In an industry where experience counts, one would think you’d be
hard pressed to find 30 stellar commercial real estate profession-
als under the age of 30 that would knock your socks off, even in a
region as large Southern California. Actually, the opposite is true.
The difficulty for us was choosing only 30 of these stars to fit into
this feature. Many of our young pros—brokers, lawyers, execu-
tives, financiers, users—have in their short careers amassed a list
of accolades that would be impressive by any standards. Here are
our top 30 commercial real estate stars under age 30.
WARREN BERZACK ( 29)
Vice President
Investment Real Estate Associates
Berzack, a top producer in the Valley, has successfully brokered more
than $400 million in transactions
for a large and diverse client base.
He specializes in multifamily, commercial and triple-net properties, as
well as 1031 exchanges. Berzack has
completed investment sales transactions in approximately 20
states. Among his accolades are the Outstanding Achievement Award by IREA, GE/Trustreet Properties Top Gun
Award and the Million Dollar Milestone and Outstanding
Achievement Award.
CARRIE BOBB ( 29)
Senior Associate
CB Richard Ellis Inc.
Bobb earned the CBRE Rookie of
the Year award in 2005 as a retail
specialist in San Diego. Over the past
18 months, she has represented Mas-
sage Envy in 10 lease transactions
throughout the region, represented
Sonic Drive-In in the company’s first San Diego opening in
2008 and has tenants like Radio Shack and Firestone on her
resume. Significant landlord representation assignments include the 414,000-square-foot La Jolla Village Square and the
110,000-square-foot Flower Hill Mall. During Bobb’s five-year
commercial real estate career, she has been involved in retail
transactions totaling 1. 5 million square feet with combined
consideration of more than $355 million.
JOSH BOEHLING ( 29)
Vice President
Dwyer-Curlett & Co.
Boehling, who arranged debt and equity for a number of Dwyer-Curlett’s
clients in the past seven years, has
become a key member in the firm’s
Newport Beach office. He has been
involved in more than $500 million
in debt and equity transactions in the
past three years. Major closings in 2008 include the $50-million
sale of four industrial buildings in Los Angeles to Guardian
Life; the $28-million financing for three warehouse buildings
in Southern California and Sacramento; and the $17.5-million
construction/permanent loan on a to-be-built multi-tenant
warehouse in the City of Industry.
