Laurie
Lustig-Bower
Ms. Lustig-Bower began her career in commercial real estate 33 years ago with CBRE and now holds the title of Executive Vice President with the firm. Her Executive Vice President title, given to those among the highest level of revenue production, is shared by approximately 75 of the 3,000 professionals within CBRE’s national platform. She is the founder and leader of Team Lustig-Bower, a group of eight professionals specializing in the sales of apartment buildings, condominium conversions/reversions and land for development of multi-housing properties. In the past 17 years alone, Ms. Lustig-Bower and her team have handled over $10 billion in real estate transactions. Ms. Lustig-Bower has been rated one of the top brokers in the United States for the past 26 years. As one of the first brokers to focus on marketing Los Angeles properties to the international market, Ms. Lustig-Bower is known for selling the eight acre Robinsons May development site at 9900 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills for $500 million in 2007 to a London based buyer and then again in 2014 to a China based buyer.
United States
- Winner of the Gold Award for the Best Land Deal in both 2021 and 2020 – Los Angeles Business Journal
- Winner of the Gold Award for the Best Land Deal 2021 – San Fernando Valley Business Journal 2020 CBRE Top 10% Nationally
- Winner of GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum’s 2020 Women of Influence Highest Award - CATEGORY STANDOUT 2019 & 2018 CBRE Top 20% Nationally
- 2017 Nominated by the Los Angeles Business Journal for Top Deal in Los Angeles
- 2017 Nominated by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal for Top Deal in the San Fernando Valley
- 2017 CBRE Top 10% Nationally
- 2016 America’s Most Honored Professional – Top 5% Award
- Named by BISNOW as one of Los Angeles’ POWER WOMEN in Commercial Real Estate in 2016 and 2014
- Inducted into Real Estate Forum’s national “Women of Influence Hall of Fame” in 2015
- Winner of the Silver Award for the Best Land Deal 2015 – Los Angeles Business Journal
- Named “2014 Power Broker” by CoStar
- Winner of both Gold and Silver Awards for the Best Land Deal 2014 – Los Angeles Business Journal
- Nominated for the Los Angeles Business Journal "Women Making a Difference" – 2002, 2004 through 2008, 2012, 2014 through 2020
- Los Angeles Business Journal – 2014 “Who’s Who in Real Estate”; 2010 Finalist “Women Making a Difference”
- Real Estate Forum magazine: one of Southern California’s Top Brokers in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2000
- Real Estate Forum’s Women of Distinction Designation – 2013
- Number 1 Broker in CBRE Nationally for the Private Capital Group – 2012, 2011, 2010
- Number 2 Team in CBRE Nationally for the Private Capital Group – 2010
- Awarded the 2011 CBRE National Excellence Award for the Private Capital Group
- Number 1 Multi-family Broker in CBRE in Southern California – 2009
- Number 2 Broker in CBRE Nationally for the Private Capital Group – 2009
- Achieved 2008 Top 5 Multi-housing Broker Ranking for CBRE nationally
- Nominated for the San Fernando Business Journal “Women Who Mean Business” – 2006, 2004, 2003
- Nominated for the San Fernando Valley Business Journal “Honoring Women in Commercial Real Estate Award” – 2005
- Listed as one of “Southern California’s Women of Influence” by Real Estate Southern California magazine – 2008, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
- Received the “CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) 2005 Renaissance Award” for her outstanding career in commercial real estate
- Presented with the 1998 and 1995 “Top Multi-Housing Broker of the Year Award” and nominated or runner up for the 2001, 2000 and 1999 “Top Multi-Housing Broker of the Year Award” by the Los Angeles Business Journal
- Nominated for the Los Angeles Business Journal 1997 and 2001 “Woman of the Year Award” and listed as one of the “25 Key Women in Commercial Real Estate”, 1999
- Ranked Number 1 Broker nationally in the CB Richard Ellis/Private Client Group, 2007; ranked nationally in the top 12% of CB Richard Ellis/Private Client Group 2006
- Ranked Number 1 Broker in the CB Richard Ellis Beverly Hills office – 2007, 2005
- Voted by her peers in the Beverly Hills Office of CB Richard Ellis for the “Salesperson of The Year Award” based upon the highest level of ethics and integrity – 2000
- Received “Team of the Year” Award – 2004, 2005, 2010
- Ranked in Top Ten Broker in CBRE Office: 26 years
Credentials
- Advisory Board Member for CBRE Investment Properties Group – 2014 through 2016
- Advisory Board Member for CBRE Private Capital Group – 2009 through 2014
- Board of Governors Member for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – 2008 through 2021
- Cabinet Member of the Los Angeles County Jewish Federation’s REC (Real Estate and Construction Division)
- Advisory Board Member for CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) – 2005 through 2009
- Board of Governors Member for IRETO (International Real Estate Trade Organization)
- Board of Directors member – CB Richard Ellis Women’s Network – 2000 through 2003
- Advisory Board Member for Anderson School UCLA – 2004, 2003
