JMB buying back Blackstone’s stake in SunAmerica: sources
Sarah Shaw of JMB (Getty), and the SunAmerica Center at 1999 Avenue of the Stars (Equity Office) JMB Realty Corp. is buying back Blackstone Group’s stake in SunAmerica Center, The Real Deal has...
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Lowe’s (credit: Getty Images) Alhambra residents are suing the city to block a project on S. Fremont Avenue developed by Charles Company and GTR Property Development, the Pasadena Star-News reported....
View ArticleNew York’s Somerset Group buys Woodland Hills Corporate Center for $51M
Woodland Hills Corporate Center (credit: Yardi) An entity with links to New York-based real estate firm Somerset Group purchased the Woodland Hills Corporate Center complex from an affiliate of the...
View ArticleLA Care inks deal to expand at Garland Center
The Garland Center building and Chris Rising L.A. Care Health Plan, a health insurance company, is expanding its space at the Garland Center building at 1200 W. 7th Street by 46,000 square feet, The...
View ArticleMobile homes investor buys 56-unit Ktown complex for $20.5M
Plaza at Lafayette apartments at 401 S. Lafayette Park Place Platinum Acquisitions, an Orange County-based investment firm that specializes in mobile homes, shelled out $20.5 million, or $402 per...
View ArticleRealogy’s “recruiting machine” eyes new CEO
Corcoran Group CEO Pam Liebman and Realogy CEO Richard Smith From the New York website: There’s going to be a new captain steering Realogy’s ship, just not quite yet. The New Jersey-based parent...
View ArticleCompass parts ways with Leah Sternberg over her “management style”
Leah Sternberg Leah Sternberg, a longtime Coldwell Banker manager who jumped to Compass to lead its Pasadena office last year, has been let go from her position at the company, a Compass spokesperson...
View ArticleHere’s what LA’s $10M-$30M investment sales market looked like this week
6350 Fountain Avenue and 4111 Pacific Coast Highway In the world of mid-market Los Angeles investment sales this week, an LLC linked to luxury hotel developer Lewis Wolff bought a 1970-built senior...
View ArticleFederal judge approves Trump University settlement
Donald Trump (credit: Getty Images) and Judge Gonzalo Curiel From TRD New York: U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel of San Diego approved Donald Trump’s $25 million Trump University settlement...
View ArticleIchiro Suzuki sells Arts District penthouse to Alexander Garfield for $2.5M
The loft at 1850 Industrial Street and Ichiro Suzuki (Mercer Vine via Hoyt Org, Getty) Baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki has sold his penthouse in the Arts District to eSports entrepreneur Alexander...
View ArticleTurner exec Kevin Reilly drops $7.4M on Brentwood estate
Boca De Canon Ln home, Kevin Reilly (MLS/Getty Images) Entertainment industry executive Kevin Reilly nabbed a new home in the exclusive Mandeville Canyon area of Los Angeles earlier this month. Reilly,...
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View ArticleResidential complex planned for car wash in pricey Beverly Grove
The site at 431 N. La Cienega Boulevard and Robert Stark Cleveland-based Stark Enterprises filed plans last week for a 96-unit apartment complex in Beverly Grove, two months after buying the car wash...
View ArticleThe New York April issue is live!
From TRD New York: In February, news broke that StreetEasy’s parent company Zillow was planning to introduce in New York City a program called Premier Agent, a lucrative lead-generation tool that the...
View ArticlePeople seeking Section 8 vouchers in LA County could have to wait 11 years:...
Skid Row city limits (credit: Robyn Beck) Talk about an affordable housing crisis. People at the bottom of Los Angeles County’s 40,000-person waitlist for Section 8 vouchers could have to wait 11 years...
View ArticleTop hedge funder says retail slump is a “forever trend”
From TRD New York: Hedge fund manager Jason Mudrick has dire predictions for the country’s retail sector, and he’s betting big on reaping the rewards. Mudrick, whose Mudrick Capital Management focuses...
View ArticleClippers’ Paul Pierce shoots for $3.4M on Cheviot Hills home
Paul Pierce and his home on Forrester Drive (Credit: Official PSDs, The Agency) Longtime NBA player Paul Pierce has listed his Cheviot Hills digs for $3.4 million. Pierce, who joined the Clippers in...
View ArticleRob Speyer’s heavy lift
(Illustration by Kyle Scott) From TRD New York’s April print issue: Rob Speyer — who took a big reputational blow during the last downturn — is doing everything he can to ensure he doesn’t get burned...
View ArticleThe priciest home listings in LA last week
Priciest Listings (MLS) The Beverly Park mansion previously owned by billionaire Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores was last week’s priciest listing in Los Angeles. The 24,000-square-foot mansion,...
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