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Chris is a Southern California real estate professional with more than 25 years of executive-level sales and business experience across residential, commercial, development, and finance. He holds a bachelor's degree in public relations and an MBA from University of Southern California. He spent several years with Christie's International Real Estate and its auction division in Beverly Hills before recently joining colleagues to launch an independent boutique real estate firm.
With experience representing buyers, sellers, investors, and developers in multimillion-dollar residential and commercial transactions, Chris's background spans real estate sales, building, development, mortgage banking, and acquisition financing, giving him a broad understanding of multiple sides of the industry. He also previously led business development for a major Southern California commercial builder and prefabrication company.
Chris's approach to hospitality and first-class service was shaped by direct mentorship from founders Horst Schulze of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Tom Yeardye of Jimmy Choo, where he gained deep insight into luxury service, branding, and client care. Chris is also dedicated to philanthropy, having helped raise more than $15 million for anti-human trafficking and child welfare causes.
Every engagement begins with a thorough understanding of your goals — financial, lifestyle, and legacy. We listen first, advise second.
Whether buying or selling, we develop a bespoke strategy grounded in hyper-local market intelligence and 25 years of transactional expertise.
Leverage our deep network of off-market listings, institutional buyers, private sellers, and industry relationships unavailable to the general market.
From offer to close, we manage every detail with white-glove attention — negotiation, due diligence, escrow, and beyond — so you can focus on what matters.
An extraordinary contemporary compound in the Malibu Mountains, adjacent to the Rosenthal Winery along a shared property line — the Malibu Orchard Estate was listed by Christopher Lakkees, who represented the sellers while working closely with their architect over a six-month period as the property completed its final phase of construction. This 32-acre sanctuary is built to the highest fire and seismic safety standards, featuring a fortified concrete moment frame, an all-glass elevator, and cascading water features throughout. The three-story main residence spans 8,182 SF with 3,100 SF of exterior terraces, a resort-style pool, persimmon orchard, guest house, pool house, and cottage. The estate sold off-market for an undisclosed amount.
Inquire About Similar Properties±75,000+ SF of institutional-grade big-box retail occupying a fortress position within the dominant regional shopping destination for a multi-county primary trade area of 150,000+ residents. Ownership is structurally independent of the center — fee-simple title with dedicated access, separate utilities, and a fully autonomous loading court.
Offered as a stabilized redevelopment opportunity featuring a 30-Year Absolute NNN lease currently in the final stages of execution, with zero ongoing landlord obligations upon commencement. The asset benefits from a significant eight-figure institutional infrastructure overhaul — including an institutional-grade loading court, dedicated dock separation, and heavy-power electrical build-out — creating a virtually irreplicable replacement cost moat at acquisition pricing of approximately 54% of replacement cost.
The trade area benefits from a large, stable federal military presence providing a reliable, non-cyclical demand layer — insulating NOI from recessionary pressure. ±25,000 SF of Junior Anchor retail upside adjacent to the primary asset creates a clear path to estimated stabilized yield of 7.5–7.9% upon lease-up. An ideal 1031 exchange vehicle with bond-like, passive NNN cash flow upon commencement.
Request Offering MemorandumChristopher has produced award-winning documentary films addressing human trafficking and the global exploitation of women and children — work that has been screened before the United States Congress, the United Nations, and parliamentary bodies across multiple continents, collectively raising over $15 million for survivors and prevention efforts worldwide.
Christopher has spent nearly a year guiding our search, methodically, patiently, and without ever once pushing us toward a deal that wasn't right. He's talked us out of more properties than he's recommended, each time with a clear-eyed explanation of why the presentation didn't match the reality. That level of of honest counsel is extraordinarily rare.
After losing our home in the fires, Christopher helped us navigate one of the most emotional searches of our lives. When negotiations reached a critical point, he made a selfless decision that most agents would never make. Because of it, we got the home. He chose us over himself.
What sets Christopher apart isn't just his track record; it's the sheer breadth of his institutional knowledge. Because he has sat on every side of the table: from development and construction to mortgage banking and high-end brokerage. He sees the variables in a commercial deal that most agents simply miss. He approaches a property not just as an asset to be sold, but as a financial vehicle to be optimized. Having worked with him on a complex acquisition, I found his ability to marry sophisticated financial modeling with the white-glove service of a luxury consultant to be a rare, high-value combination. He is a strategist, not just a broker.
A curated list of past clients, principals, and industry colleagues
is available to qualified prospects upon direct inquiry.
Whether you're buying, selling, or exploring investment opportunities, Christopher is ready to help you move with confidence in Southern California's most prestigious markets.
