Southern California Hospitality & Retail Commercial Real Estate Summit

Why You Won't Want To Miss This Conference:

What You'll Learn: 

• The latest data on hotel occupancy, tourism recovery, and investment appetite.
• Where new hotel, retail, entertainment, restaurant and mixed-use projects are being developed, and why.
• How adaptive reuse and experiential design are redefining older retail properties and hotel buildings.
• Which retail tenants are driving leasing activity and what formats are succeeding.
• What investors are prioritizing: lifestyle brands, entertainment-driven spaces, and community-oriented developments.
• How sustainability, technology, and design innovation are elevating asset performance and guest experience.

How You'll Do More Business From Attending This CRE Event: Strengthen your network and uncover new deal opportunities by connecting with leaders shaping the future of Southern California’s hospitality and retail markets. Learn how global events, evolving consumer expectations, and mixed-use reinvention are driving fresh demand for hotel, retail, and experiential spaces across Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and surrounding cities. Walk away with actionable insights on where investment dollars are flowing, how assets are being repositioned, and how to capture the next wave of opportunity.

Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.

Who You'll Network With At This Discussion: Owners, Developers, Investors, Architects, Construction, Designers, Brokers, Lawyers, Financial Institutions & Government Officials.

For questions, recommendations, comments or press inquiries please email our event producer, Samantha D'Angelo at samantha.dangelo@bisnow.com. 

Notable Projects / Assets / Deals: 

• Paragon Commercial Group: Village Center, Fountain Valley, CA: Infill retail shopping center in the heart of Orange County. Replaced Big Lots with Sprouts Farmer’s Market, executed an extensive capital improvement plan to update and modernize the shopping center, and created two new pads leased to McDonald’s and the first Dutch Bros in OC ///// Citrus Landing, Riverside, CA: Former K-Mart anchored center located on a highly trafficked corner of Arlington and Van Buren in Riverside. Backfilled existing K-Mart box with Stater Bros Markets, Ross and AutoZone. Executed capital improvement plan to modernize center, update shops spaces, create two new pads ground leased to Quick Quack Car Wash and Chick-Fil-A ///// Studio Village, Studio City, CA: Located on highly trafficked Ventura Blvd in Studio City, Paragon redeveloped former LA Fitness into a Sprouts Farmer’s Market anchored center; remodeled existing shops with best-in-class quick service restaurants to create a new, cohesive grocery anchored shopping center ///// Airport Plaza, Burbank, CA: Southwest corner of Victory Blvd and Chandler Blvd in the high-barrier-to-entry Burbank market. Separately acquired the fee and ground lease interest of shopping center prior to redeveloping the shopping center into a neighborhood ALDI anchored grocery center //// Northridge Plaza, Northridge, CA: Infill Los Angeles shopping center at the highly trafficked intersection of Nordhoff Way and Corbin Ave. Restructured anchor leases into long term tenancy and stabilized the property at market rents by implementing a comprehensive capital improvement project to update common areas and shop buildings ///// Topanga Village Plaza, Woodland Hills, CA: Located directly across from Westfield Village @ Topanga on Topanga Canyon Blvd in Woodland Hills. Improved access to the site by adding a new access point and traffic signal connection from the shopping center to Topanga Canyon Blvd; opened the first Amazon Fresh grocery store in the United States and upgraded the tenancy as tenants rolled ///// Carson Crossing, Carson, CA: Located at the dominant, signalized intersection of Carson St and Main St in Carson. Surrounded by new multi-family developments (over 1,500 units are under construction within a 1-mile radius); executed capital improvement plan to replace Albertsons with Vallarta Supermarket and re-lease shop spaces to institutional-quality tenants ///// Target, Westchester CA: Located on highly trafficked retail corridor of Sepulveda Blvd in Westchester. Redevelopment of a former Office Depot into a Target flex-format store, Target Corporation has been operating since October 2020. Nearby retailers include Petco, Ross Dress for Less, CVS Pharmacy, Ralph’s, TJ Maxx & HomeGoods, Trader Joe’s, and Staples ///// San Bernardino Freeway Center, San Bernardino, CA:  Located on the intersection of Varsity Ave and University Pkwy, the primary retail corridor in San Bernardino, Site is highly visible from Interstate 215 and easily accessible off University Pkwy. Redeveloped former vacant building into a high-performing retail center with best-in-class tenants including Chick-Fil-A, Panera Bread, Dutch Bros, and Mister Car Wash. Other prominent retailers nearby include Walmart, Ralph’s, and Lowe’s.
• Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield: New Arrivals + Store Openings at: Westfield Century City /// Westfield Culver City /// Westfield Fashion Square /// Westfield Topanga /// Westfield UTC 
• DKN Hotels: Continues to expand its portfolio with the successful opening of TownePlace Suites by Marriott Ventura Oxnard in June 2025, followed by being selected to provide pre-opening and management services for the upcoming TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Wildomar, CA, and the recent acquisition of Residence Inn by Marriott San Diego Sorrento Mesa/Sorrento Valley. Looking ahead, DKN’s pipeline includes the opening of SpringHill Suites by Marriott Ventura Oxnard slated for Q1 2026, three AC Hotels currently in the development process in Southern California, and four planned renovations throughout 2026.
• JRM Construction: Chagee, Westfield Century City A standout flagship project for Chagee at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles, marking the brand’s first U.S. location. This modern tea house was built to embody Chagee’s signature aesthetic while creating an inviting space for tea lovers /// La Monique @ Oceana Hotel a complex, high-end renovation of the Oceana Hotel’s primary dining and bar spaces in Santa Monica, California, transforming the existing venue into La Monique, a new luxury restaurant concept—while the hotel remained fully occupied and operational throughout construction //// Zara – The Grove Zara's new flagship store at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, marking the West Coast debut of the brand's distinctive custom design concept. This sophisticated retail space features high-end elements that connect the two levels, including two new elevators, a modern escalator, and an elegant Botticino marble staircase, complemented by matching marble flooring throughout /// Bad Roman, Beverly Hills the West Coast debut of a highly celebrated restaurant brand, translating a bold and theatrical design vision into a Beverly Hills context while maintaining the brand’s distinctive identity. The project features an immersive interior defined by layered textures, custom millwork, sculptural lighting, specialty finishes, and a rich palette of materials that work together to create a dynamic and experiential dining environment.
• CGS3 Law (Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP): Drafted and negotiated a design agreement and collaboratively drafted and negotiated a construction contract for a new multi-use development consisting of 2.2 million gross square feet of lab/office, retail, museum, outdoor space, and parking comprised of three blocks located on the waterfront in downtown San Diego, California ///// Closed on the purchase of a 52-lot parcel within new planned development located in east San Diego County, including the negotiation of seller financing and the preparation of developer formation and governing documents, and negotiated and closed on multi-million-dollar hard money construction financing ///// Represented award-winning national student housing developer, from preconstruction and architecture agreements through GMAX construction contract and project close-out for best-in-class mixed-use student residence project in Fullerton, California – comprising 1,047 beds and 360 units and 10,500 square feet of retail space ///// Represented award-winning national student housing developer, from preconstruction and architecture agreements through GMAX construction contract and project close-out for best-in-class mixed-use student residence project in Los Angeles, California – comprising 569 beds and 157 units and 5,128 square feet of retail space ///// Represented a client in a $60+ million hotel refinancing involving a partner buyout, joint venture restructuring, and the consolidation of multiple junior loans secured by a Los Angeles County property ///// Represented a developer in a $45+ million assigned PSA transaction for a mixed-use development with an affordable housing component, including land banking and a concurrent parcel repurchase upon entitlement approval, in Santa Clara County ///// Represented the purchaser in the $40+ million acquisition of a nationally flagged hotel in Los Angeles County, navigating multiple ground leases, complex reciprocal easement and zoning arrangements, major leases, and third-party hotel management and franchise agreements ///// Represented the buyer in the $52+ million acquisition of a portfolio of defaulted loans secured by mixed-use office, retail, and residential projects located throughout Los Angeles County ///// Represented a private homebuilder in multiple land acquisitions ranging from unentitled parcels to finished lots in master planned communities in Irvine, California, including preparation of master project covenants, conditions and restrictions, and loan documentation ///// Represented regional developer in obtaining construction financing loans exceeding over $100 million for the construction of multiple mixed-use projects in San Diego County.

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