Professional Experience
Associated Office
Erik joined CBRE in 2017 with a passion for all things retail. He leads in the strategy and execution of leasing over 1MM square feet of retail and restaurant space, with a special emphasis on ground-up mixed-use development, adaptive re-use and investment sales.
Erik is data driven, creative and systematic. He pairs the art & science of retail with deep relationships, an intimate knowledge of Los Angeles and a mastery of the CBRE platform.
Culver City light-rail station with over 80,000sf of retail & restaurant space; 240,000sf office (leased entirely to HBO); first-of-its-kind 148-key boutique hotel; 1+ acre park and plaza. Client is Lowe, AECOM Capital and Rockwood.
Cumulus District
Transit-oriented development by Carmel Partners at Jefferson & La Cienega. 1,210 apartments, a 1+ acre public park and plaza, and 100,000sf of retail & restaurant, including a market-setting 50,000sf Whole Foods.
West Edge
Mixed use development in West LA by Hines with 91,000sf of retail, restaurant and grocer space; 600 apartment units; and 160,000sf of creative office.
3TLA
Leasing a 20,000sf Downtown Arts District compound by RYDA including flagship rooftop terrace.
Brick Works
Adaptive-reuse of a former grocery in trendy Echo Park by Champion Development. Consulted in the re-development and tenanting of 15,000 sf.
Rolling Hills Plaza
Set the market in rates and tenant curation of a 500,000sf retail plaza in Torrance near Palos Verdes. Anchored by Whole Foods, Trader Joes, 24 Hour Fitness, AMC Theaters.
Santa Monica Business Park
Selected by Boston Properties for retail consulting following the $625MM+ acquisition of the 1.2MM sf office campus.
- Whole Foods- 50,000sf at Cumulus District (LL)
- Dry Bar- Rolling Hills Plaza, Torrance (LL)
- Bluestone Lane- 2041 Colorado, Santa Monica (LL)
- Sidecar Donuts- Rolling Hills Plaza, Torrance (LL)
- Supertoro (K2 Restaurants)- Brick Works Echo Park (LL&TT)
- Kreation Juice- 3rd & Traction, Arts District (LL)
- Shiok! Asian Street Food- Rolling Hills Plaza, Torrance (LL&TT)
- Nekter Juice – Rolling Hills Plaza, Torrance (LL)
- Terraza Cha Cha Cha – 3rd & Traction (LL)
Erik is a lifelong Angelino with a deep love for his city. He joined CBRE after a career in restaurant consulting and management and enjoys cooking, hiking, and movies. Erik graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a double major in Economics and Psychology and lives in Highland Park.
- AECOM
- Banc of California
- Boston Properties
- Bristol Group
- CALSTRS
- Champion Development
- Hines
- Invesco
- La Caze Developemnt
- Lincoln Property Company
- Ohio STRS
- RYDA
Team Overview
Available Properties
Search PropertiesSpecializing in Retail & Mixed-Use Throughout Los Angeles.
Zachary Card, Erik Krasney, and Patrick Ylagan are one of Southern California’s leading full-service retail teams.
Recognized as industry-leading leasing and investment sales professionals, they focus on retail and mixed-use properties primarily located in the LA Metro and surrounding trade areas. Based in Beverly Hills, California, the team consists of 4 seasoned professionals, with both institutional and private client relationships, that possess a deep understanding of CBRE’s unparalleled platform and access.
The team implements unique leasing and sales strategies for a variety of assets including urban mixed-use developments, high street retail, anchored neighborhood centers, lifestyle centers, well-located strip centers, single tenant assets, and specialty retail projects including food halls and entertainment centers. The team has a unique advantage of providing a distinct approach to creative and experiential merchandising and has “created” a multitude of new popular retail destinations from the ground up.
The team also represents best in class National, Regional and Local tenants including chef-driven restaurants, a dynamic mix of food & beverage concepts, innovative retail brands, health & wellness concepts, daily needs providers and additional service-oriented tenants.
Lastly, as a full-service retail consultants for both private and institutional investors, the team leverages retail expertise, from acquisition, re-positioning, disposition, as well as debt services and property management.
With unparalleled market knowledge, asset experience, investor relations and deep tenant relations on a local, national and international level, this fully integrated CBRE retail team ensures the delivery of successful results for a variety of client needs in today's rapidly changing retail environment.
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