About Us

Bruce Kahl and Joe Goveia have a combined 40 years experience in commercial real estate with a primary focus on development within master planned communities.

They have worked with master developers such as MetLife, The Irvine Company, D.R. Horton, Benchmark Real Estate, Stirling Enterprises, The Simkins Trust, The Campbell Estate and Hon Development Company. Kahl & Goveia Commercial Real Estate specializes in the development of retail shopping centers (grocery-anchored, power, and boutique), medical buildings, office buildings, and medium-density residential units. 

They currently own multiple centers and are working on several new projects. 

Their current projects are occupied by credit tenants, such as Aaron Brothers, Albertsons, Baja Fresh, Barbeques Galore, Bed Bath & Beyond, Blinds to Go, Blockbuster, Borders, Circuit City, Cold Stone Creamery, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Countrywide, Daphne’s Greek, Einstein Bagels, El Torito, Kaiser Hospital, Kohl’s, Linens ‘n Things, Marriott Hotel Group, Mission Hospital, Opah, Pacific Dental Services, PetsMart, Pick-Up Stix, Pier 1 Imports, Roundtable Pizza, Rubio’s, Re/Max, Staples Starbucks, T-Mobile, 24 Hour Fitness, Verizon Wireless, Vons and numerous others.

Kahl & Goveia currently professionally manages all of its assets in-house. Kahl & Goveia is a highly successful real estate development, acquisition and management company based in Laguna Beach, California. 

Kahl & Goveia and its principals have developed and acquired over 3.5 million square feet of retail, office, medical and residential space, primarily in California. 

Presently, Kahl & Goveia owns and manages over one million square feet. 

Kahl & Goveia is recognized for developing high-quality, community pleasing retail projects such as Santa Margarita Marketplace in Orange County, California and Seabridge Marketplace in Ventura County, California.

The company has energized and enhanced various Southern California communities by creating properties of superior architectural stature, designed to encourage walking, gathering and multi-store visits.