About Us

The DC Commercial Team

Douglas Cancienne - The Founder

Douglas Cancienne Sr. is the president and chief executive officer of DC Commercial, a firm that truly embodies the philosophy of ‘Creating Value through Superior Representation’. Mr. Cancienne founded DC Commercial in 1992, because he saw the need for a better kind of brokerage company. In the early 1990’s Mr. Cancienne was CEO of a commercial real estate syndication company. Prior to the opening of these companies, Mr. Cancienne was the top-performing broker both nationally and regionally in a well known and major commercial real estate company. During his tenure there, he opened one the company’s most successful offices. Previous to working for this company, Mr. Cancienne was likewise the top-performing broker of another major real estate brokerage company, where he and his office was also the most successful company-wide. Mr. Cancienne has worked with and trained many of the top brokers in southern California. During his 25 year career, Mr. Cancienne has brokered close to two billion dollars in real estate transactions, which include office buildings, retail centers, shopping centers, land, apartment complexes, mobile home parks, mini storages, HUD financed transactions and bond-financed properties. Prior to his career in the real estate industry, Mr. Cancienne was President and CEO of a radiopharmaceutical company in the 1970’s. Mr. Cancienne attended Louisiana State University and received his Bachelors of Science Degree from the University of Louisiana. Afterwards, Mr. Cancienne received his Doctorate from the University of the Pacific (Cum Laude). Included among Mr. Cancienne’s professional associations, memberships and affiliations are the Apartment Owners Association of Los Angeles, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the National Association of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors, and the Beverly Hills Greater LA Board of Realtors.

Contact Douglas Cancienne at dc@dccommercial.com or (310)698-1800


Cynthia Burts - Senior Vice President / Investments

Cynthia Burts began her career in commercial real estate in 1988 working with Douglas Cancienne, the nations leading commercial real estate broker. Cynthia is currently Senior Vice President of DC Commercial in Century City and has consistently been one of the top income earning agents for the company for over 15 years. Cynthia brings a unique blend of qualities to each transaction. By possessing exceptional skills in negotiating with buyers and sellers on a wide variety of major deal problems, she creatively and continually puts together deals no one else could sell. Her tenacity made her a favorite among many investors who thought their deals were un-sellable. Her skills in multi-tasking escrows through to the finish line are unsurpassed and come from years of being a Senior Escrow Officer with Stewart Title.

Having worked at The Hanes Company and then Marcus and Millichap with Cancienne who focused solely on large apartment deals, Cynthia fined tuned her abilitities to analyze, list and sell large apartment properties with excellent results. During 1991 and 1992, in our toughest market, she was also a syndicator for First Commercial Capital in Beverly Hills, California acquiring apartment buildings, shopping centers and office building projects in Southern California. During the recession, she worked directly with lenders to track REO properties and delivered them to many of her loyal clients who are now some of the largest property owners in Los Angeles. Cynthia has focused on the sale of apartment buildings in the Hollywood/Mid-Wilshire apartment market for the past 13 years. Her track record speaks for itself as she has sold literally hundreds of apartment buildings in and around her area of specialization.

Contact Cynthia Burts at cb@dccommercial.com or (310) 698-1811


John Kralik - Senior Investment Consultant

John Kralik is an Senior Investment Consultant with DC Commercial in Los Angeles, California. John specializes in representing investors of retail and office properties in Los Angeles and San Bernardino County. Through superior market research and customer service, John has consistently satisfied his clients with superior results.

Prior to working with DC Commercial, John was an Associate at Morgan Stanley in Sherman Oaks and a Fixed Income Securities Analyst at an institutional investment firm in Century City. John Graduated Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles earning a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and a Liberal Arts degree in Economics.

Contact John Kralik at jk@dccommercial.com or (310)698-1804


Brian Noh - Senior Investment Consultant

Brian Noh is a Senior Investments Consultant and a consistent Top Producer at DC Commercial. He specializes in the acquisition and disposition of office and retail properties throughout the Los Angeles area, concentrating in the mid-Wilshire, Park Mile, W. Hollywood, and East Los Angeles markets. Brian believes in a professional and ethical business practice and the financial success of his clients. He approaches each real estate decision in the context of the clients’ overall strategic objectives and how real estate impacts each company and investor's productivity and profitability. Brian combines his financial and analytical skills with his supreme market knowledge to produce top of the market results. His integrity, wealth of experience, and long-term relationships has built him a reputation for outstanding client representation and retention.

Contact Brian Noh at bn@dccommercial.com or 310-698-1814


Carlo Matricardi - Investment Consultant

Carlo Matricardi is an Investment Consultant for DC Commercial in Century City, California.  He specializes in commercial investment transactions relevant to the Pasadena, South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Altadena, La Canada Flintridge and San Marino communities in the Southern California marketplace. He also facilitates financial analysis, market analysis, due diligence and escrow management for our clients.  Carlo has successfully executed sale and acquisition plans to the satisfaction of the DC Commercial client base.

Prior to joining DC Commercial Carlo was Marketing Director at Executive Healthcare Consulting where he executed a strategic marketing plan in conjunction with their corporate restructure.  He began his career in financial analysis at The California Endowment in downtown Los Angeles and later joined Univision National Sales as an Associate.  Carlo earned both his Bachelors of Business Administration in International Business and Hispanic Business as well as his Bachelors of Arts in Spanish language from Loyola Marymount University.

Contact Carlo Matricardi at cm@dccommercial.com or (310)698-1819


Evan Blazso - Investment Consultant

Evan Blazso is an Investments Consultant and broker at DC Commercial. He specializes in the acquisition and disposition of office and retail properties throughout the West San Fernando Valley. Evan believes that through superior market knowledge, professional representation and assertive property marketing he can exceed every client’s expectations.

Evan received his BA in Business Management and Economics from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Before joining the DC commercial team, Evan spent several years selling residential property in his home town of Malibu, CA.

Contact Evan Blazso at eb@dccommercial.com or 310-698-1809


Kevin Cancienne - Investment Consultant

Kevin Cancienne is an Investment Consultant with DC Commercial in Century City, CA. Kevin is a Graduate of USC in Business Entrepreneurship and was part of the Early Admission Business Honors program. Kevin specializes in the sale of shopping centers, office buildings and industrial properties in Downtown Los Angeles.

Contact Kevin Cancienne at kc@dccommercial.com or 310-698-1800