Douglas Cancienne - The Founder

Douglas Cancienne Sr. is the president and chief executive officer of DC Commercial, a firm that truly embodies the philosophy of Creating Value through Superior Representation. Mr. Cancienne founded DC Commercial in 1992, because he saw the need for a better kind of brokerage company. In the early 1990's Mr. Cancienne was CEO of a commercial real estate syndication company. Prior to the opening of these companies, Mr. Cancienne was the top-performing broker both nationally and regionally at a well known and major commercial real estate company. During his tenure there, he opened one of the company's most successful offices. Previous to working for this company, Mr. Cancienne was likewise the top-performing broker of another major real estate brokerage company, where he and his office were the most successful company-wide. Mr. Cancienne has worked with and trained many of the top brokers in Southern California. During his
25 year career, Mr. Cancienne has brokered close to two billion dollars in real estate transactions, which include office buildings, retail centers, shopping centers, land, apartment complexes, mobile home parks, mini storages, HUD financed transactions and bond-financed properties. Prior to his career in the real estate industry, Mr. Cancienne was President and CEO of a radiopharmaceutical company in the 1970's. Mr. Cancienne attended Louisiana State University and received his Bachelors of Science Degree from the University of Louisiana. Afterwards, Mr. Cancienne received his Doctorate from the University of the Pacific (Cum Laude). Included among Mr. Cancienne's professional associations, memberships and affiliations are the Apartment Owners Association of Los Angeles, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the National Association of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors, the Building Owners and Managers Association, the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and the Southland Regional Association of Realtors.

 

Broker License No. : 01208699     License No.: 00839347

Contact Douglas Cancienne at dc@dccommercial.com  or

(310) 698-1801.



Cynthia Burts - Senior Vice President / Investments

Cynthia Burts began her career in commercial real estate in 1988 working with Douglas Cancienne, the nation's leading commercial real estate broker. Cynthia is currently Senior Vice President Investment Sales at DC Commercial in Century City and has consistently been one of the top income earning agents for the company for over 16 years.
Cynthia brings a unique blend of qualities to each transaction. By possessing exceptional skills in negotiating with buyers and sellers on a wide variety of major deal problems, she creatively and continually puts together deals by thinking outside of the box. Her tenacity made her a favorite among many investors who appreciated her emphasis on comprehensive client solutions. Her skills in multi-tasking escrows through to the finish line are unsurpassed and come from a combination of being a Senior Escrow Officer before beginning her career in commercial real estate and 21 years of creative deal making in every product type. Although Cynthia has a wide range of experience, she has focused on the sale of apartment buildings in the Hollywood/Mid-Wilshire apartment market for the past
16 years. Her track record speaks for itself as she has sold literally hundreds of apartment buildings in and around her area of specialization.

License No.: 01134271
Contact Cynthia Burts at cb@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5858.



William Keck - Vice President/Investments

William Keck is a Vice President / Investments with DC Commercial in Century City. William specializes in Commercial Investment Sales, with a specific focus on Office and Retail. His product knowledge, underwriting, due diligence, marketing skills, financial analysis capabilities and deal management ability assist every client in successfully acquiring or disposing of each particular transaction.

William strives to bring excellent customer service to every client.  William attended the University of Southern California where he received a Master of Real Estate Development graduate degree. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. William has been in the Real Estate industry for over 15 years. Prior to joining DC Commercial, William was the Managing Director of a Residential Development Company on the East Coast. He began his career as a leasing agent with Jon Douglas Commercial in West Los Angeles. He subsequently worked as a Site Acquisition/Project manager for D. Garvey Corp building out Cellular networks for clients including AT&T and Sprint/Nextel. In addition, he was a financial analyst for a boutique hedge fund based in Hong Kong, China.

License No.: 01141150
Contact William Keck at wk@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5855.



Giles Donovan - Vice President/Investments

Giles Donovan is a Vice President with DC Commercial, and a California Licensed Broker. Prior to joining DC Commercial Giles spent 2 years as a partner with ØC Development Partners, a Los Angeles based partnership focused on distressed asset purchases in Southern California. Since 2002 Giles has managed the new development of over 300,000 sq ft of office space, thousands of multi-family apartment units and ancillary retail as part of mixed use developments. Giles is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, and has a Masters in Real Estate Finance from Reading University Business School, the UK’s premier Real Estate school.

Some of Giles’ clients include Barclays Bank Plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, HDG Mansur, and numerous Los Angeles based investors.

License No.: 01898418
Contact Giles Donovan at gd@dccommercial.com or (310) 929-5902.



Eric Girod - Senior Investment Consultant

Eric Girod is a Senior Investment Consultant with DC Commercial, specializing in both multifamily and commercial investment brokerage.  Eric began his commercial real estate career in 1984.  Although he was involved in the sale of shopping centers and apartment buildings, his area of expertise was Land and Development opportunities in Southern California.  He would go on to receive the designation of top salesperson on numerous occasions.
After relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1998, Eric joined the number one office of the nation's largest Commercial Investment Brokerage Companies and specialized Multi-family sales. In 2005, Eric joined DC Commercial focusing on Multifamily and Mixed Use Buildings as well as land for development of apartment buildings and affordable housing. 
Eric earned his Associate Arts degree in Economics and was on the Dean's Honor Roll at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. 

License No.: 00872949
Contact Eric Girod at eg@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5859.



Edon Kagasoff - Investment Consultant

License No.: 01487709
Contact Edon Kagasoff at ek@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5841.



Johnny Han - Investment Consultant

A short time after his graduation from UCLA, Johnny Han joined the DC Commercial firm and has consistently elevated his knowledge of commercial investments. He has been groomed his entire life to perform beyond expectations due to his families involvement in commercial real estate brokerage.

As a lifelong resident of Los Angeles, Johnny Han can put his insider knowledge to work to assist in all commercial property needs in your neighborhood of choice. Johnny Han also uses the latest Internet marketing tools to expose your property to the widest possible range of qualified buyers but more importantly is constantly interacting with past and future clients who are actively in the market.

Why choose Johnny Han for your commercial real estate needs? For one thing, he really listens to you and will work tirelessly on your behalf. He believes that success depends not just upon technical expertise and skill, but most importantly upon interpersonal relationships.

Contact Johnny Han at jh@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5857.



Jin Hong - Investment Consultant

License No.: 01885122

Contact Jin Hong at wh@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5842.



Dave Duong - Investment Consultant

Dave Duong graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mathematics/Applied Science. Dave specializes in selling commercial properties with an emphasis on apartment buildings in the Southern California market.  Prior to entering the real estate industry, Dave has worked as a senior statistical analyst and project manager with one of the 3 major Credit Bureaus in the United States and one of the top lending banks.  With this diverse knowledge of the credit and lending side, it allowed Dave to put deals together when others could not.

By staying on top of the commercial/apartment real estate market and through his extensive level of service, Dave has received many referrals from satisfied clients.  Coming from a technical background, it allowed him to accurately determine and better analyze the market valuations of properties.  Combined this along with his negotiation skills, Dave has assisted many of his clients to obtain top dollars for the disposition or exchange of their properties.  Ultimately, more than buying and selling of commercial real estate, building relationships is the end goal behind each and every transaction that Dave services.

License No.: 01320484

Contact Dave Duong at dd@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5804.



Michael Craven - Investment Consultant

Michael Craven graduated from Stanford University with a degree in International Relations and an emphasis in Comparative Political Economy.  Michael is an Investment Consultant at DC Commercial, specializing in West Los Angeles Multi-Family Investment property.  He prides himself on his dedicated work ethic, unparalleled passion, and commitment to understanding each client’s real estate needs.

License No.: 01904667

Contact Michael Craven at mc@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5840.



Nasia Aissaoui - Investment Consultant

License No.: 01903677

Contact Nasia Aissaoui at na@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5846.



Kevin Cancienne - Investment Consultant

Kevin Cancienne is an Investment Consultant with DC Commercial in Century City, CA. Kevin is a Graduate of USC in Business Entrepreneurship and was part of the Early Admission Business Honors program. Kevin specializes in the sale of shopping centers, office buildings and industrial properties in Downtown Los Angeles.

Contact Kevin Cancienne at kc@dccommercial.com or 310-698-1800.

Steve Yi - Senior Research Analyst

Contact Steve Yi at sy@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5844.



Yuka Wachtel - Director of Marketing

License No.: 01891339
Contact Yuka Wachtel at yw@dccommercial.com or (310) 873-5850.



Leora Amid - Research Analyst

Contact Leora Amid at la@dccommercial.com or (310) 698-1800.