Fred Segal on Melrose Sells for $43 million

Fred Segal on Melrose Sells for $43 million

The original location of high-end fashion retailer Fred Segal on Melrose Avenue has been sold for $43 million to CormackHill, a Vancouver, British Columbia, retail real estate investor. Beverly Hills real estate investment firm Kennedy Wilson brokered the deal for the 29,000-square-foot, ivy-coated shopping landmark.
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Los Angeles County is becoming a renter’s paradise: Building permits for multi-unit properties in Los Angeles soars to meet renting demand.

Los Angeles County is becoming a renter’s paradise: Building permits for multi-unit properties in Los Angeles soars to meet renting demand.

People are surprised to hear that Los Angeles County is the most unaffordable location in the entire United States when it comes to renting.
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U.S. Commercial Property Prices Drop for First Time in Six Years

U.S. Commercial Property Prices Drop for First Time in Six Years

U.S. commercial real estate prices dropped in January for the first time since 2010, a sign of weakening demand by investors after a six-year rally that pushed values to records.
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FRANK GEHRY WANTS TO BUILD A HUGE MIXED-USE CAMPUS IN THE HEART OF BEVERLY HILLS

FRANK GEHRY WANTS TO BUILD A HUGE MIXED-USE CAMPUS IN THE HEART OF BEVERLY HILLS

Gehry and a developer partner have presented an unsolicited plan that would include a hotel, offices, condos, a park, and more.

Earlier this month, developer Townscape Partners and the architecture firm Gehry Partners presented an unsolicited plan to the Beverly Hills City Council to build a huge mixed-use campus that would include hip office space, a five-star hotel, retail, and a three-acre public park on about seven acres of land that is, for the most part, owned by the city (a small portion is privately held). The Beverly Hills Courier reports that the council is expected to approve an agreement at their meeting tonight that should help this unexpected and enormous project take a big step forward.
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