Since 1960, The Legado Companies and our affiliates have built and operated significant real estate assets in Southern California, including more than 12,000 residences and 400,000 square feet of retail and entertainment amenities.

We have amassed incomparable expertise in navigating complex approval processes, negotiating mutually beneficial public-private partnerships, and pursuing innovative financing arrangements.

The Legado Companies are guided by an unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, stewardship, and community-building. We have succeeded by listening to stakeholders, identifying unique alignments of interest, and carefully considering the impacts of our actions on the next fifty years of our business.

We are currently pursuing more than ten catalytic redevelopment projects in the communities of Channel Islands Harbor, Encino, Culver City, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey, and Redondo Beach.

Jan Czuker Founder and Chairman (1931-2010) - A native of Czechoslovakia, Jan moved his young family to Los Angeles in 1960, and personally oversaw the creation of more than 12,000 residences in the five decades since. The nature of Jan's developments reflected and in many respects even catalyzed the region’s urbanization, evolving from tract homes to garden apartments to the increasingly self-sufficient mixed-use communities that comprise the Legado portfolio today.

Edward Czuker Chief Executive Officer - Edward joined the family business in 1980, after serving as a commercial real estate lender at a major California bank. He is immensely proud of his father’s personal and professional legacies, and carries forward a commitment to community-building that is matched only by his devotion to public service. By appointment of two different Governors of California, Edward was a board-member of the California Housing Finance Agency. By appointment of the State Treasurer, Edward served on the California Housing Finance Advisory Committee, which establishes policy and procedures for the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and the California Bond Debt Limit Allocation Committee. He also chaired the Affordable Housing Committee for the State and is a past-president of the Multi-Family Housing Council of the Greater Los Angeles Building Industry Association. Edward holds a general contractor’s license, a broker’s license, and is an alumnus of Occidental College (B.A.) and Whittier College (M.B.A.).

Derek Jones Chief Operating Officer - Derek assists the CEO in formulating and implementing the Companies’ business strategies, and oversees the Companies’ day-to-day development activities. Prior to joining Legado, Derek was an attorney in private practice focused on land-use and environmental law. Derek is an alumnus of the University of Virginia and the UCLA School of Law. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.

Gary Lubin Chief Financial Officer - Gary oversees the Companies’ accounting, finance, treasury and risk management functions. For more than ten years, Gary served as Vice President and Controller for Related Companies of California. Gary graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and began his career as a Certified Public Accountant specializing in real estate development and property management. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Julie and son Drey.