David Kluth
David Kluth is an executive managing director in NKF’s downtown Los Angeles office.
David Kluth is an executive managing director in NKF’s downtown Los Angeles office, where his transaction advisory practice is focused on a wide array of user-oriented projects. As a 30-year veteran of tenant representation, David offers comprehensive expertise to successfully execute complex real estate solutions and manage portfolio account clients. To date, David has closed approximately 20 million square feet of lease, purchase and build-to-suit transactions, and he and his partner of 25 years, Josef Farrar, have built a core team of eight real estate professionals. David’s advocacy solely on behalf of tenants has resulted in 20-plus-year relationships with clients including Brown & Riding Insurance, CallisonRTKL, Conifer Health and Wedbush. David has also completed multiple transactions for The J. Paul Getty Trust, Murad, Seyfarth Shaw and Wells Fargo Bank, among others. Prior to joining NKF, David was executive vice president and managing director at DTZ and Studley’s office in downtown Los Angeles, where he had his first success representing office space occupiers. David initially gained experience at Langdon Rieder Corporation. Among his industry recognitions, David was featured as one of Real Estate Southern California magazine’s “Southland Rising Young Stars Under 40” in 2005. More recently, David has received the CoStar Power Broker Award recognizing the top office-leasing broker in Los Angeles for multiple consecutive years. He is often quoted in real estate articles as an industry expert.
- SpecialtiesTenant Rep (Office)
- LanguagesEnglish
- MarketsIndianapolis, Los Angeles, Orange County (California)
- Property TypesHospitality, Industrial, Office
- AwardsBest Office Lease award, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2015
- Websites
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- EducationKluth holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was a four-year varsity athlete, All-American swimmer, team captain and qualifier for the 1988 U.S.A. Olympic Team Trials.