David Walker
President, Engine Real Estate
Saint Helena, CA 94574
Phone (310) 625-7009
Property Types
Hospitality, Office, Retail, Multi-Family
Markets
North Bay/Santa Rosa
Bio
David began his real estate career over 20 years ago in the structured finance side of the business. In 1994, David joined Nomura Securities in New York and subsequently moved to Los Angeles to co-head the Western Region loan origination effort. While at Nomura Los Angeles, David was responsible for originating in excess of $5 billion in debt and equity investments over a 5-year period. He then went on to establish the Los Angeles office of CDC Mortgage Capital where he helped to position CDC as an innovator in the CMBS market. In 2002, after 3 years at CDC, David moved to Bear Stearns in Los Angeles as Managing Director and group head for large loans, originating over $1 billion in debt per year for 2 consecutive years. In 2004, David moved to the principal-side of real estate and founded Pacific Star Capital, a Los Angeles-based shopping center owner/operator. Under his leadership, PSC assembled a portfolio of shopping centers across the country with a combined value of over $200 million. In 2007, David stepped away from the day-to-day operation of Pacific Star to become president of JRK Birchmont Advisors and its $203 million private equity fund, Birchmont Capital Partners I. Under his leadership as president of the fund division, David was responsible for investing in 13 separate real estate investments ranging from multifamily to office properties, worth an estimated $1 billion. In 2009, David returned to Pacific Star to rejoin with co-founder Aria Mehrabi in the daily operation of Pacific Star Capital and its various investments. In 2014, David established Engine Real Estate with Jeffrey Birkmeyer. David holds a BSM from Tulane University in New Orleans and is a member of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors and is an active fundraiser for the hospital with his wife, Elyse.
