This month in real estate history: Grauman announces Hollywood theater,...
Ticketbooth at the Egyptian Theatre and developer Sid Grauman (Getty Images) In this monthly column, The Real Deal takes a dive into L.A.’s storied real estate history. May, 1919 — Grauman announces...
View ArticleCrooner Tom Jones lists Mulholland Estates digs for $8M
Tom Jones and the home on Aubrey What’s new, Pussycat? Tom Jones is listing his Beverly Hills digs to the tune of $8 million, that’s what. The contemporary Mediterranean pad spans 8,150 square feet and...
View ArticleOpponents of new SaMo Downtown community plan say it’s a “housing plan in...
Downtown Santa Monica (Credit: Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.) Santa Monica’s Planning Commission is gearing up to vote on a new Downtown community plan, but developers and business groups are not...
View ArticleHundreds of US department store closures likely: report
Macy’s Herald Square From TRD New York: Hundreds of department stores will have to close if companies want to get back to normal revenues, according to a new report. A year ago Green Street Advisors...
View ArticleEcho Park bungalows granted landmark status after developer threatened to...
Bungalows on Echo Park Avenue (Credit: Google Earth) Developer Bixel House’s plans to build a 12-unit small lot home development in Echo Park have been thwarted by the Los Angeles City Council, which...
View ArticleNew products could increase the number of investors betting against U.S. home...
New York Stock Exchange (Getty Images) A fledgling U.S. mortgage-bond market could be jumpstarted by a new service that allows investors to short home loans. But some say the rise of derivatives on...
View ArticleNobu opens its first hotel in California, the Nobu Ryokan Malibu
The Nobu Ryokan Malibu along the Pacific Coast Highway From LLNYC: There are certain restaurants where the food is just as glamorous as the social scene. Case in point: Nobu Matsuhisa’s eponymous Nobu...
View ArticleToday in microfilings: Multifamily planned in the Hills, small lot homes in...
From left: Jason Amoroso and Zaven Ghanimian (Credit: LinkedIn, Getty) Jeweler Zaven Ghanimian filed plans Tuesday to build a 21-unit condo complex in Hollywood Hills West. The proposal for the project...
View ArticleWATCH: Liebman and Lorber duke it out at The Real Deal’s showcase and forum
From TRD New York: The Real Deal’s tenth annual New York showcase and forum brought together some of the biggest names in real estate, especially the day’s main event — a throw down between the...
View ArticleDavid Neman is planning a 54-unit project in Beverly Grove
Rendering of the project at 488 San Vicente Boulevard (Credit: Mid City West Community Council) Developer David Neman wants to build a 54-unit, seven-story mixed-use building in Beverly Grove,...
View ArticleCushWake opens El Segundo office
The El Segundo office (via Cushman & Wakefield) Cushman & Wakefield has opened an El Segundo office, relocating from Torrance, the brokerage announced Tuesday. Its new 12,000-square-foot lease...
View ArticleTRD‘s top stories: DLJ scoops up two Arts District properties, Howard Lorber...
Current reader favorites: 1. DLJ Real Estate scoops up two Arts District properties for $20M 2. Howard Lorber thinks it will take less than five years to sink Compass 3. Child care center signs 17K sf...
View ArticleInside the retail apocalypse
(Illustration by Kagan McLeod) From the retail issue: Just a few years ago, it seemed that Tunisian fashion designer Max Azria was at the top of his game. Kim Kardashian, Heidi Klum and Angelina Jolie...
View ArticleRescore Property scores $100M loan for Hollywood apartments
Rendering of the project at 1331 N. Cahuenga Boulevard Rescore Property has secured a $100 million loan from Bank of the Ozarks, paving the way for the construction of its 368-unit Hollywood rental...
View Article“Fashion Police” host buys Beverly Hills manse for $5.6M
The home on N. Walden Drive Hide your tacky, Los Angeles — the fashion police is in town. Brad Goreski, co-host of E! series “Fashion Police,” and his partner Gary Janetti recently acquired a...
View ArticleWhat are LA County’s swankiest zip codes?
Santa Monica homes (Credit: Northstar Moving Company) Move over, 90210. The priciest zip code in Los Angeles last year was Santa Monica’s 90402, according to the latest ranking from PropertyShark....
View ArticleNew renderings released for Fashion District’s massive City Market project
Rendering of City Market (Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council) New renderings of the major mixed-use development City Market, planned for the Fashion District, was released this week at the...
View ArticleSummerland Partners plans 60-unit complex in NoHo
Rendering of the project at 11511 Chandler Boulevard (Credit: Summerland Partners) Los Angeles developer Summerland Partners Group wants to build a 60-unit, four-story multifamily complex in North...
View ArticleFive Holdings Group closes IPO with $320M raised
Five Point CEO Emile Haddad Community developer Five Point Holdings closed its IPO this week, raising about $320 million with about 21 million shares sold at $14 per share. The firm’s underwriters...
View ArticleTobey Maguire buys Clive Wilkinson’s WeHo home for $3.4M
Norwich Drive home, Tobey Maguire (John Aaroe Group/Getty Images) An entity linked to actor Tobey Maguire scooped up a new pad in West Hollywood for $3.4 million, or $1,036 a square foot. The seller...
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