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USC Plans 20,000 SQFT Blavatnik Virtual Production Center on University Park Parking Lot
The University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts is moving to replace a University Park parking lot with a two-story virtual production...
Institutional Money Made Student Housing a Core Asset, and Southern California Is Underbuilt for It
Blackstone, KKR and Greystar have turned purpose-built student housing into an institutional asset class, and the supply-starved blocks around USC, UCLA and San...
In Southern California, the Next Repricing of Campus Land Runs on the Rail Line
From USC's perch near the Metro E Line to San Diego State's trolley-served Mission Valley expansion, proximity to transit is becoming a development...
Southern California’s Next Campus Play Isn’t Student Beds, It’s the Retail and Hotels Around Them
As student towers saturate the blocks around USC and UCLA, value is shifting to the grocery, retail and hospitality that turn a student...
Billy G. Mills Manor Lands $28.9MM HUD Refinance, Preserving 102 Affordable Units Near USC in Los Angeles
Watt Capital Developers recapitalized a fully subsidized community near USC with a HUD/FHA loan timed to close alongside a 20-year Section 8 contract...
San Diego and Los Angeles Land Among Nation’s High-Potential AI Metros as Southern California Carves Out Its Niche
Hubble's new ranking of the 20 most AI-ready U.S. metros places San Diego at No. 13 and Los Angeles at No. 19 in...
Waterton Secures $77.8MM Refinancing for 293-Unit OLiVE DTLA Multifamily Community in Downtown Los Angeles
The financing package combines a $66 million Fannie Mae loan with $11.8 million in preferred equity from Tokyu Land US Corporation, replacing prior...
MetLife Sells 152-Unit LA Apartment Tower at 717 W Olympic for $69MM
Buyer secures $56.8 million financing as downtown market faces elevated vacancy and supply pressures MetLife has offloaded a 22-story apartment tower in Downtown...
Felix Chevrolet Owner Proposes 216-Room, 167,000 SQFT Hotel Near USC in Los Angeles
Shammas Group proposes seven-story Felix Gardens Hotel at 3300 S. Figueroa Street as Los Angeles hotel market steadies As Los Angeles’ hotel sector...
USC Lusk Team Claims Victory in Long-Running Real Estate Development Challenge
Student Competition Reaches Milestone as Rivalry Remains Deadlocked A five-member graduate student team from the University of Southern California's Lusk Center captured the...
Los Angeles Life Sciences Market Defies National Trend with Low Vacancy
Supply constraints and university research strength keep Greater LA resilient as other markets struggle While major life sciences markets across the country grapple...
The Defense Giant and the Digital Future: Southern California Manufacturing Faces a Crossroads in 2025
As aerospace anchors struggle and entertainment evolves, the region's 544,500 factory workers navigate automation, trade wars, and a talent transformation From the sprawling...
