on urban property markets with:
Our Team
James Kilpatrick
President
James Kilpatrick is President of Lakeside Investment Company, and also President of NAI Northern California, where he has built investment sales, leasing, mortgage banking, property management, and receivership teams in all major product types and overseen thousands of transactions. He has extensive experience consulting as an expert witness, is a sought-after speaker and was named by San Francisco Business Times "40 under 40" entrepreneurs to watch. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Economics and received his MBA from Wharton where he co-chaired the Entrepreneurship club. He is a dedicated husband and father and lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.
John Rivera
Asset Property and Acquisitions Manager
John’s role is to analyze and underwrite the acquisition of commercial real estate in the bay area. He manages the financial performance of each asset, the due diligence during acquisition and disposition, project management for rehabs and tenant improvements, and maintains positive relationships with our tenants and industry partners. John has over 20 years of experience in the industry, working in the L.A. and Bay Area Markets, and most recently with office buildings in San Francisco. Having graduated from Cal State Fullerton, John relocated from L.A. to the Bay Area and spends his free time with his family, working on fitness and continuing education in commercial real estate.
Ian Ambidge
Lakeside Intern
Ian joined Lakeside Company in May 2021 as an intern. He is currently a Senior at The University of California Davis pursuing a major in Managerial Economics and a minor in Accounting. He also participates in Division 1 Athletics at Davis where he is a team member of the Men's Varsity Water Polo Team. He grew up in Danville California, giving him a good sense of the Bay Area Real Estate Market. Ian is also a dual citizen holding citizenships in both The United States and The United Kingdom, and has traveled to many places in Europe including the UK, Italy, Spain, and Croatia. In his new position at Lakeside, Ian is thrilled to work alongside a hard working and supportive team, learn more about Bay Area Real Estate investments, develop new industry relationships, and bring his work ethic to help the team in any way possible.
Winson Zheng
Lakeside Intern
Winson also supports the team on due diligence and coordinating construction activities. He is currently pursuing his BA in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance at the University of California, Irvine. Winson maintains a strong sense of community with the Bay Area and aims to increase his understanding of the Bay Area real estate market.
Eric Guan
Lakeside Intern
Eric assists the team on due diligence and coordinating construction activities. He is currently at the University of California, Riverside pursuing his BA in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. Eric strives to learn more about the real estate industry and witness the Bay Area's continuing development.
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Under no circumstances should any material at this site be used or considered as an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy an interest in any investment. Any such offer or solicitation will be made only by means of the Confidential Private Offering Memorandum relating to the particular investment. Access to information about the investments are limited to investors who either qualify as accredited investors within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or those investors who generally are sophisticated in financial matters, such that they are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of prospective investments.