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Shaul Kuba

Shaul Kuba is co-founder and principal of CIM Group and chief investment officer of Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (CMCT). Since launching CIM in 1994, he has helped build its real estate, infrastructure and lending platforms and has led development, redevelopment and repositioning of assets.

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Known For

  • Co-founding CIM Group and leading development activity across its real estate portfolio.
  • Repositioning and redeveloping office, multifamily and mixed-use properties in urban markets.
  • Serving as CMCT’s chief investment officer and applying CIM’s asset strategy to the REIT.

Career and Focus

CIM’s leadership biography describes Kuba as a co-founder and principal with more than 25 years of real estate, infrastructure and lending experience. He heads the firm’s development team and participates on its investment committee. His work includes sourcing new opportunities, maintaining relationships with retailers, hospitality brands and restaurateurs, and directing development and redevelopment of CIM assets. The firm’s integrated model combines investment management, property operations, debt and infrastructure, so Kuba’s role is broader than design or construction alone.

Kuba also serves as chief investment officer of CMCT, a publicly traded REIT managed by CIM. The company has described his role as leading investment activity in creative office, multifamily and mixed-use assets, including repositioning office buildings for residential use. CIM’s projects have included urban districts and properties in Los Angeles and other U.S. markets. Public company disclosures from 2026 list Kuba as an officer and director of CIM Group, confirming his current leadership status. His profile should distinguish his CIM co-founder role from his separate CMCT fiduciary responsibilities, and firm-level assets should not be attributed to his personal ownership.

Related Pages

  • Investor People Hub
  • CIM Group
  • Los Angeles Geography Hub
  • Mixed-Use Hub
  • Source: Top CRE Leaders Major US Cities

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