Negari Buys Second WeHo Pebblebrook Hotel

Negari Buys Second WeHo Pebblebrook Hotel

Pebblebrook just announced that it sold another WeHo hotel, but left the buyer a mystery.  My kneejerk reaction: Is it Daniel Negari, again? I recently profiled Negari for TRD’s monthly magazine —... Read more »
More on Oceanwide Plaza

More on Oceanwide Plaza

The Real Deal reported in early April that an offer connected to Sean Burton’s Cityview was becoming a backup of sorts in the Oceanwide Plaza bankruptcy sale. Fast forward to late May... Read more »
A Closer Look at Steve Hilton’s California Real Estate Money

A Closer Look at Steve Hilton’s California Real Estate Money

Matt Mahan isn’t the only gubernatorial hopeful with California real estate backers. Steve Hilton has some, too.  Hilton’s latest real estate cash came from Dave Dollinger of Dollinger Properties, which is located... Read more »
Bill Witte’s Matt Mahan Donations

Bill Witte’s Matt Mahan Donations

William Witte just gave Matt Mahan more money. The Related California chairman emeritus donated another $10,000 to Mahan’s California governor campaign. Witte has doled out $20,000 on his latest choice for governor.... Read more »
Details on Kilroy’s LA Portfolio

Details on Kilroy’s LA Portfolio

L.A. REIT boss Angela Aman knows what she wants and goes after it. That was clear on her company’s latest earnings call. Kilroy Realty is shedding real estate that it believes is... Read more »
Inside Victor Coleman’s Pay

Inside Victor Coleman’s Pay

CEO pay in the world of Los Angeles’ commercial real estate got a jolt, with a big pay cut for Hudson Pacific Properties boss Victor Coleman detailed for public consumption via the... Read more »
Caruso blows past 7-figure mark in gubernatorial race

Caruso blows past 7-figure mark in gubernatorial race

No less a source than Politico recently flagged as particularly newsworthy the “seven-figures” in campaign money the broad business community in Los Angeles is set to spend over four city races this... Read more »
Inside Rexford and Kilroy’s Executive Compensation

Inside Rexford and Kilroy’s Executive Compensation

It’s proxy season.  First up: Rexford, which happened to be the focus of our last column. Because of the succession post-Elliott stake, we knew some compensation details via the former co-CEOs’ separation... Read more »
Rexford’s Laura Clark Era Begins

Rexford’s Laura Clark Era Begins

Rexford’s Laura Clark-era has begun. Clark took the corner office April 1 (not an April Fools thing), bringing an official end to co-CEOs Michael Frankel and Howard Schwimmer’s reign.  Frankel celebrated early... Read more »
Founders on TRD Top 100

Founders on TRD Top 100

Here’s an additional finding from The Real Deal’s recently published top 100: the founder factor is real.  Our selection of the most prominent people in Southern California real estate has a lot... Read more »