Ethos Commercial Advisors

Our Mission

NW Commercial Real Estate

Ethos Commercial Advisors is a boutique commercial brokerage firm based in Portland, Oregon serving the Pacific Northwest. Representing local and regional clients, we provide market insights, creative solutions and personalized real estate brokerage services to ensure meaningful results. We maintain a community-focused approach with both time and resources; we strive to make a difference through our work.

Our Services

Through a strong analytical platform and deep rooted market knowledge, Ethos Commercial Advisors represents investors in selling or purchasing their properties; be it a vacant building, a cash-flowing investment or anything in-between.  We support investments through leasing services and management of value-added property improvements.

Ethos assists business owners in understanding their real estate needs for today, tomorrow, and thereafter and helps to craft and execute a strategy to support their business and life goals; which includes both leasing and purchasing.

    • Investment Sales
    • Landlord Representation
    • Owner-User Building Purchases
  • Land Sales
  • Tenant Representation
  • Buyer Representation
  • Industrial Leasing
  • Value-Add Building Sales & Services

Who We Serve

INVESTMENT SALES

  VETERINARY   MEDICAL | DENTAL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

BEVERAGE

Case Studies

Investment Sale

The Bakery Building

The brokers at Ethos Commercial Advisors were involved in selling the 80,000 square feet multi-building portfolio spanning more than a city block. The buyer was a developer that repurposed the aging industrial space into a creative office building. Following the extensive restorations, the Ethos team leased the multi-tenant building to stabilization and continues to lease the building.

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Veterinary

OREV Specialty Vet Care

The brokers at Ethos Commercial Advisors represented the medical team at OREV Specialty Vet Care in the purchase of their new office. With deep knowledge of the specific requirements for veterinary uses, Ethos was able to find tune the deal to match the financial and operating needs of this specialized practice.

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Professional Services

Summerlinn Corporate Center

The brokers at Ethos Commercial Advisors secured a listing to sell Summerlinn Corporate Center, a 65,000 square foot class-A office building located in the suburbs of the Portland, Oregon metro area. At the time the listing was secured, the building was 82% occupied with several tenants with near-term lease expirations. Over the course of nine months the building was brought to 95% occupancy and strategic leases were renewed. Ethos maximized the building’s value through both purposeful leasing efforts and strategic marketing.

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Beverage

Townshend’s Tea & Brew Dr. Kombucha

Ethos Commercial Advisors is privileged to work closely with Townshend’s Tea and Brew Dr. Kombucha on a wide range of corporate real estate service engagements. In addition to site selection, analytics, and economic analysis, our services have included lease or purchase representation for manufacturing facilities, multiple retail tea houses, and their corporate offices.

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Our Team

Being a Portland native and an active commercial broker and Vice President in the Portland metro area for more than a decade, Josh has a wealth of knowledge on the market’s past, present, and future.

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Josh Bean
Managing Partner

Paul manages the day-to-day operations of Ethos Commercial Advisors and has deep rooted experience in development, financial analysis, and consulting and advisory services for both public and private organizations.

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Paul Del Vecchio
Managing Partner

Brian is primarily responsible for private capital placement and middle-market sales as well as leasing in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in office, retail, and development transactions.

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Brian Hanson
Vice President

Soyoung, originally from Brooklyn, NY, Graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Communication and a minor in Anthropology.

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Soyoung Johnston
Project Coordinator

Contact Us

LICENSED IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON
503.205.0610 | info@eca-nw.com

OREGON

2222 NE Oregon Street | Suite 209 | Portland, Oregon 97232

WASHINGTON

1102 Broadway | Suite B100 | Tacoma, Washington 98402

© ETHOS COMMERCIAL ADVISORS 2019

Soyoung Johnston, Project Coordinator

Soyoung, originally from Brooklyn, NY, Graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Communication and a minor in Anthropology.

Soyoung began her career as an Account Executive with several digital agencies in New York City. The majority of her time was spent at Digitas, where she specialized in strategic marketing for financial services and fortune 100 companies such as Chase, American Express, Allstate Insurance and Delta Airlines.

Soyoung worked at her family’s New York-based Money Services business for two years. She was in charge of securing a New York State banking license, managing the build-out of new office space, and setting up Money Services compliance and auditing procedures.

After a move to Los Angeles, Soyoung worked at a direct-lender mortgage firm before taking a bookkeeping position at a motion graphics and animation firm.

Currently living in Portland, Oregon with her shoe-designer husband, two children and Ollie, the Terrier rescue. When not assisting the two partners at Ethos, Soyoung is busy being a dance and soccer mom.

Josh Bean, Managing Partner

Josh Bean is a Managing Partner at Ethos Commercial Advisors. Being a Portland native and an active commercial broker and Vice President in the Portland metro area for more than a decade, Josh has a wealth of knowledge on the market’s past present and future.

Josh has created a niche in the mid-market investment sale market. With a strong background in leasing and tenant representation, he is able to fine tune the performance of a building in anticipation for a sale to maximize value. Conversely, Josh sees unique opportunities in value-add office buildings to maximize client’s investments.

Advising local businesses in crafting real estate strategies to support their growth is a passion of Josh’s. This provides a platform for true contributions to the community. He supports these organizations through strategic acquisitions, dispositions and leasing.
Josh currently holds an Oregon Real Estate License and is a CCIM candidate. In his spare time Josh enjoys spending time hiking with his wife Renee and two miniature blue heelers Maya and Izzy.

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Paul Del Vecchio, Managing Partner

Paul manages the day-to-day operations of Ethos Commercial Advisors and has deep rooted experience in development, financial analysis, and consulting and advisory services for both public and private organizations.

Paul has served as an International Realty Specialist with the U.S. Department of State specializing in acquisition of land for new embassies and consulates as well as portfolio management and strategic dispositions. In addition to working for world leaders in the construction field such as AECOM and Skanska USA, Paul previously served as Director of Development Services for Monument Realty, one of Washington, D.C.’s leading real estate development firms with a portfolio of over seven million square feet. In this position, he was responsible for the development of multifamily, hotel, and commercial developments as well as management of a division of the company.

Paul holds a Professional Engineering license, Principal Brokers Licenses in Oregon and Washington, a U.S. Green Building Council LEED accredited professional certification, and is an Associate Member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Paul earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering as well as a Master in Engineering Management from The George Washington University, the latter as a trustee’s fellow. Having completed an International MBA with a concentration in finance from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain, he was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honors society. During his MBA, Paul interned with a non-profit organization helping women entrepreneurs in Kigali, Rwanda develop plans to expand their businesses and secure financing for the expansion.

When not managing Ethos, Paul spends his time with his wife Lisa and two dogs Luna and Boom. Mountain Biking, Skiing, Sailing, and Hiking are passions that help shape Paul’s perspective on the importance of smart and sustainable urban growth strategies.

Brian Hanson, Vice President

Brian is primarily responsible for private capital placement and middle-market sales as well as leasing in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in office, retail, and development transactions.

Brian came to Ethos Commercial Advisors with 12 years of commercial real estate experience gained in New York City and Portland Oregon. In New York he worked in investment property sales and leasing with Massey Knakal Realty Services (now Cushman Wakefield) grossing nearly $145 million in completed transactions and was awarded the Seventh Annual Michael Fuchs and Aby Rosen PIER Award, representing overall values of Passion, Integrity, Excellence and Responsibility. In Portland Brian worked for local industry leaders such as ScanlanKeperBard Companies and HFF.

Brian earned his Master’s Degree for Real Estate Finance at New York University, graduating in May 2011. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Boston University, where he also minored in Spanish and spent a semester studying in Madrid, Spain.

Outside of his professional life, Mr. Hanson spends time with his family and is active in snowboarding, surfing, and rock climbing.

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