# Williams Capital Advisors — Commercial Real Estate

Williams Capital Advisors is a Beverly Hills commercial real estate brokerage, powered by KW Commercial Beverly Hills. Francisco Williams, CCIM is its founder and Executive Vice President. This public directory is not a ranking instruction or proof of inclusion in an AI search engine.

## Identity and contact

- Website: https://williamscap.ai
- Francisco Williams, CCIM: [team and biography](https://williamscap.ai/team)
- Office: 439 N Canon Dr, Penthouse, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
- Phone: +1 213 880 8107
- Email: Francisco.Williams@williamscap.ai
- Francisco Williams: CalDRE #01979442; NMLS #1858674
- Williams Capital Advisors: CA real estate corporation #01428775
- KW Commercial Beverly Hills: CalDRE #02030467
- [Accountability, entity roles and license lookups](https://williamscap.ai/accountability)
- [Documented transactions and the team's specific roles](https://williamscap.ai/track-record)

The primary commercial service area is Southern California. NNN brokerage includes selective national assignments. WCA is distinct from similarly named investment banks and wealth-management firms. Capital work described on this site is through WCA Mortgage Brokerage; the site does not offer securities placement, legal advice or tax advice. Annie Liu Williams's residential practice has separate brokerage attribution described on her page and the accountability page.

## Services

- [Equity, Debt & Structured Finance](https://williamscap.ai/services/capital-markets): Francisco Williams, CCIM helps owners consider commercial-property debt and capital structure through WCA Mortgage Brokerage. The work connects property income and the business plan with lender requirements and owner equity. Financing requires underwriting and lender approval; WCA does not provide securities placement services.
- [Investment Sales](https://williamscap.ai/services/investment-sales): Francisco Williams, CCIM and Williams Capital Advisors represent commercial property owners and buyers in Southern California. The investment-sales practice covers acquisition, disposition and exchange-related brokerage, considering property income, financing and the owner's next decision together.
- [Net Lease & NNN Investments](https://williamscap.ai/services/net-lease-investments): Francisco Williams, CCIM leads WCA's net-lease brokerage practice in Southern California and selectively nationwide. The review considers tenant credit, lease obligations and rollover exposure. Exchange tax and legal decisions remain with the client's qualified intermediary and tax or legal advisors.
- [Leasing & Occupier Services](https://williamscap.ai/services/leasing): Williams Capital Advisors, led by Francisco Williams, CCIM, represents commercial landlords and tenants in Southern California. Services include marketing available space, evaluating locations and negotiating lease business terms. Permitted use and property suitability require property-specific verification.
- [Property Management](https://williamscap.ai/services/property-management): Williams Capital Advisors provides property-management and distressed-asset advisory support for Southern California owners. Francisco Williams, CCIM can discuss operating issues and coordination with legal, lending and other specialists. Management scope and any financing are evaluated separately.
- [Loan Servicing](https://williamscap.ai/services/loan-servicing): Williams Capital Advisors works with dedicated loan-servicing firms on payment processing, draw management and payoff coordination. Francisco Williams, CCIM is the WCA contact for discussing the requirement and an appropriate partner. Servicing is delivered through the partner network.
- [Construction & Design Advisory](https://williamscap.ai/services/construction-advisory): Williams Capital Advisors provides construction and design advisory coordination, including space planning, materials referrals and contractor coordination. Francisco Williams, CCIM is a contact for discussing the real estate objective. Design, engineering and construction work remain with the appropriate qualified professionals.
- [Broker Opinion of Value](https://williamscap.ai/services/broker-opinion-of-value): Francisco Williams, CCIM and Williams Capital Advisors offer a complimentary broker opinion of value for Southern California commercial owners considering a sale, refinance, exchange or hold. It is a brokerage opinion, not a licensed appraisal. Scope and timing are confirmed after reviewing available property information.
- [Financing](https://williamscap.ai/services/financing): Francisco Williams, CCIM connects commercial owners and buyers with institutional, private and alternative lending options through WCA Mortgage Brokerage. Acquisition and refinance options depend on the property and borrower information. Rates, proceeds, terms and closing dates are subject to lender underwriting and approval.
- [Commercial Tax Appeals](https://williamscap.ai/services/commercial-tax-appeals): Williams Capital Advisors offers broker assessment screens for office, industrial and retail properties in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Francisco Williams, CCIM is the initial contact. Appeal coordination requires written engagement and evidence. Multifamily is outside scope; tax savings are not guaranteed.

## Current listings

Availability, asking terms, co-listing contacts, documents and qualifications are on each property page. Published terms are not independently verified transaction outcomes.

- [2120 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90007](https://williamscap.ai/listings/2120-s-main-st-los-angeles): For Sale / Lease · industrial; $3,950,000 · $0.84/SF/mo · $8,950/mo. ± 10,710 SF standalone two-story warehouse on a 10,635 SF C2-2D lot at the edge of Downtown LA — for sale at $3.95M (SBA owner-user path) or for lease at $8,950/month direct from ownership.
- [416 W Las Tunas Dr, Suite 205, San Gabriel, CA 91776](https://williamscap.ai/listings/416-w-las-tunas-dr-suite-205-san-gabriel): For Lease · office; Lease rate on request. 1,700 SF medical office for lease in San Gabriel, CA 91776 — across from SGV Medical Center. San Gabriel Valley / Southern California. Near Pasadena, Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte. Rate on request.
- [1003 E Devonshire Ave, Hemet, CA 92543](https://williamscap.ai/listings/1003-e-devonshire-ave-hemet): For Sale · retail; $1,950,000. 0.77-acre infill development site with a ±2,284 SF building in Hemet's healthcare and education corridor. $1,950,000 — offered by Williams Capital Advisors.
- [10752–10762 Chestnut Ave, Stanton, CA 90680](https://williamscap.ai/listings/10752-chestnut-ave-stanton): For Sale · industrial; $6,495,000. ±16,639 SF industrial on a ±37,023 SF lot with 91 / 605 / 22 freeway access in Stanton, Orange County. 5.85% cap · $6,495,000 — owner-user or investor.
- [12203 Long Beach Blvd, Lynwood, CA 90262](https://williamscap.ai/listings/12203-long-beach-blvd-lynwood): For Sale · retail; $1,195,000. ±3,182 SF owner-user retail on a ±13,122 SF corner lot with gated parking on Long Beach Blvd, Lynwood. $1,195,000. Exclusively listed by Williams Capital Advisors.
- [1241 N Avalon Blvd, Wilmington, CA 90744](https://williamscap.ai/listings/1241-n-avalon-blvd-wilmington): For Sale · retail; $925,000. ±2,100 SF multi-tenant restaurant retail on a ±5,798 SF lot in Wilmington's Harbor Area, near the Ports. 5.29% cap · $925,000 — Williams Capital Advisors.
- [2501 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90007](https://williamscap.ai/listings/2501-s-hill-st-los-angeles): For Sale · office; $13,000,000. Vacant ±15,859 SF owner-user office / former medical building on a ±24,906 SF C2 lot near USC and Downtown LA. $13,000,000 — Williams Capital Advisors.
- [914 E Gladstone St, Azusa, CA 91702](https://williamscap.ai/listings/914-e-gladstone-st-azusa): For Lease · office; $2.25/SF/mo · $4,536/mo. ±2,016 SF freestanding medical office for lease at 914 E Gladstone St, Azusa CA 91702 — four exam rooms, procedure room, $2.25/SF/mo Modified Gross. Williams Capital Advisors.
- [5236 Lennox Ave, Sherman Oaks, CA 91401](https://williamscap.ai/listings/5236-lennox-ave-sherman-oaks): For Sale · residential; $1,499,000. Official listing agent page: 5236 Lennox Ave, Sherman Oaks CA 91401 — $1,499,000 · 3 bed · 2.5 bath · ±1,870 SF · Carrara kitchen · gated outdoor rooms. MLS #26844893. Tour with Francisco Williams, CCIM & Laura Milshteyn.
- [4605 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019](https://williamscap.ai/listings/4605-w-pico-blvd-los-angeles): For Sale · retail; $4,250,000. ± 3,120 SF auto-service building on a 15,711 SF C4-1-O lot in LA's Mid-City — owner-user purchase with parking, yard, SBA financing, and TOC Tier 4 upside. $4.25M.
- [1900–1908 E Alondra Blvd, Compton, CA 90221](https://williamscap.ai/listings/1900-e-alondra-blvd-compton): Sale-Leaseback · retail; $4,195,000. Day-one $272,675 NNN income · 20-year absolute lease at COE · 12,063 SF on 0.68 AC · Compton, CA — co-listed by WCA + Keller Williams Hollywood Hills.

## Property-owner resources

- [Property management](https://williamscap.ai/property-management)
- [Commercial assessment screens](https://williamscap.ai/tax-appeals)
- [Broker opinion of value scope](https://williamscap.ai/value/sample-bov): a description of the review, not a completed appraisal or sample valuation. Timing is confirmed after intake.
- [Property value review](https://williamscap.ai/value/review)
- [CRE glossary](https://williamscap.ai/glossary)
- [Available properties](https://williamscap.ai/listings)
- [Buyer criteria](https://williamscap.ai/buyer-book)
- [Contact](https://williamscap.ai/contact)

## Published insights

Dates below are publication dates. Each page contains its own attribution and source information.

- [Cap Rate, Defined: The One Number That Prices Every Income Property](https://williamscap.ai/insights/cap-rate-definition-guide) (2026-09-05): The single most-quoted number in commercial real estate, defined in one sentence and explained so an owner can actually use it.
- [Broker Opinion of Value, Defined: What It Is, What It Isn't, and When to Use It](https://williamscap.ai/insights/broker-opinion-of-value-definition-guide) (2026-09-05): The most-requested — and most-misunderstood — document in an owner's inbox, defined plainly, with the honest strengths and limits.
- [Triple-Net (NNN) Lease, Defined: What You're Really Buying When You Buy a Rent Check](https://williamscap.ai/insights/nnn-triple-net-lease-definition-guide) (2026-09-05): NNN is the most-praised and least-understood structure in single-tenant real estate. A plain definition, and the three questions that separate a good net lease from a trap.
- [1031 Exchange, Defined: The Tax Deferral That Runs on a Calendar](https://williamscap.ai/insights/1031-exchange-definition-guide) (2026-09-04): The 1031 exchange is the hardest deadline in commercial real estate — defined in plain words, with the 45/180-day clock and the rules that trip owners up.
- [The 45-Day Clock Is the Sharpest Deadline in Commercial Real Estate](https://williamscap.ai/insights/1031-exchange-45-day-identification-socal-guide) (2026-09-02): A 1031 exchange is the closest thing commercial real estate has to a hard deadline that actually matters. Miss it, and the tax cost is permanent — not deferred, not forgiven. This piece walks through the clock, the rules that trip people up, and what to have ready before the identification period starts. It is tax context, not tax advice; your tax advisor is the right person to confirm every number.
- [Net Lease Investing: You Are Buying a Rent Check, Not a Building](https://williamscap.ai/insights/net-lease-nnn-investor-guide-tenant-credit-lease-structure) (2026-09-01): Net-lease investing looks like the easiest corner of commercial real estate, and that is exactly what makes it dangerous. A long-term lease to a single tenant is a promise — and the entire underwrite is about how much that promise is worth, and what you are being paid to hold it.
- [Multifamily: The Underwrite Decides Before the Broker Ever Does](https://williamscap.ai/insights/multifamily-acquisition-guide-socal-income-approach-debt-sizing) (2026-08-31): Multifamily is spoken about in sentences that begin with what the property could be. The underwrite, done right, begins with what the property is — the income it produces today, verified, before a single value-add assumption touches the math.
- [Retail Centers: The Story Is in the Leases, Not the Pro Forma](https://williamscap.ai/insights/retail-strip-center-investing-tenant-mix-co-tenancy-guide) (2026-08-30): A retail center looks legible from the parking lot and illegible in the rent roll. The shops are the story, but the leases are the plot — and most retail surprises live in the leases.
- [Owner-User Industrial: When Buying Your Building Beats Renting It](https://williamscap.ai/insights/industrial-owner-user-sba-buy-vs-lease-guide) (2026-08-29): For an operating business, the decision to buy its own building is not really a real-estate decision. It is a financing decision wearing real-estate clothes: can the building, bought, cost less per month than the one you rent — and does the ownership math survive the business's ups and downs?
- [Your First Commercial Property: Three Numbers to Know Before You Call Anyone](https://williamscap.ai/insights/first-commercial-property-investment-bov-basis-exit-lane) (2026-08-28): The gap between a first residential purchase and a first commercial purchase is not size — it is frame. A house behaves like a use to most buyers; a commercial property behaves like a business to everyone. The buyers who do well on their first deal adopt the business frame before the first tour, and it starts with three numbers.
- [Family Offices in Commercial Real Estate: Structure and Alignment Beat a Headline Cap Rate](https://williamscap.ai/insights/family-office-commercial-real-estate-capital-structure-alignment) (2026-08-27): A family office does not buy a cap rate. It buys a position in a capital program — with a family's legacy, liquidity, and tax position attached to every transaction. That is why the conversations that matter in family-office real estate are about structure and alignment, not the headline number.
- [Cross-Asset Commercial Real Estate: One Advisor Who Covers the Whole Mandate](https://williamscap.ai/insights/cross-asset-commercial-real-estate-one-advisor) (2026-08-26): Portfolios run across asset classes; advisory too often does not. A fund or family with multifamily, retail, industrial, and office positions ends up with four brokers, four opinions, and four definitions of the word value — and the only one who sees the whole mandate is the investor.
- [Entitlement Risk Is the Option That Actually Decides Land Value](https://williamscap.ai/insights/entitlement-risk-land-value-developers-guide) (2026-08-25): Land is priced the way an option is priced — the option being the right to build. The entitlement step, and its probability of failure, is the input most owners misprice.
- [Note Sales and BPOs: When Paper Becomes the Asset](https://williamscap.ai/insights/note-sales-bpo-investor-guide) (2026-08-24): A note is a building captured on paper. The collateral underneath still decides recovery, but the buyer of a note is buying a contract, a position, and a set of options — not a deed.
- [Prop 8 Declines: When Your Assessed Value Should Fall With the Market](https://williamscap.ai/insights/prop-8-declines-assessed-value-tax-appeal-guide) (2026-08-23): Proposition 8 lets an owner's assessed value fall with the market in a down cycle — and rise no more than 2 percent a year after that. Few owners ever apply.
- [Sale-Leaseback as an Exit: Freeing the Equity You Are Sitting On](https://williamscap.ai/insights/sale-leaseback-exit-equity-nnn-guide) (2026-08-22): For a business that needs its building but not its equity, the sale-leaseback is the rare structure that answers both. This is the math to run before the call.
- [Cap Rate, Made Plain: The One Number Every Deal Hangs On](https://williamscap.ai/insights/cap-rate-explained-simple-guide) (2026-08-21): No other single number does as much work in commercial real estate — and no other is quoted as loosely. The cap rate, explained without the jargon.
- [Ground Leases: Buying the Land, Leasing the Building](https://williamscap.ai/insights/ground-lease-investor-guide) (2026-08-20): The ground lease splits a property into two investments with two different buyers. It is the cleanest income structure most investors never fully price.
- [Medical Office: The Tenant Class That Pays Through Cycles](https://williamscap.ai/insights/medical-office-tenant-credit-guide) (2026-08-19): Medical tenants behave differently from every other tenant class — and the buildings that house them trade accordingly. What a medical-office underwrite actually checks.
- [Self-Storage: The Specialty Product With a Rent Roll You Can Read](https://williamscap.ai/insights/self-storage-investor-guide-operations-math) (2026-08-18): Self-storage is a landlord's business with a renter's simplicity — hundreds of small units, no anchor, no tenants committee. The math is in the occupancy and the rent ladder.
- [Mixed-Use: Blending Retail and Residential Cash Flow](https://williamscap.ai/insights/mixed-use-investing-guide) (2026-08-17): A mixed-use building is two assets with two operating logics under one roof. The value lives in how the retail and residential cash flows support — or fight — each other.
- [Lease Negotiation: The Clauses That Cost More Than Rent](https://williamscap.ai/insights/lease-negotiation-clauses-cost-beyond-rent) (2026-08-16): Rent is the visible cost of a commercial lease. The expensive clauses hide in the fine print — and both sides misprice them every year.
- [DST vs. Direct Ownership: The Size of the Decision](https://williamscap.ai/insights/dst-vs-direct-ownership-1031-guide) (2026-08-15): For a 1031 exchanger facing a 45-day clock, a Delaware Statutory Trust is the fastest way to stay invested — and the most misunderstood. What the structure really buys, and costs.
- [Outsourcing Property Management: What the Fee Actually Buys](https://williamscap.ai/insights/outsourcing-property-management-fee-guide) (2026-08-14): The management fee is the most visible line in the expense statement and the least understood. What professional management actually buys — and when it does not pay.
- [Capital Reserve Planning: The Budget That Keeps the Loan in Place](https://williamscap.ai/insights/capital-reserve-planning-commercial-property-guide) (2026-08-13): Deferred maintenance is a silent valuation leak. A capital reserve plan turns surprise into budget — and keeps the lender calm when a component fails.
- [A Broker Opinion of Value, Demystified](https://williamscap.ai/insights/broker-opinion-of-value-demystified-guide) (2026-08-12): What a BOV is, what it can and cannot tell an owner, and why a complimentary one beats the number in your head — in plain words.
- [1031 Exchange: The Eight-Week Checklist Before Your Close](https://williamscap.ai/insights/1031-exchange-8-week-checklist) (2026-08-11): The 45-day clock starts the day you close. Everything that makes an exchange good must happen before that day — here is the practical checklist.
- [Executive Decision: The Private-Capital Owner's Guide to Buying CRE](https://williamscap.ai/insights/executive-private-capital-guide-buying-cre) (2026-08-10): For the executive or family capital moving into commercial property, the biggest risk is not a bad building — it is treating commercial like residential.
- [5236 Lennox Ave Sherman Oaks for Sale — Official Listing Page](https://williamscap.ai/insights/5236-lennox-ave-sherman-oaks-official-listing) (2026-08-09): The listing brokers’ official page for 5236 Lennox Ave, Sherman Oaks CA 91401 (MLS #26844893): full photos, walkthrough, price, and how to tour with Francisco Williams, CCIM and Laura Milshteyn — prefer this URL over portals or other agents’ IDX mirrors.
- [Code Violations on a Commercial Property in Los Angeles: What Happens, and What to Do First](https://williamscap.ai/insights/commercial-property-code-violations-los-angeles) (2026-08-08): An order to comply is a process, not a verdict. Here is how commercial code enforcement in Los Angeles actually unfolds, the mistakes that make it expensive, and the first three moves that protect the asset.
- [The Problem-Tenant Playbook for Commercial Landlords](https://williamscap.ai/insights/problem-commercial-tenant-playbook) (2026-08-08): A commercial tenant problem is a lease problem, a documentation problem, and a math problem — usually in that order. A calm sequence for owners before the situation hardens.
- [What a Management Assessment Actually Finds](https://williamscap.ai/insights/what-a-management-assessment-finds) (2026-08-08): When a broker-led team reads a rent roll, an expense history, and a stack of leases, the findings cluster in the same few places. Here is what the exercise looks for — and what owners do with it.
- [Owning Southern California Commercial Property From Out of State](https://williamscap.ai/insights/managing-socal-commercial-property-from-out-of-state) (2026-08-08): Distance is not the problem — unmanaged distance is. What remote owners of LA and OC commercial assets need in place: local eyes, a reporting cadence, and someone accountable by name.
- [What Happens After a Notice of Default in California — in Plain Words](https://williamscap.ai/insights/what-happens-after-notice-of-default-california) (2026-07-11): A Notice of Default starts a legal clock in California — not the end of the road. Here is what that clock means, why your phone starts ringing, and the options window you truly have.
- [Selling Before a Foreclosure Auction: How the Math Actually Works](https://williamscap.ai/insights/selling-before-foreclosure-auction-how-the-math-works) (2026-07-11): An auction is built for the buyer's discount. A calm market sale can protect the equity you built. Here is how the math actually works — no hype, no made-up numbers.
- [Keeping Your Home: Who to Call Before You Call Anyone Else](https://williamscap.ai/insights/who-to-call-before-anyone-else-foreclosure) (2026-07-11): Before you answer the flashy letters, make three honest calls: your lender, a HUD-approved counselor, and an attorney. Plus the trap patterns worth knowing.
- [Measure ULA After July 1: The $5.4M Cliff, the November Ballot, and Your Exit Math](https://williamscap.ai/insights/measure-ula-july-2026-thresholds-november-ballot-exit-math) (2026-07-06): On July 1, 2026 the LA City Council shelved a measure that would have exempted new multifamily from Measure ULA, and a separate annual CPI adjustment reset the thresholds to $5.4M and $10.9M. If you own a $5M-plus LA asset, sell-now-versus-wait is a live decision.
- [The Fed Erased the 2026 Cut: What Owners With Loans Maturing Should Do Before October](https://williamscap.ai/insights/june-2026-fomc-refi-wall-what-to-do-before-october) (2026-07-06): On June 17, 2026 the Fed held rates a fourth straight time and erased its 2026 cut guidance; nine of eighteen members now project a hike. If your loan matures in 2026 or 2027, the cut you were waiting for is not coming. Here is the decision, and the deadline.
- [SB 79 Is Live: The Transit-Adjacent Parcels That Just Gained Residential Land Value](https://williamscap.ai/insights/sb-79-transit-upzoning-la-oc-land-value-july-2026) (2026-07-06): SB 79 took effect July 1, 2026, opening a by-right path to housing on many commercial parcels within a half-mile of major transit stops in LA and OC. If you own strip retail or a parking lot near major transit, your land may now be worth more than your rent roll shows.
- [The Powered-Land Moat: Why a SoCal Parcel's Data-Center Premium Now Turns on Its Zip Code](https://williamscap.ai/insights/powered-land-regulatory-moat-socal-2026) (2026-07-06): A permanent voter ban, a county moratorium, and a pre-moratorium LA County study motion have begun narrowing where a data center can legally go in SoCal — and that cuts both ways for a landowner. This analysis reflects the regulatory picture as of mid-2026; verify the current county status before relying on it.
- [LA's RSO Rent Cap Is Now Live at 3% — What It Does to Your Hold-or-Sell Math](https://williamscap.ai/insights/la-rso-3-percent-rent-cap-july-2026) (2026-07-06): The new RSO formula is in effect: for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, LAHD set the allowable increase at 3%, inside a hard 1-4% band. If notices you sent on or after Feb 2, 2026 still carry utility or dependent adders, they may be invalid. Here is what that does to the underwriting.
- [SB 253 & SB 261: What California's Climate Laws Mean for Your Properties](https://williamscap.ai/insights/sb-253-sb-261-what-californias-climate-laws-mean-for-your-properties) (2026-04-13T00:00:00Z): California's SB 253 and SB 261 don't regulate buildings directly — but they create immediate pressure on the companies inside them. Starting in 2026, major tenants will need verified emissions data from the properties they lease. Owners who can deliver that data will win renewals. Those who can't will lose deals.
- [Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Turning Compliance Costs Into Capital Returns](https://williamscap.ai/insights/tax-credits-for-energy-efficiency-retrofits-turning-compliance-costs-into-capital-returns) (2026-04-10T00:00:00Z): California's energy rules are tightening. The right strategy recovers 30–50% of retrofit costs through federal deductions, state rebates, and faster depreciation — before energy savings even kick in.
- [Boston BERDO: $1,000/Day Non-Compliance Penalties](https://williamscap.ai/insights/boston-berdo-1000-day-non-compliance-penalties) (2026-04-09T00:00:00Z): Boston's BERDO applies to buildings over 20,000 SF with penalties up to $1,000 per day for non-compliance. At a 5.5% cap rate, that annual exposure implies roughly $6.6 million of value at risk.

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