https://www.bisnow.com/sitemap Bisnow Los Angeles News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-US Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/industrial/los-angeles-industrial-defense-tech-aerospace-135477 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/industrial/los-angeles-industrial-defense-tech-aerospace-135477 Aerospace and defense tech firms are pouring into the South Bay’s industrial market, turning a historically strong leasing submarket into the engine driving Los Angeles’ tightening vacancy and improving absorption. Although aerospace and defense companies... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:02:27 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/construction-development/oceanwide-plaza-path-to-sale-all-but-cleared-135498 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/construction-development/oceanwide-plaza-path-to-sale-all-but-cleared-135498 The sale of the $1.2B Oceanwide Plaza may finally be able to proceed after a bankruptcy judge told attorneys she intended to approve the plan to sell it off.  In a critical turn, attorneys for the city of Los Angeles on Monday withdrew their objections... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:11:43 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/office/los-angeles-office-q2-2026-westside-century-city-135496 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/office/los-angeles-office-q2-2026-westside-century-city-135496 Los Angeles is once again the outlier in the national office recovery. While vacancy tightened in more than half of major U.S. markets in Q2, LA’s rate climbed to 25.8%, driven by steep emptying in Downtown and Hollywood even as Century City pulls... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:21:10 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/deal-sheet/santa-monica-offices-to-become-school-los-angeles-deal-sheet-135476 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/deal-sheet/santa-monica-offices-to-become-school-los-angeles-deal-sheet-135476 A 100K SF office and medical building at 2701 Ocean Park Blvd. in Santa Monica sold to an undisclosed school. The school will relocate to the property and operate it as a new campus. The office building was more than 70% vacant at the time of sale. Public... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:07:03 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/industrial/manhattan-beach-studios-being-shopped-as-possible-defense-tech-site-135465 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/industrial/manhattan-beach-studios-being-shopped-as-possible-defense-tech-site-135465 Lenders on Hackman Capital Partners' Manhattan Beach Studios are selling its $240M mortgage, leaning on the South Bay submarket's booming aerospace and defense technology industries in its marketing materials.  “There’s never been a more perfect... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:43:38 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/industrial/tsmc-arizona-invest-100-billion-us-manufacturing-total-investment-265-billion-135456 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/industrial/tsmc-arizona-invest-100-billion-us-manufacturing-total-investment-265-billion-135456 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is investing an additional $100B in manufacturing in the U.S., bringing its total investment commitment to $265B. The additional investment will mean four more advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities, bringing... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:17:33 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/multifamily/milhaus-and-srg-residential-complete-merger-acquire-broadshore-capital-partners-135444 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/multifamily/milhaus-and-srg-residential-complete-merger-acquire-broadshore-capital-partners-135444 Milhaus and SRG Residential completed a merger, forming a national multifamily platform to develop, own and manage apartment communities in more than 20 markets. Together, Indianapolis-based Milhaus and Newport Beach-based SRG Residential, a subsidiary... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:54:29 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/office/paramount-warner-bros-merger-lawsuit-california-attorney-general-135399 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/office/paramount-warner-bros-merger-lawsuit-california-attorney-general-135399 Twelve attorneys general sued to stop the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, saying the union violates antitrust laws.  The AGs have joined forces to block Paramount’s $111B grab for Warner Bros. Discovery, which would destroy competition... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:04:39 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/retail/palisades-village-to-reopen-after-100m-rebuilding-effort-135346 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/retail/palisades-village-to-reopen-after-100m-rebuilding-effort-135346 Palisades Village, the high-end open‑air retail district in Pacific Palisades, will reopen Aug. 15, more than 18 months after sustaining damage in the historic fires that blazed through greater Los Angeles in January 2025. Rebuilding cost roughly $100M,... molly.armbrister@bisnow.com Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:55:22 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/construction-development/ballot-measure-to-exempt-new-housing-construction-from-ula-dead-after-council-vote-135271 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/construction-development/ballot-measure-to-exempt-new-housing-construction-from-ula-dead-after-council-vote-135271 Los Angeles City Council members voted unanimously Wednesday to shelve efforts to put a Measure ULA exemption for new multifamily construction on the ballot.  Moments before the council was set to vote on the exemption, Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:21:56 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/construction-development/kennedy-wilson-jamison-team-up-on-dtla-world-trade-center-resi-conversion-135254 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/construction-development/kennedy-wilson-jamison-team-up-on-dtla-world-trade-center-resi-conversion-135254 Kennedy Wilson and Jamison plan to convert the Los Angeles World Trade Center, a 400K SF office property in Downtown, into 512 residences. The project is part of a broader effort announced Tuesday to build 4,000 affordable housing units in adaptive reuse... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:07:14 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/construction-development/measure-ula-transfer-tax-november-ballot-135252 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/construction-development/measure-ula-transfer-tax-november-ballot-135252 The Los Angeles City Council will decide whether to include a measure on the November ballot carving out an exemption for its divisive transfer tax less than a week after horse-trading at the California capital killed a state-level initiative to limit... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:58:42 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/deal-sheet/rosemead-retail-center-gets-46m-refi-135202 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/deal-sheet/rosemead-retail-center-gets-46m-refi-135202 The owners of Rosemead Place, a 337K SF retail center in Rosemead, secured a $46M refinance from Wells Fargo.  A Walker & Dunlop team led by Trevor Fase and Lynn Pearson secured the fixed-rate, interest-only permanent debt loan provided by Joel Minugh... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:36:33 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/office/defense-company-andurils-634k-sf-costa-mesa-hq-for-sale-135182 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/office/defense-company-andurils-634k-sf-costa-mesa-hq-for-sale-135182 The Orange County headquarters of $61B defense company Anduril Industries is up for sale. Invesco and SteelWave own the 634K SF office and research facility, which Anduril leases entirely. Anduril has 13 years left on its lease, Bloomberg reported.  bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:40:12 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/commercial-real-estate/los-angeles-studios-real-estate-adaptation-135116 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/commercial-real-estate/los-angeles-studios-real-estate-adaptation-135116 Los Angeles’ once‑booming studio real estate machine is grinding through its harshest reset in years as sluggish production levels, rising costs and a glut of newly built stages collide to squeeze owners from every direction. Yet many of the city’s... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:01:17 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/construction-development/ab-130-ceqa-streamlining-construction-development-135074 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/construction-development/ab-130-ceqa-streamlining-construction-development-135074 Developers and land use attorneys say a relatively new law that exempts certain projects from environmental reviews and challenges has added certainty where there was previously mostly risk in the entitlement process. While it isn’t a cure-all for what... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:10:31 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/multifamily/equity-residential-sells-400-unit-koreatown-apartment-complex-50m-discount-135156 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/multifamily/equity-residential-sells-400-unit-koreatown-apartment-complex-50m-discount-135156 Pacific Urban Investors bought a Koreatown apartment complex at a $50M discount to what the seller, Equity Residential, paid in 2019.  The property, Next on Sixth, holds 398 apartments and a ground-floor, smaller-format Target. Pacific Urban paid $139M,... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:15:54 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/korean-skincare-brand-plots-us-expansion-135151 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/korean-skincare-brand-plots-us-expansion-135151 South Korean skincare retailer Olive Young has opened two stores in the Los Angeles area in the past month, its first locations outside its home country. The stores in Pasadena and Westfield Century City represent the K-beauty company’s foray into... emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:07:11 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/office/hudson-pacific-partners-chief-operating-officer-resigns-135132 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/office/hudson-pacific-partners-chief-operating-officer-resigns-135132 Hudson Pacific Properties Chief Operating Officer Andrew Wattula resigned last week after nearly a decade at the company.  Wattula told HPP leadership on Thursday that he was leaving the position he has held since 2021. Wattula began working at HPP... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:48:27 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/industrial/boyle-heights-cold-storage-warehouse-still-burning-after-four-days-135108 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/industrial/boyle-heights-cold-storage-warehouse-still-burning-after-four-days-135108 Smoke from a burning cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights continued to blanket large swaths of Los Angeles over the weekend, pushing air‑quality readings into unhealthy territory and prompting emergency declarations from city and state leaders. Los... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:01:13 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/capital-markets/netflix-to-buy-storied-studio-at-78-discount-to-previous-valuation-135093 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/capital-markets/netflix-to-buy-storied-studio-at-78-discount-to-previous-valuation-135093 Streaming giant Netflix is buying a Los Angeles film studio at a price that will seem like something from a horror film for other owners in the sector. mike.phillips@bisnow.com Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:38:07 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/commercial-real-estate/hackman-capital-partners-studio-real-estate-manhattan-beach-default-135064 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/commercial-real-estate/hackman-capital-partners-studio-real-estate-manhattan-beach-default-135064 Hackman Capital Partners has defaulted on a $257.6M loan from Deutsche Bank tied to its MBS Media Campus in Manhattan Beach and could be facing foreclosure.  The notice of default and election to sell under deed of trust was recorded with Los Angeles... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:49:59 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/deal-sheet/beverly-hills-apartments-85m-construction-financing-los-angeles-deal-sheet-135012 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/deal-sheet/beverly-hills-apartments-85m-construction-financing-los-angeles-deal-sheet-135012 Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged $85M in construction financing for the development of a roughly 298K SF mixed-use project at 55 N. La Cienega Blvd. in Beverly Hills. MMCC worked on behalf of the undisclosed property owner. Urbanize LA previously... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:56:19 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/affordable-housing/ed-1-affordable-housing-streamlining-los-angeles-135010 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/affordable-housing/ed-1-affordable-housing-streamlining-los-angeles-135010 Los Angeles’ affordable housing streamlining effort has produced a flood of approvals since Mayor Karen Bass launched Executive Directive 1 in 2022, but the city’s building boom has yet to materialize. Fewer than a quarter of ED 1‑approved units... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:07:53 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/affordable-housing/lahsa-hud-investigation-funding-stoppage-134991 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/affordable-housing/lahsa-hud-investigation-funding-stoppage-134991 The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday that it was cutting off a major source of funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the embattled joint city and county agency.  The suspension of funds is pending an... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:12:31 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/makhijani-fraud-western-alliance-bank-134975 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/makhijani-fraud-western-alliance-bank-134975 Federal officials arrested Orange County investor and financier Mahender Makhijani on Wednesday on charges that he defrauded a bank of nearly $100M.  Makhijani allegedly manipulated title policies, inflating the value of collateral pledged for loans... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:35:35 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/economic-development/repositioning-las-westside-bisnow-event-to-examine-santa-monica-commercial-real-estate-134908 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/economic-development/repositioning-las-westside-bisnow-event-to-examine-santa-monica-commercial-real-estate-134908 On July 9, Bisnow is bringing together leaders in Santa Monica commercial real estate for its Santa Monica Commercial Real Estate Summit. These local experts will talk about how trends in the city’s retail, hospitality, office and multifamily sectors... elizabeth.reyn@bisnow.com Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:40:17 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/commercial-real-estate/arbitration-award-fraud-case-134966 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/commercial-real-estate/arbitration-award-fraud-case-134966 An arbitration judge awarded an Orange County property owner $1.34B after nearly three years of proceedings that centered on a fraudulently formed joint venture that took control of nearly two dozen properties in Laguna Beach and Orange County. Respondents... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:45:33 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/retail/urw-buying-out-remaining-50-stake-of-san-diegos-westfield-utc-134956 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/retail/urw-buying-out-remaining-50-stake-of-san-diegos-westfield-utc-134956 Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield inked a conditional agreement to take full ownership of the Westfield UTC by acquiring the remaining 50% stake in the mall from its unnamed joint venture partner for $705M in cash and shares.  The roughly 1M SF, upscale open-air... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:15:34 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/deal-sheet/sawtelle-affordable-project-used-ed-1-sells-for-167m-los-angeles-deal-sheet-134888 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/deal-sheet/sawtelle-affordable-project-used-ed-1-sells-for-167m-los-angeles-deal-sheet-134888 Generation Real Estate Partners and Eris Development sold a 44-unit Sawtelle project developed under Executive Directive 1, Mayor Karen Bass’ effort to streamline permitting for 100% affordable housing. The property sold for $16.7M, or more than $379,500... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:21:36 -0400