About
Our Team
William L. Strong, MBA
Managing Broker
M. Lawrence Kopp, MSRE
Vice President
CA DRE Broker Lic. # 1802223
Corporate ID # 1967922
20+ years of Commercial Real Estate experience
Experienced in dealing with many types of unique businesses
Utilizing my previous experience to be 100% focused on tenants and buyers needs
Office, Retail, Medical Office, and Industrial transaction experience
I am a licensed Broker in the State of CA, not a salesperson. I have the highest real estate designation awarded by the state of California.
Use the link here to research myself or any other real estate licensee in CA by typing their last name (comma) first initial.
http://www2.dre.ca.gov/PublicASP/pplinfo.asp
Former Board Member of the University of San Diego Real Estate Alumni Association. Active Mentor to undergrad and recent grad students from several colleges including: University of Colorado and University of San Diego.
Education:
MBA (University of San Diego ’10)
MSRE (University of San Diego ’09)
BA (University of Colorado ’03)
CA DRE Broker Lic. # 1353138
Lawrence joins Riviera Real Estate after working in commercial real estate brokerage and research for 16 years. Prior to joining Riviera, Lawrence was an associate at Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT and previously an Associate Vice President at NAI San Diego. Lawrence is also a former Research Director at CBRE and the CoStar Group. Lawrence received a Master’s of Science in Real Estate from the University of San Diego in 2010 and is a graduate of the University of Arizona. He has worked as a consultant with the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego and is currently a Board Member for the USD Real Estate Alumni Association Board.
“We are excited to have Lawrence join our successful team at Riviera Real estate. Lawrence’s background in market analysis, underwriting, negotiations and brokerage will be a great asset to our company and clients,” said Will Strong.
A native of Solana Beach, California, Lawrence also manages business operations for a family owned real estate business. He is also is actively involved in local organizations including the Honorary Deputy Sherriff’s Association and San Diego Crime Commission.
Giving Back
At Riviera Real Estate, we know that our community is only as good as we make it. That’s why we have been supporting local and national associations for many years. Here is a list of organizations that we support financially and personally:
(please click on name to visit their website)
- A Bridge for Kids
- American Cancer Society
- Burnham Moores Center for Real Estate
- C4 Foundation
- Challenged Athletes Foundation
- Got Your 6
- La Costa Youth Sports Organization
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Project Concern International
- Rady Childrens Hospital – San Diego
- Stand Up 2 Cancer
- United Cerebral Palsy of San Diego County
- University of Colorado
- University of San Diego
- Village Church
- Voices for Children
- Wounded Warrior Project