Brent Ball is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and is a founding principle with the new Ball
Investment Group (BIG) – an affiliate of KW Commercial—formed in early 2010 – and has been an
industry producer for more than two decades. Brent joined KW Commercial Santa Monica as a
Commercial Director, ALC and CLC member for both KW Commercial Santa Monica and Pacific
Palisades offices. Brent specializes in advising clients on all aspects of tenant, landlord, investor and developer representation including retail/office/industrial and multifamily, development, strategic planning, leasing, purchase/sale, market/economic rents and concessions, contractual flexibilities, architectural /space planning issues, construction/tenant improvements and building systems issues. He provides the full range of real estate advisory services to tenants, investors, landlords and developers.
Throughout his career, Brent has completed several hundred lease/sale/development transactions
totaling over 2 million square feet. Clients have included; Food 4 Less, Vons, Stater Bros., Walgreens,
Thrifty Rite Aid, Carl’s Jr., Wendy’s, Del Taco, Taco Bell, McDonalds, Denny’s, 7-11, OfficeMax, LA
Fitness, Jazzercise, Chevron, Arco, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Nextel, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Boys
and Girls Club, Goodwill Industries, Time Warner, Hollywood Video, Baskin Robbins, Starbucks,
Quizno’s, Togo’s Sandwiches, Subway, Domino’s Pizza, Papa Johns, Pizza Hut, Factory 2 You, Curves 4
Women, United States Post Office, Music Cares, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,
Carlisle Flooring, Cube Vision, Rock & Republic, Hot Records West, Spot LA, Screen Engine, ComDev
International, and many other prominent clients.
Brent joined DBL Realtors to help launch the Commercial Division. After the acquisition of DBL by
Sotheby’s International Realty, Brent noticed a need for a boutique commercial company that had it’s
Client’s Best Interests in mind. Realizing this need he started Commercial Broker’s International, a full service commercial brokerage, along with two other partners.
Prior to joining Commercial Brokers International, Brent was with Bollenbacher & Kelton, Inc., a
commercial/residential real estate Owner/Developer/Manager for 11 years where he was Director of
Commercial Real Estate. Brent was responsible for leasing, acquisition, disposition and development services for the company, with a California Retail Shopping Center Portfolio, comprised of 16 properties,
over 4.5 million square feet, and a portfolio value of over $1 Billion Dollars.
For four years prior, Brent worked with Westwood Financial Corporation, a leading retail shopping center
Owner/Developer/Manager.
Brent is a member of the following; (ICSC) International Counsel of Shopping Centers, (ACRE)
Association of California Real Estate Executives, Beverly Hills – Malibu and San Diego Board of Realtors,
and various Chambers of Commerce.
Brent will be a featured guest on “Go Commercial!” Saturday October 6th from 3-4 PM.
Check out the Ball Investment website: http://ballinvestmentgroup.com/
