With over 25 years of experience in retail, Mr. McClurkin offers a deep skill set in management, marketing, merchandising, trade area analysis & negotiations in all facets of retail commercial real estate. Through the strength of his tenant relationships, he has a proven successful record in both Tenant and Landlord representation.

Steve McClurkin has partnered with SpaceIP as a consultant to oversee all leasing efforts.  Steve’s core focus has been growing retail brands across the U.S. His focus has been on national retailers & restaurants with expansion coast to coast. Notable Tenants, Mr. McClurkin has assisted on in multiple states are- Nike, H&M, Sephora & Pandora Jewelry. 

 

Starting in 2013, Steve consulted with EB Development, as their West Coast Partner for 5 years, assisting on managing & leasing of over 1 million sq ft in outlets & Lifestyle centers around the country. He was successful in completing leases with: H&M, Nike, Restoration Hardware, F21, Tilly’s, PacSun, J Crew & Nordstrom’s Rack to name a few. The majority of those leases were done at Assembly Row, Tejon Outlets, The Pike Outlets, Outlets at the Border and Empire Outlets.

 

Prior to Steve’s association with EB Development, Mr. McClurkin was the Senior Managing Partner at NGKF. Preceding NGKF, Mr. McClurkin’s team of 5 opened the retail office for SRS Real Estate Partners in Newport Beach in 2011. He served as Senior Vice President & Market Leader. Prior to SRS Real Estate Partners, Mr. McClurkin was a partner with Main & Main, where he focused on tenant representation and consulting on lifestyle centers. Mr. McClurkin began his retail real estate career in 1997 at Grubb & Ellis in Newport Beach, CA.

 

Mr. McClurkin holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management from James Madison University, Virginia. He was on the Dean’s List at JMU College of Business and won its John C. Wright Award, while working part time to pay for school and playing football. He resides in San Diego with his wife & three children.