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Who needs mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt’s memes and trolling when you can place Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and 4th District Council Member Nithya Raman on a debate stage together? That’s what happened Tuesday evening at an event sponsored by the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association as Bass and mayo

Love don’t cost a thing, but Beverly Crest mansions do.  Jennifer Lopez has relisted her hilltop compound once shared with ex-husband Ben Affleck, two years after originally putting the mansion on the market, Realtor.com reported.  The “Jenny From the Block” singer is seeking just shy of $

On Friday May 1, organizations within the Community Self Defense Coalition gathered in front of Los Angeles City Hall to celebrate May Day. Spearheaded by Union del Barrio, festivities included musical performances, speeches by community leaders, and a general call for continuing to resist state ter

The Mayer Corporation and Hyatt Corporation are close to a $200 million refinancing of an oceanfront hotel located in Huntington Beach, according to a S&P Global report.  The current loan on the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa — which was developed by the Mayer Corporation,

Work set to begin for long-awaited Vermont Ave. BRT line Steven Sharp Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:15 After a lengthy wait, preconstruction activities are set to commence as early as next week for a bus rapid transit line running down much of Vermont Avenue.A construction notice issued by Metro indicat

New look for multifamily development at 380 S. Rosemead Blvd. in East Pasadena Steven Sharp Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:10 Urban Architecture Lab has unveiled renderings of a new multifamily residential development set to start work later this year in unincorporated East Pasadena.The project from Legendary

Toyon Gardens affordable housing takes shape at 3127 W. 147th St. Steven Sharp Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:05 In unincorporated El Camino Village, framing is complete for a new affordable housing complex from Brilliant Corners.Toyon Gardens, which replaces a storage lot at 3127 W. 147th Street, consi

A low-rise relic in South Los Angeles is poised for an all-affordable overhaul. Plans filed with the Los Angeles City Planning Department call for demolishing a 1908-built fourplex at 4061-4067 South Main Street and replacing it with a seven-story, 83-unit apartment building aimed entirely at income

Beverly Hills Estates’ Malibu division is cranking up the dealmaking in the coastal city. The West Hollywood-based brokerage’s Malibu Estates went into contract on a Point Dume home at 29200 Larkspur Drive that’s listed for $16.5 million, or $2,586 per square foot. It also marked last week’s top Los

A Southern California Native American tribe is adding a crown jewel to its hospitality lineup. The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation is in contract to acquire the 238-room Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in downtown Riverside, the Press-Enterprise reported. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal fo

Angelina Jolie is putting a storied piece of Hollywood real estate on the market as she prepares for a life beyond Los Angeles. The Oscar winner listed her Los Feliz estate at 2000 De Mille Drive for $29.9 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. Jolie acquired the property in 2017 for $24.5 milli

A veteran developer has moved into the media spotlight thanks in large part to raising more funds for his bid to unseat progressive Kenneth Mejia from the city controller’s office, with nearly $100,000 of the challenger’s kitty coming from real estate donors. Longtime Hackman Capital Partners execut

Costco-anchored apartment complex under construction at 5035 W. Coliseum Street Steven Sharp Tue, 05/05/2026 - 06:15 A year-and-a-half after a ceremonial groundbreaking, construction has commenced in earnest for a mixed-use development that will combine housing and a new Costco in South Los Angeles.

Mixed-use project debuts at 1069 W. Exposition Blvd. Steven Sharp Tue, 05/05/2026 - 06:10 In Exposition Park, Mosaic Investment Partners has marked the completion of Tessera, a new mixed-use building located next to Expo/Vermont Station and down the street from the USC campus.Built at 1069 W. Exposi

Multifamily residential complex unwrapped at 500 S. Oxford Ave. in Koreatown Steven Sharp Tue, 05/05/2026 - 06:05 Nearly five years since we last stopped by, the wrapping is off for a slow-moving multifamily residential complex just off of Western Avenue in Koreatown. View looking southeastRichard B

Tejon Ranch Company and Dedeaux Properties are betting on Southern California industrial tenants looking north instead of east.  The joint venture is preparing to break ground on a 510,385-square-foot Class A warehouse at the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center at 5665 Dennis McCarthy Drive in Lebec, D

Billionaire investor and Yucaipa Companies founder Ron Burkle nabbed a tidy markup in the sale of his Malibu beach house, The Real Deal has learned. Burkle, who is the controlling shareholder and executive chair of Soho House, sold 23708 Malibu Colony Road for nearly $20 million, or $7,992 per squar

An empty residential lot in Santa Monica is poised for redevelopment into nine townhomes.  An application filed with the City of Santa Monica calls for the construction of these townhomes at 1949 17th Street, currently a vacant lot less than a block away from the Santa Monica College campus, Ur

Los Angeles is putting its first major tranche of Measure ULA dollars to work, steering more than $360 million into affordable housing production, preservation and operations. On May 1, Mayor Karen Bass signed off on the inaugural Homes for L.A. Notice of Funding Availability, days after City Counci

In the two years since the start of the Palestine solidarity encampments movement, Occidental students have remained wholly committed to reminding the college that divesting from genocide is still their firm demand. The student encampments that sprang up in the spring semester of 2024 reached over 2
