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JLL to head retail leasing at Forest City’s new Chinatown development
A rendering of Blossom Plaza JLL has be tapped to head up retail leasing at Blossom Plaza, a $100 million mixed-use residential and retail complex by Forest City Realty Trust in Chinatown, Forest City...
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Homeowners sue four banks over alleged mortgage interest overcharges
Mortgage sign (Credit: 401kcalculator.org via Flickr) From the New York website: For years it was widely considered a massive, government-sanctioned rip-off of home mortgage borrowers. Then it was...
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Former Browns QB Johnny Manziel trashes West Hollywood house
(credit: Quotes for Bros, Booking.com) Even Kathy Griffin wasn’t amused. Johnny Manziel, Texas oil heir and former Browns quarterback, allegedly threw such raucous back-to-back parties at a rented West...
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L.A. luxury home sales volume slowed in Q1: report
An ariel view of the Playboy Mansion The first quarter of 2016 certainly hit high marks on the luxury listings front. It commenced with the Playboy Mansion hitting the market for a whopping $200...
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These are the priciest home sales of 2016’s first quarter
The Westside (credit: Google Earth) L.A. may shadow New York City in luxury home sales, but the priciest sales of the first quarter of 2016 were hardly steals. In fact, the biggest on-the-market sale...
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Submarket Snapshot: Western San Fernando Valley’s office market in Q1 2016
Los Angeles County (credit: Transwestern) Western San Fernando Valley saw 39.4 percent total office vacancy in the first quarter, according to a report by Transwestern. It saw more vacancy than any...
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Hollywood Presbyterian to undergo $200M expansion
Hollywood Presbyterian The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Feliz is planning a $200 million expansion of its facilities over the next decade, the L.A. Business Journal reported. The center...
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Despite new LA venues, Soho House faces cash troubles
SoHo House West Hollywood at 9200 Sunset Boulevard (SoHo House West Hollywood) The latest cash struggles of the exclusive Soho House show that karma may be on the side of the finance cronies the club...
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What Trump’s lawsuits say about how he’d govern: Trump v. Government
Donald Trump From the April issue: If Donald Trump gets sworn into office next January, he will be able draw on all the oaths he’s ever given during nearly half a century of suing — and being sued....
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Hotel Mark Twain redevelopment takes cue from history
Rendering of Hotel Mark Twain at 1622 North Wilcox Avenue (credit: John Kaliski Architects) When you’re trying to stand out in the Hollywood sea of hotel developments, a little history can go a long...
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Downtown Los Angeles is second-biggest “boomtown” in the US: report
Renderings of the Little Toyko Apartments (Sares Regis Group) A new report shows Downtown Los Angeles is the country’s second-biggest “boomtown” in terms of household growth. The report, authored by...
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The Wrap: Celebrity homes edition: Anastacia, Dick Martin and more
Anastacia’s home at 2501 Bowmont Drive (credit: Realtor.com) Slapstick comedy director Jerry Zucker listed his Brentwood home for $16.5 million. Zucker, a co-creator of “Airplane!” and the “Naked Gun”...
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Helicopter house hunting is sweeping LA’s luxury market
(credit: realtourcast.com) L.A. traffic has never been less of a joke. Or at least for the special class of house buyers whose brokers cough up thousands of dollars arranging tours via helicopter....
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Koreatown land sale prices rise while inventory narrows
The pool at the Solair Lofts in Koreatown and Brent Sparkle of Berkadia Real Estate Advisors Koreatown has $5.8 million in land sales already recorded for 2016, more than quadruple the $1.25 million it...
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Submarket Snapshot: Olympic Corridor’s office market in Q1 2016
The Westside Towers at 1185 West Olympic Boulevard in the Olympic Corridor The Olympic Corridor’s office submarket saw the lowest vacancy in all of West Los Angeles in the first quarter, according to...
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EB-5 is a bonanza for banks
100 Yuan notes From the April issue: On a frigid day in February, more than 200 people packed into a ballroom inside the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan — all there to hear about the latest...
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The rest of America is now flirting with inclusionary zoning
Nashville (credit: gscourt.nashville.gov) From the New York website: L.A. may not be so special after all. As home prices spike all across America, mid-size cities are now considering the same...
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Columnist Rona Barrett lists Beverly Hills estate built on gossip fame
1122 Tower Road (credit: YouTube, MLS) This one’s no rumor: Famed gossip columnist Rona Barrett has listed her Beverly Hills house for $9 million. The legendary personality, who once interviewed a...
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