Stanley Black

Stanley Black has over 60 years of experience as a real estate developer and owner of income producing real estate. Initially he was a co-founder of KB Development & Management. At KB, Black developed over sixty office, multi-family and retail projects throughout Southern California, in the period from 1955 to 1975 which consisted of over ten million square feet. As President of KB Management, Stanley supervised a staff of nearly 200 hundred-people involved in the construction, operation and management of the KB portfolio. The majority of the KB developed properties were sold and the proceeds have been reinvested into numerous properties throughout the country. Following the passing of his partner Arthur Kaplan in 1985, Stanley and his son Jack formed Black Equities and opened their office in Beverly Hills. Bob Barth joined them, and Stanley and Bob created SB Management to continue investing and developing into income producing assets. A large number of the properties are leased to numerous major office, retail and industrial users under long-term net leases. Stanley has been honored by numerous civic organizations over the years, including the City of Hope, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Boy Scouts of America and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He is active in charities throughout the Los Angeles area such as Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Union Rescue Mission. He is also a member of the World Business Council, Chief Executives Organization and former Young Presidents Organization Member.