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The Team

The Team

Todd DeMann

With over twenty years of experience in design, finance, and real estate development, Todd established himself as one of the top executives in his field. Combining creative vision and leadership with rigorous organizational skills creates a potent force in high-stakes urban real estate development and global hospitality.

 As a developer, Todd has extensive experience in high-end residential development in Los Angeles and is working on luxury ground-up, and substantial remodel projects in Beverly Hills, Bel Air and West Hollywood. Todd syndicated such projects with a pool of high-net-worth investors and lenders, raising over $125m.

After relocating to Los Angeles from New York, Todd formed a vertically integrated hospitality design & sourcing firm serving luxury clients worldwide. Managed overall performance of multi-disciplinary design practice targeting boutique/luxury hotel & hospitality market while working on projects for hospitality leaders such as Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons & Starwood Hotels.

Todd created the founding vision for his design company by changing the business model from a services company to a worldwide design sourcing platform. Todd directly managed all design & contracting teams working from countries like the US, Italy, Australia, the Philippines and China.

Todd has joined forces with Barry and Steve to Co-Found Grade, which incorporates design, development & real estate sales.

Co-Founder

Barry Watts

Barry brings 25 years of C-level management experience from music and film to focus on luxury real estate. He has used his creative energy to build and grow fast-paced, innovative companies. He has extensive leadership experience, from multi-national corporations, including Paramount Pictures, to successful independent companies, The Telstar Entertainment Group, to self-funded start-ups, including Music and Brands and Domvs London.

Barry is a property developer and founding partner in The Park Bel Air project with JRE Partners (formerly Junius Real Estate, a division of J.P. Morgan Private Bank) and Domvs London LLC, who purchased and developed the properties together at Tortuoso Way. In addition, he is a real estate agent at the leading Beverly Hills brokerage Carolwood Estates and specializes in the prime Los Angeles markets. Originally from England, he has lived in Los Angeles since 2007.

The next chapter is as Co-Founder of Grade, which incorporates design, development & real estate sales.

Co-Founder

Liz Feldman

Liz, a Los Angeles native, attended the prestigious Brentwood School before venturing east to Syracuse University, where she graduated summa cum laude as a triple major in real estate, finance, and accounting and a minor in economics. During her time at Syracuse, Liz was involved in a professional fraternity and the real estate club, holding executive board positions in both organizations.

Upon graduating in 2022, Liz returned to Los Angeles to begin her career in real estate. She gained experience as a junior project manager working on luxury residential development projects. Liz has been able to put the knowledge from her studies as well as her organizational and communication skills, to use daily. With a keen eye for detail, Liz calmly navigates all moving parts in development.

 Junior Project Manager 

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