With over 38 years of commercial real estate experience, Mr. Black provides in-depth market knowledge, professionalism, and tenacity in representing his clients. His proven track record is a result of his precise and strategic management of all aspects of the transaction process, and complex negotiation abilities.
Mr. Black has closed over 23 million square feet of transactions with clients including GTE/Verizon, LBA Realty, Sears, Amgen, Weyerhaeuser, Lockheed Martin, The Foursquare Church and many more. Prior to joining KW Commercial, he was a Managing Principal with CBC Advisors and was an Executive Managing Director at Cassidy Turley/DTZ. Before that, he spent six years at NAI Capital and was awarded top producer companywide in 2011. Mr. Black also spent three years at Newmark Knight Frank as Managing Principal and 12 years at Cushman & Wakefield as Executive Director where he was continually recognized nationally as a top-producing broker, including #1 in the Western Region in 2001.
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
§ GTE/Verizon - 3MM SF in 416 locations in the Western U.S. - sales and leasing
§ LBA Realty, 700,000 SF sale & leaseback with GTE/Verizon (Westlake Village, CA & Everett, WA); subsequent leasing of 55,000 square feet to General Dynamics; 45,000 square feet to Guitar Center; 39,000 square feet to Inphi Corp., 37,000 square feet to Equinox Fitness Center, & 22,000 square feet to Swiss Re.
§ Lockheed Martin, 353,000 sq. foot corporate headquarters located in Calabasas, CA
§ Sears Corporation, 330,000 square foot distribution center in Chatsworth, CA
§ Applause, 323,000 square feet for two distribution centers in Carson, CA
§ Weyerhaeuser, 250,000 square foot distribution facility in the Inland Empire
§ Genuity, 200,000 square foot regional office campus in Dallas, TX
§ Amgen, multiple assignments worldwide - 24 acquisitions
§ The King’s University, 160,000 square foot campus in Van Nuys, CA
§ Spelling Television, 118,000 square feet for a production facility in Van Nuys, CA
§ Clairol/Bristol-Myers, 112,000 square feet production facility in Camarillo, CA
§ Qwest, 85,000 square foot Telecom Switch and admin office facility in Burbank, CA
§ Calabasas BCD, 38,000 square foot office to On Assignment in Calabasas, CA
§ Nationwide Medical, 38,000 square feet office in Agoura Hills, CA
§ Foursquare Church for the disposition of multiple properties across the U.S. - 207 sales (incl $51M & $21M property in Los Angeles, $20M property in Echo Park, CA and $40M property in Portland, OR)
§ Zen Offices, full floor office leases in West Palm Beach, FL and Denver, CO
