Okitami Komada; Real Estate Developer

Okitami Komada, 56, major commercial real estate developer in downtown Los Angeles. A graduate of Tokyo’s Keio University, he received a graduate degree in business from UCLA. Komada was the former president and chief executive officer of Mitsui Fudosan U.S.A. Inc. During his tenure, he directed the development of the 52-story Sanwa Bank Plaza, completed in 1990 at Wilshire Boulevard and Figueroa Street. Komada left the Japanese company four years ago to create his own real estate consulting firm, Komada International, providing advice to foreign investors interested in developing projects in the United States. Mitsui became his first client. During his tenure in Southern California real estate, Komada was instrumental in winning the support of Japanese businessmen for the United Way. On Thursday in Los Angeles after a sudden illness.