Bob Safai
Founding Partner, President
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bob Safai is the Founding Partner and President of Madison Partners, the leading boutique commercial real estate firm in Southern California. He is widely considered to be one of the premier investment sales brokers in the Western United States.
With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Safai leads a specialized team of senior commercial real estate professionals focused on the disposition and acquisition of investment properties on behalf of domestic and international clients.
Since founding Madison Partners in 1996, Mr. Safai has participated in the sale, leasing and financing of more than $27 billion in assets. While Bob’s best recommendations are his career sale figures, his reputation is further enhanced by numerous honors, including the selection as Top Sales Broker by Real Estate Forum, perennial ranking on the Real Estate Southern California “Hot Brokers List” and “Power Broker” awarded by Costar Group.
| Property Address & Location | Price |
|---|---|
| Maple Portfolio | Beverly Hills, CA | $330,000,000 |
| 801 S. Figueroa Street | Los Angeles, CA | $177,200,000 |
| 9536 Wilshire / 131 Rodeo | Beverly Hills, CA | $151,000,000 |
| 1901 Avenue of the Stars | Century City, CA | $150,000,000 |
| 1600 Rosecrans Avenue | Manhattan Beach, CA | $150,000,000 |
| 400 & 600 Corporate Pointe | Culver City, CA | $121,000,000 |
| 12121 Wilshire Boulevard | Brentwood, CA | $111,000,000 |
| 6922 Hollywood Boulevard | Hollywood, CA | $92,000,000 |
| 12233 W. Olympic Blvd | Los Angeles, CA | $73,000,000 |
| 407 N. Maple Drive | Beverly Hills, CA | $70,700,000 |
| ABB Building | Houston, TX | $69,800,000 |
| Farmers Market I, II & III | Sacramento, CA | $69,350,000 |
| 150 + 151 El Camino | Beverly Hills, CA | $66,000,000 |
| CBS Studios – 6121 Sunset Boulevard | Hollywood, CA | $66,000,000 |
| Washington Mutual Portfolio III | Chatsworth, CA | $63,500,000 |
| 660 S. Figueroa Street | Los Angeles, CA | $62,400,000 |
| Cruzan Monroe Portfolio | San Diego County, CA | $61,800,000 |
| Trident Hughes Portfolio | So. California, CA | $60,950,000 |
| Warner Commerce Center | Woodland Hills, CA | $60,000,000 |
- Abbey Company
- Alliance
- Arden Realty
- AREA
- Argent Ventures
- Bank of America
- Blackrock
- Brookfield
- Carlyle Group
- Cerberus Capital
- Cigna
- CIM
- Clarion Partners
- Colony Advisors
- Cornerstone
- Embarcadero
- GE Real Estate
- Goldstein Planting
- Greenlaw Partners
- Guggenheim
- Hudson Capital
- IDS
- Investco
- Jamison Properties
- JP Morgan
- Kearney Real Estate Company
- Kennedy Wilson
- LeFrak Family
- Legacy Partners
- Lincoln Property Co.
- Lionstone
- Lowe Development
- Morgan Stanley
- Perry Capital
- Prudential
- RBS
- Rising Realty Partners
- Starwood Capital
- The RREEF Funds
- The Ratkovich Company
- TIAA-CREF
- Trammell Crow
| Paul Brady Managing Director THE CARLYLE GROUP 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 575-1700 |
Victor Coleman Principal HUDSON CAPITAL 11601 Wilshire Boulevard #1600 Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 445-5700 |
| Ambrose Fisher Managing Director OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 333 S. Grand Avenue, 28th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 (213) 830-6300 |
Sam Hooker Director of Acquisitions EMBARCADERO CAPITAL PARTNERS 1301 Shoreway Road, Suite 250 Belmont, CA 94002 (650) 373-1615 |
| Jordan Kaplan Principal DOUGLAS EMMETT REALTY 808 Wilshire Boulevard #200 Santa Monica, CA 90401 (310) 255-7700 |
Damian Manolis Managing Director PRUDENTIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS 4 Embarcadero Center #2700 San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 291-5012 |
| Robert Murray Director THE PRAEDIUM GROUP 270 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10012-3327 (212) 224-5600 |
Richard Newman Principal LOWE ENTERPRISES 11777 San Vicente Boulevard #900 Los Angeles, CA 90049 (310) 571-4279 |
| James Street Vice President, Dispositions PRUDENTIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS Two Ravinia Drive #400 Atlanta, GA 30346 (770) 395-8614 |
Steve White Executive Vice President ANGELO GORDON 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1020 Los Angeles, CA 90067 (310) 777-5440 |
| Kevin Zoryan Executive Director MORGAN STANLEY 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2400 Los Angeles, CA 90067 (310) 788-2266 |
Michael Elizondo Executive Managing Director FIDELITY REAL ESTATE GROUP 82 Devonshire Street, E27B Boston, MA 02109 (617) 563-0609 |
| Mario Mirabelli Asset Manager BLACKROCK REALTY 300 Campus Drive, Suite 300 Florham Park, NJ (973) 264-2796 |
Richard Sherman Executive Vice President DAVID GEFFEN COMPANY 12011 San Vicente Boulevard #606 Los Angeles, CA 90049 (310) 581-5900 |
| Eric Samek Principal AEW Capital Partners 601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2150 Los Angeles, CA, 90017 (213) 312-2631 |
David K. Gottlieb Chapter 7 Trustee D. Gottlieb & Associates, LLC 15233 Ventura Boulevard, 9th Floor Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 (818) 539-7720 |
