REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
Panattoni Development Company has named Tyler Banton as Partner, strengthening the firm’s leadership presence across Southern California’s industrial real estate market.
Banton steps into the role with extensive experience spanning development and acquisition strategy, entitlements, capital structuring, construction management, asset management, and dispositions. His appointment reflects Panattoni’s continued focus on expanding its footprint and reinforcing its long-term investment strategy in one of the nation’s most competitive industrial regions.
“We are grateful to have Tyler join our team as the local Partner for Southern California,” said Tim Schaedler, Managing Partner, Western U.S. “Tyler started his career at Panattoni and it is great to have him back in this expanded role. His experience and knowledge of the market will continue to move us forward in the region.”
Banton previously served as Market Leader and Partner at an emerging industrial development firm, where he launched and established the company’s Southern California office in 2022. In that role, he led acquisition sourcing and underwriting, entitlement strategy, capitalization, construction oversight, and asset management functions. As the firm’s senior regional representative, he directed daily operations and spearheaded its Southern California growth initiatives.
His leadership responsibilities later expanded to overseeing the Western U.S. Region, where he managed execution and performance of a 4.7-million-square-foot industrial development portfolio. In addition to portfolio oversight, Banton was responsible for driving regional operations and strategic expansion efforts across multiple Western markets.
Now returning to Panattoni — where he began his career — Banton will focus on further strengthening the firm’s Southern California platform, deepening relationships with capital partners, municipalities and brokerage teams, and identifying strategic development and acquisition opportunities throughout the region.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to build on the strong foundation Panattoni has established across Southern California,” Banton said. “I’m excited to lead our next chapter of growth as we deepen our presence and partnerships statewide. In Southern California we will continue to focus on land entitlement, speculative development, and build-to-suit opportunities as well as opportunistic acquisitions.”
Panattoni, one of the largest privately held industrial developers in the world, operates offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. The company has maintained a strong presence in Southern California for decades, developing more than 25 million square feet locally and 661 million square feet worldwide. The appointment of Banton signals the company’s commitment to maintaining disciplined growth while navigating evolving market conditions, entitlement complexities, and capital markets dynamics that continue to shape the region’s industrial landscape.
With demand for logistics, distribution, and advanced manufacturing space remaining a key driver across Orange County, the Inland Empire and greater Southern California, Banton’s experience in both entrepreneurial office building and large-scale regional portfolio oversight positions him to guide Panattoni’s next phase of expansion.
His return to the firm marks both a homecoming and a strategic step forward as Panattoni continues to invest in leadership talent to support long-term growth across the Western United States.
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