ABOUT US
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Beptal, Inc. is a real estate development and management company based in Santa Monica, California. Since 1984 Beptal has developed over $1 00,000,000 in commercial, residential and mixed-use projects in California, Colorado and New Mexico. Our projects have included new ground-up developments as well as re-modeling and re-positioning of existing properties, such as a 50-acre equestrian estate, 6-units to 120-unit apartment buildings, 10,000 square feet to 120,000 square feet mixed-use office and retail centers, seismic retrofits, environmental mitigation of a dry cleaning facility, service stations and multi-level subterranean structures. We closely manage all aspects of our developments from acquisition, planning, entitlements, construction, management, sales and marketing. For the past twenty-six years we have maintained a steady growth while creating unique and profitable projects. |
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HISTORY In 1984 three high school friends, Benjamin Efraim, Philip Tsai and Andre Luu, founded Beptal, Inc. In the early 1980s Beptal focused on multi-family-residential properties, followed by a concentration in retail projects during the early 1990s. Subsequent to the 1994 Northridge Earthquake our focus was directed towards opportunities in the re-construction and rehab of earthquake damaged apartment buildings, prompted by credit facilities offered through HUD and the Los Angeles Housing Department to replace the region’s housing stock. In the late 1990s
until mid-decade our projects were concentrated among retail, office
and mixed-use developments in Southern California and out of State.
In late 2008, after the outset of the market upheavals, we acquired
high-end single-family residential properties in prime areas of
Greater Los Angeles with value-added components. 
FUTURE Going forward into the second decade of the new millennium, we will be focusing on opportunistic acquisitions in distressed asset classes and properties that have accumulated more debt than their market value. Our ability to respond expeditiously to varying market conditions, and our breadth of experience in developing projects of complex nature, enable us to take advantage of unique opportunities in these uncertain times. MANANGEMENT Our management team combines over sixty years of development, construction, finance and property-management expertise. We oversee all facets of each project with a “hands-on” approach. The President and Principal of Beptal, Mr. Benjamin Efraim, has been directly involved in all phases of the company’s projects since its inception. Mr. Efraim is licensed by the State of California as a real estate broker and as a general contractor. He has served on the Board of the Multi-Family Housing Council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, and on the boards of various condo and HOAs in Southern California. Our Regional Vice President, Mr. James Ault, has managed, leased and overseen acquisitions and dispositions of hundreds of apartment buildings, residential properties, commercial projects and professional office buildings during his real estate career. Mr. Ault is licensed as a real estate agent by the State of California, and is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors and the Pacific West Association of Realtors. He has previously served, or is currently serving on the California Real Estate Economics, Real Estate Principals, Real Estate Standards and Real Estate Ethics committees. Mrs. Elina Segal, Our Executive Vice President, brings with her years of experience as a senior associate at KPMG’s structured finance group. She oversees acquisitions, financing and management of residential and commercial assets. She holds a degree in Business Economics from UCLA, is licensed by the State of California as a real estate agent, and is a certified tax consultant. |