Hospitality
Dana Point Harbor Redevelopment Stalls as OC Supervisors, Developer Clash Over $700MM Hotel Leases
The redevelopment of Dana Point Harbor has stalled as Orange County supervisors and Dana Point Harbor Partners spar over the hotel, commercial-core and...
San Diego’s $19 Hospitality Minimum Wage Squeezes 103 Hotels as State Rate Climbs to $17.40
San Diego's $19 hospitality minimum wage hits 103 hotels and major venues as California's statewide rate climbs to $17.40 in 2027.
S3 Hotel Group Buys 149-Room Hyatt House Near John Wayne Airport for $38MM in Irvine
Irvine-based S3 Hotel Group has acquired the 149-room Hyatt House adjacent to John Wayne Airport for $38 million, roughly $4 million below its...
Southern California Hotel Sales Surge 57% to $990MM in First Half of 2026, Led by Los Angeles
Southern California hotel transactions climbed to 60 in the first six months of 2026 while dollar volume jumped 57 percent to $989.6 million,...
World’s First Motel Site in San Luis Obispo Hits Market, Entitled for 83-Room Hotel Redevelopment
Hayes Commercial Group has brought the 4.21-acre Motel Inn property in San Luis Obispo, the century-old site credited as the world's first motel,...
H.wood Group Lands Alphabet Bar & Grill Lease at Caruso’s 125,000 SQFT Palisades Village Reopening in Pacific Palisades
The H.wood Group has secured a lease for Alphabet Bar & Grill at Rick Caruso's Palisades Village, joining the tenant roster set to...
Thorsen Advances $20MM ‘The Admiral’ Adaptive Reuse at Liberty Station, Now a Three-Phase Build Through 2028
Hospitality entrepreneur Ryan Thorsen has reset the timeline and budget for The Admiral, his seven-acre transformation of Liberty Station’s derelict officers’ quarters, pushing...
Bankruptcy Court Clears $517MM Sale of Downtown LA’s Oceanwide Plaza to KPC-Lendlease Venture, Triggering Graffiti Cleanup
A federal bankruptcy judge confirmed the plan of liquidation for Downtown Los Angeles’ stalled Oceanwide Plaza, handing the graffiti-scarred megaproject to a joint...
Comic-Con Locks Into San Diego Through 2030, Anchoring $160MM Annual Hospitality Windfall
San Diego secured a five-year commitment from Comic-Con International that keeps the pop-culture juggernaut and its estimated $160 million in annual regional spending...
La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club Launches Final Phase of $60MM Resort Overhaul With 90-Room Redesign
The fifth-generation, family-owned La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club is moving into the concluding stage of a two-phase, $60 million reinvestment in its...
Slatkin Brothers’ $280MM Loan on 327-Key Santa Monica Hotel Duo Lands in Special Servicing
The $280 million securitized mortgage backing Shutters on the Beach and Hotel Casa del Mar has been transferred to special servicer LNR Partners...
Southern California Hotel Openings Drop 42% in First Half of 2026 as Construction Pipeline Expands
Southern California’s hotel developers are building more rooms than they were a year ago, but they’re planning fewer — a quiet retreat from...
