Andrew D. Tashjian is the founder and visionary of Battleship Real Estate. Over the course of his career, he has completed more than 400 deals comprising over $900 million dollars’ worth of land and building sales, and a vast array of leasing activity. From selling high-rise development sites and historic building conversions, to representing corporate tenants and major office landlords, Andrew has played a prominent role in the Southern California real estate game. And he's only getting started. During tenures at CBRE, Inc. and Cushman & Wakefield, Andrew earned distinguished awards and routinely finished at the very top of the Los Angeles market, despite being at least a decade younger than nearly every other top producer. He was crushing it. But following his own intuition amid the COVID pandemic, Andrew went on to leave the DTLA skyline and established Battleship Real Estate; a premier, pre-eminent brokerage and investment firm calibrated for the marketplace of tomorrow. Battleship was born out of necessity and a driving hunger to snap the industry out of its unadventurous funk; bringing a much more authentic, assertive spirit to the table. And it's been a lot of fun so far. Over the years, as a side-hustle to his brokerage business, Andrew has also amassed a sizable real estate portfolio investing in and redeveloping property, and in the process “unlocking” significant value for himself and his investors. Hospitality, retail, multi-family, office; you name it, he’s done it, and he’s done it successfully. It’s easy to talk the talk but very few people have the aptitude and requisite experience, as Andrew does, to put themselves in an owner’s shoes and really walk the walk. This is a key advantage.A native of Southern California, Andrew has an exceptional understanding of the political and socioeconomic factors that affect value. He is a skilled communicator and uses his background in journalism, as well as extensive international involvement, to cut through, clarify and capture the essence of his client’s needs. Andrew is an Eagle Scout. He speaks fluent Haitian Creole. He spent two years serving others in the slums of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. And the summers of his formative years were spent on Wall Street, as a canoe boy on the North Shore of O’ahu, as a credentialed reporter in Washington DC and just generally traveling the globe. But by far his proudest roles are of father and husband. Indeed, Andrew has built an impressive, influential career without missing a beat at home and that is truly his greatest achievement.