L.A. City Charter Amendment PL election guide: Streamlining Planning Dept. processes

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text”> Consolidate boards Arguably the biggest change is to Area Planning Commissions, a group of seven volunteer-led boards that hear cases from homeowners, developers and businesses and make rulings on liquor licenses,... Read more »

L.A. Proposition TE voter guide: ‘Mansion tax’ exemption for fire victims

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text”> Critics argue that the exemption is too broad and should have included only victims whose primary residence was destroyed as opposed to landlords or investors with portfolios of properties. Councilmember Eunisses... Read more »

Sephora Relocates Meatpacking District Store with Long-Term Lease

Taconic Partners and Nuveen Real Estate signed a long-term lease with Sephora for approximately 4,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space at 401 W. 14th St. in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. The current... Read more »

Southwest-Inspired Cocktail Bar Setting Up Shop in South Street Seaport District

The Durst Organization announced that Mesa Bar, a new Southwestern-inspired cocktail and wine bar, has signed a lease at 220 Front St. in the South Street Seaport Historic District. Expected to open... Read more »

AI Legal Platform Orbital Signs Full-Floor Lease in Flatiron District

JLL arranged an 11,185-square-foot office lease for Orbital, the AI platform for real estate legal work, at 40 W. 25th St. in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. Orbital will relocate from a temporary shared... Read more »

Bascom Refis Historic Apartments in LA’s Westlake District

The Bascom Group, LLC has completed an $8.5-million refinancing of The Charleston Apartments, a 133-unit historic multifamily community located in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Michael Derk, Daizy Gomez, Linsey Farrahi and Zack... Read more »

NAI Capital Lists Owner-User Opportunity in Pasadena’s Playhouse Village District

NAI Capital Commercial has listed 530–532 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena’s Playhouse Village District for sale, presenting an owner-user opportunity encompassing approximately 99,280 square feet across eight stories. Executive managing director Ryan Campbell,... Read more »
Onni’s Office-Less Plans in Arts District Get City Approval

Onni’s Office-Less Plans in Arts District Get City Approval

Onni Group has gotten the green light from Los Angeles city planners for a mixed-use project in the Arts District. The Los Angeles City Planning Commission approved a proposal from the developer... Read more »
Western Alliance Provides M Financing for Low-Income Housing in Mission District

Western Alliance Provides $78M Financing for Low-Income Housing in Mission District

Western Alliance Bank is providing $77.9 million in construction financing and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity for The Marvel in the Mission, the largest affordable housing development in San Francisco’s Mission District.... Read more »
Teapulse Signs Plaza District Lease for Eighth Location

Teapulse Signs Plaza District Lease for Eighth Location

Manhattan Skyline Management Corp. secured a new long-term retail lease with tea and pastry shop Teapulse at 1375B Sixth Ave. in Midtown Manhattan’s Plaza District. It represents Teapulse’s eighth location across Manhattan, Brooklyn and... Read more »