Who’s jumping ship?
(Illustration by Fred Harper) From the New York website: When the billionaire Republican activist and Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman endorsed Hillary Clinton for president last month, it had almost...
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Happy Labor Day In honor of Labor Day, The Real Deal will not be posting on the Monday holiday (but we’ll still keep our eyes peeled for breaking news). We resume our regular full posting schedule on...
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View ArticleLVMH will likely demolish Bijan storefront: report
Bijan storefront at 420 North Rodeo Drive The Bijan store on Rodeo Drive made history this summer as the most expensive retail property ever sold in the state, but it may soon come tumbling down. Louis...
View ArticleAirbnb sues Santa Monica over ordinance banning short-term rentals
(Credit: Airbnb.com) Airbnb is finally pushing back against Santa Monica’s ban on short-term rentals more than a year after the ban was first passed. The short-term stay website filed a lawsuit Friday...
View ArticleForget “Animal House,” today’s student housing is all about luxury
From the New York website: A laundry list of luxury amenities isn’t just for new construction towers. College students are also getting the hotel suite treatment. Stainless steel appliances, hardwood...
View ArticleGreystar plans Arts District live-work complex
The warehouse at 330 South Alameda Street and Greystar CEO Bob Faith (Credit: Loopnet, Greystar) Greystar of Charleston, South Carolina has become the latest developer to seize upon Downtown L.A.’s...
View ArticleNational market report: Frank Lloyd Wright House in Phoenix switches hands,...
From clockwise: a midcentury house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Arcadia, Arizona, a highly anticipated pedestrian bridge in Providence, Rhode Island and Nashville From the September issue: After a...
View ArticleHopeful for housing: Everything you need to know about California’s...
Gov. Jerry Brown and a construction site near LAX California Gov. Jerry Brown lost a major skirmish with NIMBYs last week when his by-right housing proposal faltered on the Assembly floor. The...
View ArticleGiant apartment complex planned in Marina del Rey
The retail center at 13450 West Maxella Avenue (Credit: West L.A. Estates) A massive housing complex may soon rise in Marina del Rey. Plans for a mixed-use building with 658 apartment units and 27,300...
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View ArticleFund managers’ biggest adversary: time
The London office complex Chiswick Park, which was sold at a discount by a closed fund during the last downturn. From the New York September issue: When news broke earlier this summer that the...
View ArticleThe Real Deal’s inaugural LA Market Report is live!
In many ways, the City of Angels is reaching for the stars — not only on the sidewalks, but through the rapidly ascending skyline as well. Developers are building projects that are taller, bigger and...
View ArticleAmoroso Companies plans 90-unit complex on La Cienega
A lounge in Amoroso’s C on Pico complex at 12301 West Pico Boulevard Calabasas-based investment firm Amoroso Companies has filed plans to build a seven-story apartment complex with 90 units in the Pico...
View ArticleThe battle for Beverly Hills: How LA developers are bidding to alter the...
A rendering of the Waldorf Astoria hotel From the L.A. print issue: It took 19 heated hearings for the City of Beverly Hills to approve developer Beny Alagem’s plan for two condo towers and a Waldorf...
View ArticleAfter investing $13B, Anbang pauses overseas acquisitions
From left: The Waldorf Astoria and Anbang building in Beijing From the New York website: Anbang Insurance Group plans to take a breather from its acquisition frenzy and play with the $13.5 billion in...
View ArticleLeon Kaplan wants to build 33 condos in NoHo
Aerial view of the four properties at 5314 to 5334 Cartwright Avenue A set of boutique condos could soon rise in North Hollywood. Private property owner Leon Kaplan has filed a tentative tract map for...
View ArticleWhy are multifamily investors flocking to…Tarzana?
From left: Jeff Weller of Lion Real Estate, the property at 5919-5939 Reseda Boulevard and singer Chris Brown (credit: Steve Granitz, Wire Image) Multifamily investors don’t only look for properties...
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View ArticleFrom the L.A. Managing Editor
Hannah Miet From the L.A. print issue: We were thrilled to open the doors to our Los Angeles office at the start of this year, when we launched our fast-paced website. Since then, we’ve been breaking...
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