Al Rose: The Passing of a Great Commercial Real Estate Broker
Al Rose, who’s been a very prominent figure in commercial real estate brokerage in Los Angeles since the 1950s, passed away on Thursday, February 14th, and for those of us who knew him well, we know that we will never again meet someone quite like him within our industry.
He combined wisdom, success, knowledge, expertise, even-mindedness, complete honesty, a great devotion to ethics, and a wonderful sense of humor, all in one man.
I had the great pleasure of working for Al and along with him for many years, and I’ve never met anyone else quite like him within our industry. In an industry where we’re constantly dealing with massive egos, both in the clients that we’re representing and with the brokers themselves, Al always had his way of projecting calmness, professionalism, and certainty towards people within his transactions, and this would then usually have people align with his opinion on how they should then be moving forward....