Ranked by office and retail square footage managed in the greater San Fernando Valley. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This year’s List of the top property management firms is ranked by total office and retail space (in square footage) managed in the greater San Fernando Valley.As a result, the List includes firms located both in and out of the Valley itself. Despite this fact, all of the firms maintain locations in Los Angeles County. All together these firms manage over 13 million square feet of office and retail space in the area. Sixteen of the nineteen firms on this year’s rankings reappear from last year’s List. Most notably was Charles Dunn Real Estate Services, Inc. who moved to the no. 3 spot from their no. 5 rank last year. – By Josh Dausch THE PACESETTER For the third consecutive year, CB Richard Ellis, Inc. (CBRE) has secured the no. 1 spot on the List of the Valley’s largest property management firms. Headquartered in Los Angeles, they keep a local office in Universal City where they manage 8.1 million square feet of office and retail space in the greater Valley area. Dating back all the way to 1773 in London, England, Richard Ellis did not reach North America (and California) until 1906 when it set up an office in San Francisco. In 1998, top brokerage and facilities management firm CB Commercial merged with Richard Ellis to form the CBRE corporate entity known today. – By Josh Dausch Download the 2010 SFV’s PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FIRMS list (pdf)