From City Lien to $3.36M Success — A 1031 Exchange Turnaround by The Ivy Group_Episode 19, Season 1

Nov 12, 2025

A once-vacant, vandalized retail property in San Leandro carried a $92,474 city lien and seemed unsalvageable. The Ivy Group transformed that liability into a $3.36M closed deal through strategy, analysis, and decisive action.

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Inside this case study:

• Why selling outperformed leasing, even with a Starbucks proposal
• How multiple owners came to a consensus
• The path from eight offers to one ideal 1031 exchange buyer under deadline
• How price integrity was maintained through 1031 negotiations
• The last-minute lien that blocked closing—and how it was resolved
• What turned a vacant, distressed asset into a marketable success

To see how our decision framework, negotiation playbook, and lien resolution strategy worked in practice:
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About The Ivy Group

The Ivy Group is a commercial real estate brokerage specializing in sales, leasing, and investment advisory in Fremont, Silicon Valley, and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. With over 100 years of combined experience and designations including SIOR and CCIM, the team delivers strategic solutions for complex transactions with deep expertise in investment, technology, and engineering.

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