Law firm Akerman inks 25k sf deal at CalEdison building
CalEdison building, Sue Zabloudil (Rising Realty Partners/Akerman) Law firm Akerman has inked a deal for 25,000 square feet at the iconic CalEdison building, formerly known as One Bunker Hill,...
View ArticleJeremy Piven buys modern Mount Olympus pad for $6.8M
Jeremy Piven and his new home on Hercules Drive (Credit: Redfin, Getty) With 4,800 square feet of space, Jeremy Piven’s new pad is more than big enough to fit his entire entourage. The actor just...
View Article“Alexa, find me an apartment.” Amazon wades into home sales
The “Hire a Realtor” landing page and Jeff Bezos (Credit: Getty Images) From TRD New York: Zillow Group has steamrolled its competition in recent years, gobbling up smaller firms in its wake. But the...
View ArticleAt the center of Johnny Depp’s legal battle? His quest to hold onto his LA home
Inside Johnny Depp’s Eastern Columbia Building Penthouse 2 listing, Johnny Depp (Partners Trust/Getty Images) Actor Johnny Depp is still searching for his chest of pirate’s booty. A preliminary hearing...
View ArticleThe July issue of LLNYC featuring cover star Paris Hilton is live!
Paris Hilton (Photo by Chris Zylka) From LLNYC: Blame it on the heat: Our typically hectic NYC schedules are freer in the summer and our thoughts are always turned toward the weekend. We are in the...
View ArticleTRD‘s top stories: Dissecting Redfin’s IPO, Jason Oppenheim redevelops former...
Current reader favorites: 1. Why Redfin’s IPO matters so much to other real estate tech companies 2. Sammy Davis Jr.’s former house, redeveloped by Jason Oppenheim, lists for $8M 3. Dutch coworking...
View ArticleFormer Newmark Knight Frank exec Mike Arnold wants his sexual harassment...
(credit: Getty Images) An attorney for former Newmark Knight Frank executive Michael Arnold says “Jane Doe,” the anonymous woman who sued him for alleged sexual harassment in April, has no right to...
View ArticleNetflix expands at Sunset Bronson Studios
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and a rendering of the studios at 5800 Sunset Boulevard (Credit: Wiki Commons, Hudson Pacific) Netflix, the poster company for binge-watching, is continuing its own binge on...
View ArticleKorman tweaks Sunset Strip plans to comply with WeHo law
8500 Sunset Boulevard (Credit: Jay Luchs) Korman Communities’ newly acquired condo tower at 8500 Sunset Boulevard will be leased as traditional apartments rather than as short-term corporate rentals,...
View ArticleWeWork shakes up C-suite and installs chief cultural officer Jen Berrent as COO
From left: Artie Minson, Miguel McKelvey and Jen Berrent (Credit: Getty Images) From TRD New York: On the heels of a $760 million cash infusion that valued WeWork at around $20 billion, the co-working...
View ArticleSaMo’s Third Street Promenade hit with high retail vacancies
Third Street Promenade, Kathleen Rawson (Getty Images/Santa Monica–Malibu Education Foundation) The retail apocalypse is taking its toll on Santa Monica’s famed Third Street Promenade. The popular...
View ArticleMovers & Shakers: CushWake and CBRE name new top execs, Cox Castle partner...
Justin Collins and Caroline Dreyfus The summer lull may be setting in, but the heat has not hampered the going-ons in L.A.’s real estate scene. Cushman & Wakefield, for instance, has a new...
View ArticleWho are SoCal’s all-cash buyers? It’s not who you think
“Sale Pending” on Pasadena home (Getty Images) A whopping 20 percent of Southern California homes are paid for fully in cash. It’s easy to jump to conclusions about what that means. Namely, that it’s...
View ArticleIs a massive condo complex coming to South Central LA?
The Orbit Industries building at 2100 S. Figueroa Street and a rendering of the Reef project The $1 billion Reef project in South Los Angeles may be long from completion, but the area is already seeing...
View ArticleThe area hit the hardest by retail vacancy increases? LA’s glitzy Westside
Vacancy sign (Getty Images) Some of the luster has faded in the glitzy world of West Los Angeles’ retail. West L.A.’s vacancy rate reached 7.5 percent in the second quarter, making it the second...
View ArticleTRD‘s top stories: Redfin’s IPO, Mike Arnold wants to unmask harassment...
Current reader favorites: 1. Why Redfin’s IPO matters so much to other real estate tech companies 2. Former Newmark Knight Frank exec Mike Arnold wants his sexual harassment accuser unmasked 3. At the...
View ArticleLA is the second busiest US city for construction: report
DTLA skyline (Credit: Getty) With 36 cranes in the Los Angeles skyline as of early July, La La Land has the second most visible construction of all the cities in the United States. It’s topped only by...
View ArticleThis was supposed to be Don Jr.’s time as a real estate macher. Then came the...
Donald Trump Jr. (Background image credit: Getty Images) From TRD New York: “If it’s what you say I love it” That’s what Donald Trump, Jr. told a quirky British publicist who promised him...
View ArticleThe Real Deal LA’ s summer issue is live!
As summer temperatures hit historic highs, The Real Deal takes a closer look at a real estate investor who’s taken some heat because of his close ties to President Donald Trump. Colony NorthStar...
View ArticleFormer NBC exec swaps Hidden Hills for $9M Brentwood mansion
Jeff Gaspin and his new home on Homewood Way Former NBC TV chair Jeff Gaspin is trading Hidden Hills for Brentwood with the purchase of a new $9.3 million home. Gaspin, now the president of Primary...
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