Los Angeles

Barings Inks 32 KSF Lease in Downtown LA

Tokio Marine HCC has signed an 11-year lease for office space at 801 Tower.

Vista Investment Relocates HQ, Adds New Hire

Nati Soffer has joined as director of portfolio management at the company’s new HQ in Los Angeles.

Yardi Matrix: Investment Flies High in LA

Fueled by strong housing demand and continued gains across employment sectors, the metro’s economy is well positioned to grow.

George Smith Partners Secures Refi for SoCal Retail Center

The firm has arranged a $30 million loan for Plaza de Hacienda, a 156,000-square-foot property anchored by Food 4 Less.

Brian McAuliffe

CBRE Survey: Investors’ Outlook for 2017

What are investors looking for? Where are they looking? And what property types do they prefer this year?

Continental Partners Secures Financing for SoCal Property

An electronics manufacturer will relocate its HQ to an industrial site in Moorpark, Calif.

CoreLogic Names New President, CEO

Prior to joining the company in 2011, Frank Martell served as president & CEO of Western Institutional Review Board.

Sares Regis to Deliver 9 Industrial Buildings near LA

The new facilities will be built to meet LEED specifications and will total 507,878 square feet.

LA Office Sales Break New Records in 2016, CommercialCafe Report Shows

The sales volume hit a 10-year high last year, with Blackstone and Douglas Emmett scoring as top players.

Rendering of Sea Breeze Apartment Complex (Los Angeles Department of City planning)

LA City Council Support Does Not Secure Win for Measure S

by Ioana Ginsac The Rise of L.A. According to Colliers International research, the Los Angeles Basin office market is the third largest in the country, behind NYC and the Greater DC area. As of the third quarter of 2016, it stands at 300 million square feet, of which only 11% is in Downtown L.A. and the rest is scattered in the wider metropolitan area. Los Angeles is seeing a development growth rivaled only by the 1920’s. While the so-called construction boom is not limited to office construction, this is concentrated mostly in the Downtown, West and Central L.A. areas. Most…