CLD Team

	California Landmark

ABOUT CLD

THE CLD TEAM

Ken Kahan, Principal

Ken Kahan founded California Landmark Group in 1988. To date CLG has invested or developed more than 3,000,000 square feet of residential and commercial properties. The company has been involved in a wide variety of real estate projects including single family homes, townhomes, four and five story multifamily buildings, senior housing, industrial parks, office buildings, high-rise luxury housing and mixed use projects.

Ken focuses on all aspects of the development process including acquisitions, design, planning and entitlement issues, finance and partner relations, construction, marketing and sales. Over the past 25 years, Ken has fostered positive working relations with local and state representatives, planning and building departments and neighborhood groups to insure successful, on schedule and on budget projects.

Community activities play a significant role in Ken's schedule. He is passionate about regional planning and development issues and is a member of several real estate organizations. He is a frequent speaker on real estate matters, has been a lecturer on real estate development at the UCLA Anderson School of Business and has participated on several regional housing initiatives. Ken has also acted as a pro bono developer for several community real estate projects. He is currently overseeing the master planning on a 2700 acre campus in Simi Valley on behalf of a charitable organization.

As the son of Holocaust survivors, Ken has found it important to become involved in the Jewish community in Los Angeles. Ken is currently a member of the executive committee of the American Jewish University (AJU), was a co–founder of the Jewish Federation's Real Estate Professionals Organization (RPO), and former chair of the real estate Moriah Society. Ken is a member of the American Jewish Committee and is passionate about all topics pertaining to Israel and the Middle East.

A native of Los Angeles, Ken Kahan attended UCLA where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) and Juris Doctor (Law Review) degrees. Ken lives in Los Angeles and is married to his wife Roneet for nearly 30 years. They have three children who are in college or already in the work force.

Lou Jacobs , joined California Landmark in 1996 as a partner and chief financial officer. He is responsible for financial analysis, underwriting, tax planning and management of California Landmark’s projects and investments. Additionally, Jacobs oversees and structures sales and acquisition transactions and debt and equity placements.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the California State University at Northridge, with honors, and became a California licensed Certified Public Accountant in 1983. Jacobs began his professional career in 1981 at the Big 8 accounting firm Arthur Young and Company in Los Angeles, where he focused on clients involved in all aspects of real estate development. He gained insight into tax planning, accounting philosophy and practice through exposure to diverse base of client operations.

In 1984, Jacobs joined Austram Corporation Ltd. as vice president of finance. He was promoted to chief financial officer and subsequently to president of Austram U.S. Inc., where he was responsible for the Australian company’s U.S. portfolio. While at Austram, he was directly involved in land development, residential construction and investments in office buildings and shopping centers.

Patrick Roberts is originally from Seattle, Washington where he attended the University of Washington and received a B.S. degree in Construction Management. Later Patrick attended the University Of Southern California where he graduated with an M.B.A. in Real Estate Finance.

Patrick started his career in Los Angeles with Morley Builders where he was responsible for estimating and managing numerous construction projects, with the most notable being the Westwood Center. In 2002 Patrick joined RAD Ventures, a Live/Work and condominium developer involved in creating the resurgence of the Venice neighborhood. Patrick quickly became the Development Manager at RAD where he was responsible for the evaluation, working design, construction and consummation of new developments. At RAD Patrick concentrated primarily on project feasibility, finance, design coordination and construction management. Patrick is currently responsible for overseeing all post entitlement work at California Landmark, focusing primarily on construction management and finance.

Patrick is passionate about smart development and is looking to work some GREEN into CLD’s upcoming projects.

Pat Luke joined California Landmark in 2011 as the Vice President of Acquisitions, where he oversees all acquisition and financing activities for the company.

Prior to joining California Landmark, he was Director of Multifamily Acquisitions for Starpoint Properties, a Beverly Hills based investment and operating company focused on value added and opportunistic investments. In this role, he managed the acquisition, disposition and financing of investments for the company. During his tenure with StarPoint, Pat managed the successful closing of more than $480 million in multifamily acquisitions and dispositions in the western United States. Of the deals acquired and sold under his management, he delivered an average investor Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of more than 42%.

Prior to joining StarPoint in 2005, Mr. Luke worked for commercial real estate brokerage firms Marcus & Millichap and Voit Real Estate Services, where he closed in excess of $60 million in sales.

Pat graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and the UCLA Real Estate Alumni Group.

Jason Feld is a native of Southern California. He graduated from California State University Northridge with a BA degree in Business Administration.

Jason joined CLG Management in 2009 as Regional Vice President. He heads up the Property Management multifamily residential division. Jason brings an extensive background with numerous years and a wide range of experience in Property Management and Operations to Keystone.

Before joining CLG he worked with several leading industry management firms for over 20 years gaining invaluable experience while working on a vast variety of apartment and condominium conversion projects. His past experience also included high –rise developments and overseeing large to small scale value add renovation projects. Jason also understands the importance of providing excellent customer service to ensure resident satisfaction and a projects success to maximize the financial return.

Kristina Fielder, a native of Venice, CA attended Venice High School and continued her education at Santa Monica City College.

Kristina began her career working in the loan department of United National Bank. In 1994, Kristina received her Real Estate Salesperson License and worked for Bankers Property Group, a property management and real estate sales company. Her responsibilities included management, leasing, remodeling, accounts payable and receivable for 400 apartment units.

In 1997, Kristina joined California Landmark where she assumed responsibility for day to day apartment management, leasing, and remodeling as well as directly working with the CFO with project accounting. In growing with the company, Kristina has become involved in the acquisition and entitlement process working with government agencies including City Council Offices, LA Housing Department, and City and State Coastal Commission offices.

During development and construction, Kristina is responsible for design professionals’ contract administration, reviewing GC draw requests, and submitting owner draws to lenders. Kristina also coordinates tract map clearances, Quimby and School tax refunds, and insurance bonds. Upon completion of a project, Kristina acts as a liaison between HOA Boards and management companies and assists in post construction customer service. Kristina also oversees the property management activities of the company’s residential and commercial portfolio.