David Swerdlow
Senior Associate
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David Swerdlow is a Senior Associate with CBRE’s Retail Investment Properties – West team, advising clients on the acquisition, disposition, and 1031 Exchange of retail investment properties throughout the Western United States. The Retail Investment Properties – West team is recognized as an industry-leading group of retail investment property experts with specialization in single-tenant assets, strip centers, anchored centers, distressed assets, redevelopment and repositioning opportunities, and parcelized disposition strategies. Leveraging institutional-quality expertise, broad-based and cooperative marketing strategies, and unparalleled access to private capital investors, the team has completed over 688 retail transactions totaling more than $10 billion in value since 2012.
In his role, David works closely with clients to develop and execute tailored strategies aligned with their investment objectives, whether through acquisition, disposition, or exchange transactions. Prior to joining the Retail Investment Properties – West team in 2019, David worked on a CBRE Retail Investment team in Queensland, Australia, where he gained valuable experience underwriting properties and supporting transaction execution across a range of property types. David understands the importance of brokerage specialization while leveraging a multi-discipline brokerage platform, superior marketing capabilities, and a team-based approach to deliver strong results in today’s investment market.
Since 2012, this team has been responsible for the disposition of the following retail transactions:
- 683 retail transactions (1Q2026)
- Over 44 million square feet of GLA (1Q2026)
- An aggregate value in excess of $10.2 billion (1Q2026)
Education
- University of California, Santa Barbara -Bachelor’s Degree
Team Overview – Retail Investment Properties - West
Retail IP-West Available Properties
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Click to View All ListingsSpecializing in Retail Investment Services throughout the West
The Retail Investment Properties – West (Retail IP‑West) team focuses exclusively on retail investment properties throughout the Western United States, including California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona. Leveraging CBRE’s multidisciplinary, market‑leading platform, the team delivers strategic advisory services for the disposition and acquisition of retail assets—consistently achieving superior outcomes for institutional and private clients. The team is also known for successfully exporting “California capital” to retail projects across the Western U.S.
Recognized as long‑standing leaders in retail investment sales, Retail IP-West concentrates solely on retail assets within the Western region. The team represents portfolios, anchored shopping centers, strip centers, single‑tenant net‑lease (STNL) assets, specialty retail projects, and distressed/REO or Receivership assignments, and was an early pioneer of the parcelized disposition strategy.
Based in Orange County, California, the team is composed of seasoned professionals with deep institutional and private‑capital relationships. Their combination of institutional‑quality execution and unmatched access to private‑capital investors—both domestically and internationally—creates a powerful and highly effective brokerage platform.
Experience
The Retail IP‑West team has completed 1,101 retail transactions, totaling more than 80.7 million square feet and valued at over $16.1 billion. The team has represented many of the largest, most high‑profile retail assets in the Western U.S. and is honored to serve some of the most sophisticated institutional owners and private investors in the industry.
Broker Cooperation
Retail Investment Properties – West (Retail IP - West) team is committed to complete and unrestricted broker cooperation. Historically, more than 75% of assets sold on behalf of private investors have been acquired by buyers represented by cooperating brokers. For institutionally owned assets, the cooperation rate is approximately 35%. Our approach is built on transparency, openness, and maximizing market exposure:
- No Buyer Registration Requirements: the team does not utilize buyer registration agreements—which can discourage cooperation and impede free information sharing—unless specifically required by the client or property owner.
- Full Public Availability of Listings: all team listings are posted on this website and accessible 24/7. NRP West does not maintain “pocket” listings or “off market” inventory.
- Consistent Cooperating Broker Fees: the team always offers a cooperating brokerage fee on its listings, except in cases where the client or owner instructs otherwise.
