Executive Vice President, Director of Retail | Brokerage
Lee J. Shapiro serves as Executive Vice President, Director of Retail for Kennedy Wilson Brokerage in Los Angeles. For the past 31 years, he has specialized in the sale and leasing of commercial investment properties throughout Southern California with a focus on office, retail, and development sites. Lee has extensive experience in assisting private capital and institutional owners/developers of retail and office product with the design and leasing of new projects as well as repositioning of existing properties.
Over the course of his career, Lee has closed over 1,000 transactions worth $1.5 billion. He is currently the exclusive agent for over 1.8 million square feet of commercial space across Southern California. In 2021, he completed 43 transactions representing more than 200,000 square feet of commercial real estate valued at $73 million.
Recent notable transactions include a 14,248-square-foot lease with Erewhon Market in Culver City, a 14,700-square-foot lease with CVS in Santa Monica; a 11,500-square-foot lease with CVS in DTLA; 25,000-square-foot lease with Plum Market in Hollywood; the disposition of a four-property portfolio of drive-thru bank branches in Burbank, San Pedro, Lake Forest and Torrance; leases with Whole Foods and BevMo!; and leases with Sephora, CorePower Yoga, Mendocino Farms, Philz Coffee and Salt & Straw at Culver City’s new mixed-use development, The Culver Steps.
Prior to joining Kennedy Wilson Brokerage, Lee worked at Charles Dunn Company, where he most recently served as Senior Managing Director.
International Council of Shopping Centers
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
| AEW | Greystar | Northern Trust Bank |
| Atlas Capital | Hackman Capital | Ocean West Capital Partners |
| Berkshire Group | Hanover Company | Oceanwide Plaza LLC |
| BetaWest | HEI Hotel/Gatehouse Capital | Onni |
| BlackRock Realty | Heitman | OTO Development |
| Bolour Associates | Host Hotels & Resorts | OUE |
| CalPERS/CalSTRS | HP Investors | Rising Realty Partners |
| Carlyle Group | ICO Development | Sares-Regis Group |
| CGI Strategies | Jade Enterprises | Silverstein Properties |
| Chandler Partners | The Kor Group | Starwood Corporation |
| CIM Group | Korean Airlines | Steelwave |
| Cypress Equity Investments | LaTerra Development | The Wolff Company |
| The Dinerstein Companies | Ledcor | Tooley Interests |
| DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners | Legacy Partners | UCLA |
| East West Bank | Lennar | US Bank |
| ELK Development | Lubert Adler | USAA |
| Essex Property Trust | Main Street Advisors | Vintage Capital Group |
| Fifield Companies | Mill Creek Residential | Wiseman Development |
| GID | Minneapolis Teachers Annuity | Wood Partners |
| Gilmore Associates | Monarch Development | WS Communities |
| Goldrich Kest | NMS Properties |
2022 Leaders of Influence: Commercial Real Estate Brokers – Los Angeles Business Journal
2021 Influencers in Retail - Globe St.
2021 Best Retail Sale Silver Award - San Fernando Valley Business Journal
2019 Influencers in Retail - Globe St.