Martin Slusser
Founder & Managing Director, Magellan Value Partners
Principal & Co-founder, The Magellan Group
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Martin Slusser is a highly accomplished real estate investor and developer with a distinguished career spanning over three decades. As the Founder and Managing Director of Magellan Value Partners (MVP), he leads the acquisitions team and plays a pivotal role as a member of the Investment Committee. Additionally, he is the Principal and Co-founder of The Magellan Group, a firm he co-established in 1990, which has become a major force in industrial and self-storage development across Southern California.
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Under Mr. Slusser’s leadership, The Magellan Group has successfully developed nearly 7 million square feet of industrial and self-storage properties. A testament to the firm’s success, in 2016, Magellan sold a six-property self-storage portfolio spanning over 3,700 units across Los Angeles and Orange County for $105.5 million. Over the course of 15 years, he and his team built Magellan Storage into a premier self-storage brand, earning a reputation for excellence in local markets.
A milestone achievement came with the completion of Magellan Gateway, a 501,000-square-foot industrial park in El Monte, California. In recognition of its impact, the project was honored with the "Best Industrial Project" award by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2017.
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Before co-founding The Magellan Group, Mr. Slusser was a Division Partner at Trammell Crow’s Los Angeles office, where he spearheaded the acquisition and development of 24 projects valued at over $400 million. His leadership extended to managing more than 200 lease transactions and overseeing the Asset and Property Management Groups responsible for 13 million square feet of commercial space. As a leasing agent, he leased 3 million square feet of industrial space, earning the title of "Top Leasing Agent" for three consecutive years.
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His early career includes experience in real estate finance at Morgan Stanley in New York and development roles with Newhall Land & Farming Company in California, further shaping his expertise in investment, acquisitions, and property management.
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Mr. Slusser holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and an AB degree from Stanford University. Committed to giving back, he volunteers for Stanford Undergrad OVAL, has received the Stanford GSB Recruiter Excellence Award (2006-2007), and has been recognized as a GSB Leader in Annual Giving and a contributor to the Stanford President Fund.
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With a deep passion for real estate, strategic acquisitions, and value creation, Mr. Slusser continues to drive the success of Magellan Value Partners, shaping the future of industrial and self-storage development.