With over 20 years of experience in retail, Mr. McClurkin offers a deep skill set in marketing, merchandising, trade area analysis, management & negotiations in all facets of commercial real estate. Through the strength of his tenant relationships, he has a proven successful record in both Tenant and Landlord representation.

Steve McClurkin founded Sidney Inc. in 2004. Starting in 2013, Steve consulted with EB Development for 5 years, assisting on managing & leasing of over 1 million sq ft in outlets around the country. He was successful in completing leases with: H&M, Nike, Restoration Hardware, F21, Tilly’s, PacSun, J Crew, Nordstrom’s Rack and Agaci. The majority of those leases were done at Assembly Row, Tejon Outlets, The Pike Outlets, Outlets at the Border and Empire Outlets.

For over 20 years, Steve has been growing retail brands across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, and Mexico. His focus has been on national retailers & restaurants with expansion coast to coast. Notably, Mr. McClurkin serves as Master Consultant for Nike and the roll out 200+ stores in the US & Canada.

Prior to Steve’s association with EB Development, Mr. McClurkin was the Senior Managing Partner at NGKF. Preceding NGKF, Mr. McClurkin’s team opened the retail office for SRS Real Estate Partners in Newport Beach in 2011. Prior to SRS Real Estate Partners, Mr. McClurkin was a partner with Main & Main, where he focused on tenant representation and consulting on lifestyle centers. Mr. McClurkin began his retail real estate career in 1997 at Grubb & Ellis in Newport Beach, CA.

Leading Tenant Advisory Clients – Past & Current

Nike, H&M, Francesca’s, Planet Fitness, Amazon Books, Hollister, Hyatt, Whole Foods, Banana Republic, Chico’s, Piattis, Chili’s, Gap, Sephora, Coldwater, Creek, Chase Bank, COS, Kona Grill, PF Changs, & Other Stories, Buffalo Wild Wings, Abercrombie, Costco, Select Comfort, WHBM, Ann Taylor, Macaroni Grill, Soma, Agaci, Old Navy, Union Bank, Panera Bread, Apricot Lane, Luxottica

Leading Landlord Clients

Sudberry Properties – The Watermark www.thewatermarksandiego.com Mountain Mile Pigeon Forgewww.mountainmilepigeonforge.com

DDR – The Pike Outlets www.sitecenters.com Centercal Properties

Federal Realty – Assembly Row www.assemblyrow.com

Education

Mr. McClurkin holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management from James Madison University, Virginia.He was on the Dean’s List at JMU College of Business and won its John C. Wright Award, while working part time to pay for school and playing football.