Profile
Lee J. Shapiro serves as Executive Vice President, Director of Brokerage for Kennedy Wilson Brokerage in Los Angeles. For the past 35 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.
Career History
Over his career, Shapiro has closed over 1,300 transactions worth nearly $2 billion. Since 2022, he has completed 100 transactions representing approximately 371,000 square feet of commercial real estate valued at $188 million and is currently the exclusive agent for over 3 million square feet across Southern California.
Recent notable accomplishments include a 23,000-square-foot lease with Bristol Farms 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 CVS; and the completion of 41,000 square feet of leasing with Sephora, CorePower Yoga, Mendocino Farms, Salt & Straw, Philz Coffee, Pop’s Bagels, Afuri Ramen + Dumpling, Yunomi Handroll and Formula Fig 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.
Affiliations
International Council of Shopping Centers
Education
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
Select Clients
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
Starwood Corporation
Chandler Partners
The Kor Group
Steelwave
CIM Group
Korean Airlines
The Related Companies
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
Awards
CoStar Power Broker
2024 Influencers in Retail - Globe St.
2023 Best Retail Lease Silver Award - Los Angeles Business Journal
2023 Influencers in Retail - Globe St.
2021 Influencers in Retail - Globe St.
2021 Best Retail Sale Silver Award - San Fernando Valley Business Journal
2019 Influencers in Retail - Globe St.