LOS ANGELES-Kennedy Wilson, an international real estate and investment services firm, has added Justin Weiss to its Kennedy Wilson Brokerage Group Los Angeles office as senior associate, GlobeSt.com learns exclusively. Weiss comes to the firm from the Downtown Center Business Improvement District and is an expert in the Downtown Los Angeles market.

Weiss was instrumental in recruiting big-name tenants to the Downtown area and helping to revitalize the market. He was involved in enlisting JW Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Urban Outfitters and Target, just to name a few, and obtained equity and debt financing for multifamily properties and creative office space.

“I am eager to work with my colleagues at Kennedy Wilson to continue bringing more creative tenants and outstanding investments to Downtown Los Angeles,” Weiss says. “I am anxious to do all I can at this firm to create jobs and help Los Angeles take its place as the greatest city in the world.”