Sand Hill Property Company was founded in 1988 by Peter Pau and Susanna Pau. Today, the Company is recognized as one of the reputable and successful real estate investment and development companies in the Silicon Valley. Over the last two decades, the company has developed over USD$1 billion worth of real estate projects. The Company’s Silicon Valley portfolio of stabilized investments and development projects includes shopping centers, mixed-use communities, office complexes, and hotels. Sand Hill handles all aspects of the investment and development process, including acquisition/disposition, financing, planning/government entitlement, design, construction, leasing, and property management. Sand Hill Property Company‘s accomplishment is attributed to its corporate philosophy that honesty and integrity are indispensable traits of a successful business. The Company has been responsible for the development of many of Silicon Valley’s communities and has earned the trust of the region’s municipal governments, as well as the respect of its peers.
Multifamily |
Office |
Retail |
Hotels |
Mixed-use |
Affordable Housing |
JV partnership |
Acquisition/Fee Simple |
Value-add |
Development |
Mr. Pau holds a bachelor’s degree from the University California, Berkeley and a master’s degree in construction management from Stanford University. Mr. Pau was born in Shanghai and raised in Hong Kong. For over 30 years, he has made his home in the Silicon Valley and is very active in his community. He is very committed to living his Christian faith and is an involved member of his church. He and his wife enjoy golfing together.
Susanna Pau, along with her husband Peter, is co-founder of Sand Hill Property Company. Prior to founding SHP, Ms. Pau was a financial advisor at Boise Cascade and an auditor for Blue Cross. She later worked as a top commercial real estate broker for Feher Young Commercial Real Estate in San Francisco. Ms. Pau holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of California, Berkeley. Ms. Pau was born and raised in Hong Kong. Over the past thirty years she has made her home in the Silicon Valley and is very involved in her community. She is very committed to the Christian faith and is an active member at her church. Ms. Pau is very passionate about the SHP Foundation, a charitable organization that she co-founded with her husband. Ms. Pau enjoys playing golf, singing, playing bridge, bible study fellowship and spending time with her five birds.
Mike Kramer is a Portfolio Manager for Sand Hill Property Company. He oversees acquisition, financing, development, leasing, and asset management for several projects and is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with our institutional partners and investors. Previously, Mike was a Project Leader for the Boston Consulting Group, with a focus on economic development, municipal government, financial services, and technology clients. Before joining BCG, he served the White House in the Office of Management and Budget, involved in economic stabilization, housing finance, and financial regulation. Mike has prior experience in investment banking, management consulting, and structured finance, and is a licensed certified public accountant. He earned an MPA from Harvard, an MBA from Wharton, and a BS and MS from the University of Illinois, where he studied accounting and finance.