About

Daniel J. Sydor, MAI is an Executive Director within the Valuation & Advisory group of Cushman & Wakefield Western, Inc. Mr. Sydor is based in the Orange County Valuation & Advisory office and is a member of the division’s Retail Practice Group and Infrastructure Practice Group. While experienced in appraising all major property types of commercial real estate, Mr. Sydor focuses on the appraisal of retail-oriented commercial real estate and right-of-way valuations in the Southern California area, including Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Diego County, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties (Inland Empire), as well as Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and Kern County. He has also appraised commercial properties in Northern California and the Southwest U.S. He has experience in valuing all areas of retail income producing properties including regional malls, power centers, neighborhood and community shopping centers, big box, strip centers, ground leases, single-tenant triple net leased properties, fitness centers and movie theaters. He also has experience in mixed-use project valuations, as well as appraising right-of-way easements/sites, vacant land, redevelopments and proposed projects.

Clients of Mr. Sydor include major banks and corporations, life insurance companies, regional and local lenders, mortgage brokers, plus individual property owners and tenants.

Mr. Sydor began his career with CBRE in 1998 as an Assistant Real Estate Analyst in the downtown Los Angeles office. He also worked with the Tamkin Development Corporation and Prudential California Realty (Commercial Division). He re-joined CBRE from 2012 through 2021 where he was consistently a top producer, and re-joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2021 as lead of the Retail Valuation Specialty team for California.

Assignments

• South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa – 1,775,000 SF
• Westfield Topanga, Canoga Park – 1,161,364 SF
• Mission Valley Mall and Mission Valley West, San Diego – 1,006,617 SF
• Eastland Center, West Covina – 812,120 SF
• Horton Plaza Redevelopment, San Diego – 764,671 SF
• The Crossings at Corona, Corona – 718,029 SF
• Anaheim GardenWalk, Anaheim – 448,998 SF
• Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara – 271,294 SF
• 2nd & PCH, Long Beach – 215,545 SF
• Pacific City, Huntington Beach – 189,951 SF
• Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco – 105,227 SF
• Del Mar Plaza, Del Mar – 72,255 SF

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Urban Planning & Development, University of Southern California (USC)

Affiliations

• Designated Member, Appraisal Institute. As of the current date, Daniel J. Sydor, MAI has completed the requirements of the continuing education program of the Appraisal Institute.
• Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in the following states:
− California – AG3000340
− Arizona – CGA-1043489
− New Mexico – REA23060-G
• Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of California (DRE #01881144)
• Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
• Member, International Right of Way Association (IRWA)