Dean Zander is a Vice Chairman operating from Newmark’s Century City and Santa Monica, California offices and specializing in multifamily investment sales throughout the Southern California market. During the course of his 30-year career, Zander has closed on transactions valued at more than $11.9 billion across 58,000 units.
Zander represents institutional and large private capital clients, including Nuveen, Blackstone, Western National Group, Sares Regis, Prudential Real Estate, Equity Residential, AvalonBay Communities, Essex Property Trust Inc., Jackson Square Properties, The Bascom Group and Davlyn Investments, among others.
Prior to joining Newmark, Zander held senior brokerage roles at CBRE, Berkadia and Sperry Van Ness. For nearly 25 years, he has consistently ranked among the top 5% of the most successful investment sales advisors at the brokerage firms with which he has been associated. As an investor and owner himself, Zander is an expert in the nuances of multifamily financials, operations, management and marketing, and his real-world insights create strategic advantage for clients.
Partial Client List
- Blackstone
- Nuveen
- Western National Group
- GID
- Sares Regis
- Prudential Real Estate
- Equity Residential
- AvalonBay Communities
- Essex Property Trust Inc.
- Jackson Square Properties
- The Bascom Group
- BCE
- Davlyn Investments
Professional Achievements
- Top Five CBRE Multifamily Advisor, 2017 to 2024
- Top 10 Berkadia Advisor, 2010 to 2017
- Top Five Hendricks & Partners Advisor, 1999 to 2009
- Top 10 Sperry Van Ness Advisor, 1994 to 1998
Education
Zander attended University of California, Los Angeles, where he double-majored in Mathematics and Computer Science.