Albert Sweet is a prominent executive, entrepreneur, and commercial real estate developer who has been investing in Hollywood neighborhoods for the past four decades. His formula is simple -- acquire classic older buildings that offer substantial parking, and restore them with high quality creative improvements.

Following his days building a national food service and heating & air conditioning company, which was later acquired by Hyatt Corporation, Mr. Sweet had a different kind of vision of “glitz and glamour” in Hollywood.  At a time when others were thinking about “Showbiz,” he was thinking about the revitalization of commercial buildings that have since become home to countless companies doing business in the entertainment industry.

Under what has now become Occidental Entertainment Group Holdings, Inc., Mr. Sweet has acquired more than four dozen commercial properties in and around the Hollywood area, which are comprised of a dozen sound stages and nearly a half million square feet of creative, production, and post-production facilities that have serviced every major studio and network within the entertainment Industry.

As a Philanthropist, Mr. Sweet is active in numerous civic, political, and   charitable endeavors. These include: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, KCET Public Television, Hebrew University, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, Hadassah Medical Center, Junior Blind of America, Birthright Israel, St. Anne’s Home for Unwed Mothers, Hasbara Fellowships of Aish Ha’Torah, Venice Family Clinic, Jewish Federation Council, JETS - Jewish Education Training School, Southern Poverty Law Center, United Negro College Fund, and many more.  Mr. Sweet’s dedication has always been to humanitarian causes that affect people of all backgrounds and faiths.

Mr. Sweet lives in Malibu, California with his wife Janey and dog Puzzle.  they have four grown children and nine grandchildren.

Additional information on Mr. Sweet and Occidental Entertainment Group Holdings can be found at www.OccidentalEntertainment.com