What We Do
Bitzer Banker is a real estate development company that focuses on opportunities in California & Oregon. Our passion is creating buildings with thoughtfulness that add value to its community. We are dedicated, long-term real estate owners committed to building and maintaining our properties in collaboration with our investors.
SELECTED WORK
WordPress Tenant Improvement
Ground Up Homes
Los Feliz Row
WordPress Creative Office
Piedmont Commercial
North Oakland / Berkeley Apartments
Temescal West
Piedmont Townhomes
Victorian Remodels
Cascades Spa
West Oakland Apartments
DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION Expertise
Bitzer Banker is unique in its wide range of development skills. Since its inception in 2009, the team has developed ground-up apartments, ground-up commercial, ground-up homes, industrial-to-office conversions, single family subdivisions and value-add rehabilitations of all kinds.
DESIGN Expertise
Bitzer Banker’s Design team works in tandem with the company’s Development & Construction group to execute the design and quality of its investments. A commitment to quality has led to award-winning projects and positive reviews from the San Francisco Chronicle’s renowned architectural critic.
“For me, the unapologetic punch of Piedmont Walk is a knockout. The forms are simple but they’re delivered with conviction rather than repetition. And the closer you look the better it gets.”
— John King, San Francisco Chronicle Architectural Critic
Bios
REID BITZER
Reid co-directs all stages of acquisitions, design, development and construction for Bitzer Banker. Reid was born and raised in downtown Chicago where his passion for the built environment began. He started his career in L.A. as a Development Associate for Festival Companies, a national retail developer. Reid then moved to Development Director for Regent Properties, a national development and investment company, where his projects included entitling the largest residential development ever approved by the City of West Hollywood. He earned his Master of Real Estate Development degree with honors from the University of Southern California and his bachelor’s degree in Urban Land Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He also created and taught the Construction & Sustainable Development class for UC Berkeley’s Master of Real Estate Development & Design (MREDD) Program.
BLAIR BANKER
Blair co-directs all stages of acquisitions, design, development and construction for Bitzer Banker. He was born and raised in the East Bay where family members helped introduce him to the real estate business at a young age. He started his career as an Asset Manager for The Vesta Industrial Real Estate Fund in Mexico City, Mexico. This was a unique opportunity to work in a rapidly expanding real estate environment involving various international partnerships and clients. Upon returning to California, he was an asset manager for Bridge Partners where he managed various multifamily projects. In 2007 he joined Myers Development Company in San Francisco where he helped develop the Centennial Towers project in South San Francisco. Blair graduated from the University of Denver with a Business Administration degree focused on Real Estate and Construction Management.