Los Angeles

Miracle Mile Development Breaks Ground Under Favorable Circumstances

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
BRE Properties recently broke ground on an 800,000-square foot mixed-use development at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue. The $105 million project is situated just at the edge of the coveted Miracle Mile […]

Wood Partners Restarts 290-Unit High-Rise in Downtown L.A.

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Low construction costs and growing demand in all housing segments are helping multi-family projects in Los Angeles escape from development limbo. Among the latest is a 290-unit Downtown high-rise planned by Wood Partners and stalled since […]

Toll Brothers Plans High-End Community in Lake Forest

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
As luxury locations go, you can’t go much higher than Orange County, Calif., an area whose wealth has been represented in countless movies and TV shows. The high-end lifestyle here has apparently stimulated the imagination of luxury home builder […]

CIM Group Kicks Off 22-Story Mixed-Use Hollywood Tower

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor A change is in store for the Hollywood skyline as CIM Group starts construction of the Sunset Gordon, a 22-story mixed-use tower. Located at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Gordon St., the project will feature 301 residential units, 39,538 square feet of office space, 13,056 square feet of ground […]

UBS Buys North Hollywood High-Rise Apartments for $74 Million

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor In a $74 million deal, a fund controlled by UBS Inc. has acquired the 180-unit NoHo 14 apartment complex in North Hollywood. NoHo 14 fetched $15 million more than it did in its previous transaction in June 2010, when it was acquired in an REO sale by a joint venture […]