Scott Burns

Scott F. Burns.  Burns joined Wilson Commercial Real Estate in January 1998. His primary focus has been shopping center in-fill and new development leasing of commercial properties throughout Southern California. Scott is actively involved in the leasing and account management of the 75 retail properties in the Wilson Commercial Real Estate listing portfolio. He has represented major institutional property owners such as General Growth Properties, Weingarten Realty Investors, Burnham Pacific, Westwood Financial, Auburndale Properties, Regency Centers and ICI Development. In 2009, Scott led the effort to launch Wilson Commercial Real Estates tenant representation division by securing an exclusive assignment with Dollar Tree Stores. He continues to pursue growth in tenant representation and has since been instrumental in securing and overseeing additional retailer assignments.

Mr. Burns, a native of Southern California, graduated from California State University at Northridge with a bachelor's degree in Business Law and holds a California Department of Real Estate Salesperson license. He remains active with his university as a guest lecturer and member of the California State University Real Estate Department program committee. As an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), he is the Western Division Lead Ambassador of ICSC's Ambassador Program, member of the 2013-2014 ICSC Leadership Nominating Committee, member of the John T. Riordan Education Scholarship Judging Panel and member of the Southern California Program Planning Committee. Scott was a founding member and former chair of ICSC's Next Generation Advisory Group and remains an active emeritus member of the Advisory Group


Scott Burns

President
Wilson Commercial Real Estate
11601 Wilshire Blvd #1650
Los Angeles, CA 90025-0509
Phone: (310) 473-4424
Email:

sburns@wcre.net

Christopher A. Wilson

Christopher A. Wilson.  Wilson has 23 years of retail commercial real estate experience in the Southern California market. His expertise is concentrated on the leasing and sales of institutional quality shopping centers representing the Landlord. He has participated in the leasing of more than five million square feet of retail space and the sale of 50 shopping centers during his career with a total value exceeding $750 million. 

Prior to forming Wilson Commercial Real Estate in 1990, he served as Vice President of Champion Development and was responsible for the acquisition, development and leasing of over $25 million of retail projects in northern Los Angeles County and began his retail real estate career in 1985 as a retail specialist with Grubb & Ellis working in the San Gabriel Valley. Preceding his commercial real estate career, Mr. Wilson held a position as a manufacturer's representative selling seasonal and sporting goods product lines to major chain retailers across the 11 western states.

Mr. Wilson graduated from the University of Southern California in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and received his Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University in 1985. He holds a California Department of Real Estate Broker license.

Mr. Wilson is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). He has served on its Southern California Program Committee since 1996 and served as the ICSC California State Chairman and a member of the ICSC's San Fernando Valley Local Program Committee. He has served as the Chairman of ICSC's Western Division Conference in Palm Springs, the Southern California Idea Exchange in Long Beach, the Co-Chair of ICSC's California Alliance Program and was formerly ICSC California State Government Relations Co-Chair. He is also a frequent speaker at ICSC and other industry programs. Mr. Wilson is an ad hoc professor at the USC Lusk School of Business in the MRED program teaching shopping center planning and development.

Mr. Wilson presently serves on the Southern California Golf Association Board of Directors and is an active member of Lakeside Golf Club in Hollywood, California.

Christopher Wilson President
Wilson Commercial Real Estate
11601 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (310) 473-4424
Email: cwilson@wcre.net