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View My Sale ListingsAustin Wolitarsky is a partner in SoCal Retail | Investments Sales & Leasing Advisory, a CBRE team based in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, CA. The team provides a unique full service (sales & leasing) partnership approach to its investor, developer, landlord, and tenant clients. The team has in excess of 75 years combined retail experience, 250 properties sold for consideration of over $2.8 billion, and involvement in 200 Million SF of leased space.
An expert in retail properties, Austin serves dual functions within the team. His primary role involves new business pursuits, marketing, underwriting, and execution of the team’s investment sale assignments throughout California, with an emphasis on Southern California. Additionally, Austin’s skillset is utilized in the team’s Institutional Landlord and Corporate Tenant Accounts business which entails the oversight, management, and optimization of retail portfolios. Austin is consistently recognized by clients for his strategic mindset, exemplary communication, and dependable follow-through.
Austin was a two-time CBRE college summer intern in 2012 & 2013, he joined the firm full-time as a member of the 2014 CBRE “Wheel Program”, a highly sought-after training program awarded to four college graduates in the GLA/OC region each year. Austin is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University where he earned the Howard B. Drollinger Real Estate Scholarship as well as a bachelor’s degree in Business Entrepreneurship. Outside the office, Austin is an avid golfer and fitness enthusiast. He also enjoys mentoring college graduates and young professionals looking to enter the Commercial Real Estate Industry.
- California Real Estate License
- Council Member, Loyola Marymount University Real Estate Alumni Council
- Member, ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers)
- Member, ULI (Urban Land Institute)
- Loyola Marymount University bachelor’s degree in business administration – Entrepreneurship
- Confidential | 1001 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA | $36,250,000 | 42,689 SF
- The Westside Center (West LA), Los Angeles, CA | $25,325,000 | 133,087 SF
- (Former) Chase Bank Portfolio [4], Various, CA | $11,959,000
- Confidential (West LA), Los Angeles, CA | $11,000,000 | 11,859 SF
- CVS + Shops, Azusa, CA | $7,750,000 | 18,864 SF
- Family Dollar & Dollar Tree, Long Beach, CA | $5,332,000 | 21,779 SF
- 2701 South PCH, Hermosa Beach, CA | $4,850,000 | 6,031 SF
- (Former) Banc of California, Whitter, CA | $4,380,000 | 6,586 SF
Team Overview
Specializing In Retail Investment Properties Throughout California
As the business of retail becomes more complex, retail property investors need advice they can rely on. Advice that cuts through complexity with creativity, adds value, and delivers tangible business results.
Our team has been helping real estate investors maximize the value of their retail properties during the acquisition, re-tenanting, repositioning, redevelopment and disposition process for more than 45 years. We specialize in retail properties and retail portfolios throughout California including single tenant, strip, high-street, mixed-use, neighborhood, and community shopping centers.
Supported by our retail leasing partners, financial consulting group, and debt/structured finance professionals, the team is highly skilled in the implementation of advanced CBRE retail analytics and marketing technologies to create superior outcomes for our clients.
Our value proposition is simple. We MAXIMIZE RETURNS for our clients by drawing on our extensive experience, innovation and dedication of sales and advisory expertise.
2021 Sales Statistics
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27
buildings sold
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$112,234,000
total consideration
2022 Sales Statistics
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22
buildings sold
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$102,355,883
total consideration
Featured Clients
- Caruso Affiliated Holdings
- Continental Development Group
- Ezralow Companies
- GPI Companies
- M & H Realty
- MerloneGeier Partners
- Primestor Development
- Rich Development
- Scanlan Kemper Bard
- SKB
- Topa
- Village Properties
- Watt Companies
- Zinkin Development
- 150+ Private Individuals & Developers
- American Realty Advisors
- Macerich
- MetLife
- The Praedium Group LLC
- Prudential
- Regency Centers
- Transwestern Investment Group
- Weingarten Realty
Client Testimonials
discussion about whether we should hire a broker at all, we settled upon Simon Mattox and his Team, we could not be happier that we did. Simon and his team did a fantastic job dealing with our diverse ownership group, soliciting dozens of competitive offers, and ultimately selling the property for a price that exceeded our expectations. His team could not have been more responsive and professional, and I wholeheartedly recommend Simon and the CBRE SoCal Retail – Investment Sales & Leasing Advisory Services Team to anyone considering selling commercial property.
In the News
Insurance giant selling 22 standalone banks leased to JPMorgan Chase, asking for $149.5M.
Lavissani has purchased a development site in Inglewood near the new SoFi Stadium and other planned projects in the city for nearly $11 million.
- L.A. Business First
Paris Baguette buys 54,000 square feet in Orange County for West Coast office
February 7, 2022
The South Korean chain with U.S. headquarters in New Jersey will use the Costa Mesa property for a regional office.
Success Stories
High Street Retail

53,321 SF
Sunset & Swarthmore assemblage, for major redevelopment, sold to Caruso Affiliate

36,504 SF
Highly desirable Westside location at Pico Blvd. & Westwood Blvd. Overcame many property related obstacles, sold to Weingarten

10,390 SF
Street front retail in the heart of Pacific Palisades, sold to Simms Development

8,222 SF
Trophy Santa Monica location at 26th St. & Wilshire Blvd. Tremendous interest and sold to high net worth local investor.

89,074 SF
High barrier of entry / affluent trade area property with upside potential.

18,147 SF
Six (6) high street Westside retail/office assets, sold five (5) to Blatteis and Schnur and one to owner/user.

13,970 SF
High profile South Bay beach front redevelopment project

13,195 SF
Marketed 2017 - procured 9 highly competitive offers. Ownership opted to reposition the asset themselves.
Redevelopment / Repositioning

16,408 SF
Represented client MetLife in the sale of a former Chase Bank branch. Sold to private Los Angeles based value add investor.

5,346 SF
Represented client MetLife in the sale of a former Chase Bank branch. Sold to Western US based developer who repositioned the property as urgent care.

Represented client Banc of California in the sale of their former bank branch. Sold to Orange County based Value Add Investor.

Represented client MetLife in the sale of a Former Chase Bank Branch. Sold to Texas Based Value Add Developer.

188,608 SF
Kmart (short-term lease) anchored center slated for major repositioning

133,087 SF
Represented the seller, a Los Angeles based family investment company in the sale of a vacant K-Mart + shops. Sold to Red Mountain Retail Group who repositioned into a Smart&Final Extra! / LA Fitness anchored center.
Grocery Anchored

31,272 SF
Grocery Outlet & Dollar Tree anchored neighborhood center

148,000 SF
Ralphs & CVS anchored center

108,424 SF
Lassens Market & Fort Washington Fitness anchored center

104,589 SF
Ralph's & CVS anchored center
Multi-Tenant Strip Centers

18,684 SF
Represented a Los Angeles based family real estate co. in the sale of a CVS anchored neighborhood center. Sold to Orange County based 1031 exchange buyer.

21,779 SF
Represented a Los Angeles based developer in the sale of a two tenant (Family Dollar / Dollar Tree) neighborhood center. Sold to a Orange County based 1031 exchange buyer.

30,234 SF
Overcame existing environmental contamination and secured all-cash 1031 exchange buyer
Single Tenant NNN

42,000 SF
Represented a CA based developer in the sale of a STNL Vallarta Supermarkets. Sold to Los Angeles based 1031 exchange buyer.

12,370 SF
Represented the seller of a STNL Tesla Dealership. Sold to Los Angeles based family real estate company.

4,050 SF
Represented a family trust in the sale of a STNL Kneaders Bakery & Café. Sold To Denver based 1031 exchange buyer.

10,060 SF
Represented New Mexico based developer in the sale of a STNL Family Dollar. Sold to Texas based 1031 exchange buyer.

11,000 SF
Represented Los Angeles based family real estate co. in the sale of a STNL Wells Fargo. Sold to institutional buyer out of New York.

9,490 SF
Represented client MetLife in the sale of a STNL Walgreens. Sold to California based family trust in a 1031 exchange.
Portfolios

90,368 SF

996,544 SF

890,000 SF