Kurt Rappaport is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He is co-founder and CEO of Westside Estate Agency.
Background Rappaport is the son of Floyd A. Rappaport, a Detroit-born entertainment lawyer of Jewish descent who represented celebrities including Irwin Allen, Peter Lawford, and Steve McQueen.Los Angeles Times: "Floyd A. RAPPAPORT Obituary" March 2, 2010 | "He is survived by his very loving son Kurt, daughter-in-law Juliette, brother Stuart and sister-in-law Anne Rappaport, sister Donna Braverman and three very loving grandchildren, Jake, Luke and Julia"Jewish Journal: "Obituaries: June 4-10, 2010" June 1, 2010Los Angeles Times: "Television Coup for a 'Panamanian' : Anti-Noriega Spokesman Turns Out to Be a Wrong Number" by DENNIS McDOUGAL October 07, 1989 Rappaport graduated from the University of Southern California where he worked in real estate part-time. After school, he worked for Merrill Lynch Realty, Fred Sands Estates, and Stan Herman, Stephen Shapiro and Associates before co-founding the Westside Estate AgencyLos Angeles Block Shopper: "Real estate firm founder buys in Beverly Hills for $4.5M" February 19, 2010 in 1999 with Stephen Shapiro.Westside Real Estate Agency website: "About Us" retrieved July 25, 2015 In 2006, the agency added a Malibu office and booked more than $1 billion in sales with co-founders Rappaport and Shapiro ranked as the top two agents in Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles Times.Haddad, Annette. "Westside Estate Agency to add Malibu office", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, 28 February 2007. Retrieved on 12 September 2012. As of 2015, WEA has over 100 full-time agents with offices in Beverly Hills, Malibu and Miami with over $3 billion in annual sales.
Career Rappaport has represented David Geffen,Beale, Lauren. "Billionaire David Geffen sells his Malibu Compound for $85 Million", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, 11 May 2017. Adam Levine,Leitereg, Neal. "Maroon 5’s Adam Levine buys Holmby Hills estate for $18 million", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles,4 August 2017. Ellen DeGeneres,Beale, Lauren. "Ellen DeGeneres downsizes into 8,500-square-foot Beverly Hills home", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, 20 May 2012. Retrieved on 28 August 2012. Ryan Seacrest,Beale, Lauren. "Ryan Seacrest's Hollywood Hills West estate back on the market", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, 26 April 2012. Retrieved on 12 September 2012. Tom Ford,Leitereg, Neal. ”, Warren Beatty and Annette Bening,Beale, Lauren. "Warren Beatty and Annette Bening list Beverly Crest home", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, 22 July 2012. Retrieved on 28 August 2012. Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen,Beale, Lauren. "Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen list Brentwood mega-mansion at $50 million" Sean Parker,Beale, Lauren. "Ellen DeGeneres sells L.A. trophy home to Sean Parker for $55 million" Sean Combs,Beale, Lauren. "Sean Combs spends $40 million for newly built mansion" Dr. Dre,Beale, Lauren. "Dr. Dre sells view property in Hollywood Hills for $32 million" Larry Ellison, who Rappaport represented on a buying spreeChung, Juliet. "The Nation's Most Avid Trophy-Home Buyer? ", Wall Street Journal, New York, 21 October 2011. Retrieved on 28 August 2012. that included 30 Malibu properties valued at more than $600 million. Rappaport has owned and developed some of the most valuable real estate in California. Many of his homes have been featured in Architectural Digest and numerous other publications.Rus, Mayer. {https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/scott-mitchell-kurt-rappaport-los-angeles-home-article "Real-Estate Maven Kurt Rappaport's Striking Home in Malibu"], Architectural Digest, 14 December 2016.
Media ventures Rappaport is the executive producer of "London Fields","IMDB" a feature film currently in post-production, based on the novel London Fields by Martin Amis.
Personal life In December, 2020, Rappaport married Serbian model, Zorana Kuzmanovic. He owned a 6-acre Malibu estate valued at $100M that features the longest private pool in the State of California. Prior to residing in Malibu, Rappaport sold his own home in Beverly Hills to Tom Cruise for $32.5M"Inside the TomKat Lair"
Awards On September 21, 2016, in New York City, Rappaport, along with Martin Scorsese, received The Friar's Club Icon Award, at a black-tie charity event hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Leonardo DiCaprio at Cipriani Wall Street.“The Icon Award”, “Friar’s Club”,, “Broadway World”,
From 2016-2021, Rappaport has been named by Los Angeles Business Journal as being one of the 500 Most Influential People In Los Angeles.”,
In January 2018, Rappaport was honored by Major League Baseball and received the Dave Winfield Humanitarian Award at the Beverly Hills Hilton International Ballroom. The award show ceremony was televised on MLB Network.Gurnick, Ken. "Baseball royalty feted at 13th annual PBSF dinner", MLB, 14 January 2018.
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