Transwestern

Biography

TRANSWESTERN ROLE

As Managing Director, Josh specializes in the sale of multifamily investment properties and development sites throughout the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area for both private and institutional clients. As a founding member of the Multifamily Investment Services team in Los Angeles, Josh has closed sales in excess of 1,200 multifamily units, 87,000 square feet of land for development and $293,000,000 of sale value for its clients since the team’s inception in 2014.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Since joining Transwestern in 2014, Josh has established strong bonds with his clients by consistently acting as their trusted advisor. He brings nearly 20 years of real estate brokerage, acquisitions and asset management expertise to the team. His experience includes complex financial analysis, due diligence and joint venture structuring for all types of real estate.
 
Most recently, Josh was associate director at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, specializing in sourcing and closing multifamily and land sales transactions throughout the Los Angeles metro. Previously, he served as director of asset management for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s 1.1 million-square-foot shopping center and mixed-use portfolio in Southern California. Josh spent seven years at the Watt Companies working on acquisitions, where he sourced and underwrote over $900M of value-add and core plus retail and multifamily acquisition opportunities. He began his career as a senior associate with Deloitte’s financial advisory services group, where he learned the fundamentals of commercial real estate valuation and gained valuable experience working in a fast-paced consulting environment.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION / RECOGNITION

Josh is an active member of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, where he serves on the Products and Services Council, as well as the UCLA Ziman Real Estate Alumni Group. He has been recognized with the following at the annual Transwestern West Region Awards:
  • Top Producing Team: 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Deal of the Year, 2018, 2019

EDUCATION

Josh holds dual bachelor’s degrees in economics and history from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a licensed real estate broker in the state of California.