Vice Chairman, Newmark Knight Frank

Jay Luchs, a vice chairman at Newmark Group Inc., is one of the best-known retail real estate brokers in L.A. Last year he completed 92 deals worth $350 million and represented LVMH in their $200 million purchase of the Luxe Hotel on Rodeo Drive. In 2020, he was involved in the sale of 457-459 N. Rodeo Drive to the Rueben Brothers for $122 million. In 2018 he assembled four properties for LVMH for what will become the highly anticipated Cheval Blanc hotel. Besides LVMH, Luchs also counties, KITH, Fred Segal, Kitson, RealReal and Ray-Ban among his clients. Luchs is on the board of trustees of Pomfret School in Pomfret, Conn., where he graduated from high school. He is also n the board of MOCA’s Acquisition and Collection Committee.

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