Experience
Christos Celmayster was born and raised in Santa Barbara and has been selling and leasing investment and commercial real estate in the greater Santa Barbara County since 2002. Christos has quickly built a reputation for integrity, deal production, and superior client service. His unique breadth of real estate experience ranges from commercial investment sales, multifamily sales and development sales, to large office and industrial leasing.
Prior to commercial real estate, Christos worked for one of the nation’s largest syndicators of tax credit equity for the affordable housing industry. This real estate experience, coupled with his degree in real estate finance, assists his clients in their investment and leasing decisions. Christos is a proactive agent with the expertise and peripheral vision that ensures his clients’ needs are effectively and expeditiously satisfied.
Christos has been involved in the sale or leasing of more than 1,650,000 square feet of commercial space with a total value exceeding $470 million.
Professional Background
2015 – Present:
Hayes Commercial Group, Partner
2009 – 2015:
Hayes Commercial Group, Associate
2006 – 2009:
Pacifica Commercial Realty, Associate
2002 – 2006:
RE/Max Commercial, Associate
2000 – 2002:
Related Capital Company, Senior Financial Analyst
Education
Christos Celmayster graduated from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo with a BA in Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate Finance and a minor in Economics.
Affiliations / Awards
- Selected as one of Pacific Coast Business Times’ 40 Under 40 business persons in 2010
- Member, Santa Barbara Middle School Alumni Committee
- California Bureau of Real Estate: Licensed Agent (lic. 01342996)
- SBMLS, Ventura MLS, Loopnet
- SB Rental Property Association
Notable Clients & Transactions
Notable clients & Transactions
lynda.com $6.1M sale of 57,000 sf office/industrial, disposition of 12,000 sf office/industrial, plus 125,000 sf of leasing
Ergomotion $2.9M purchase for headquarters, plus 40,000 sf of leasing
Santa Barbara Land Co, LLC $26.7M of investment sales and leasing agent for 78,000 sf of office/industrial
The Towbes Group leasing agent for the 92,000 sf Riviera Business Park
Rincon Offices, LLC four purchases and sales of apartments and office buildings, totaling $12M
Karman Family seven purchases and sales of apartments along the Central Coast
City of Santa Barbara presided over the City’s auction sale of 20 S. Milpas St
American Riviera Bank hired to handle of the sale of two REOs
People Self Help Housing representation in the purchase of land
1035 Cliff Dr, Santa Barbara $6.8M sale of 32-unit apartment
2451 Modoc Rd, Santa Barbara $8.2M sale of 37-unit apartment
1406 Garden St, Santa Barbara $3.6M sale of 14-unit apartment
Key Site 30, Santa Maria $8.0M sale of 80-acre development property
6300 Lindmar Dr, Goleta $6.9M sale of 38,000 SF office/industrial building