Articles

  • 1 week ago | therealdeal.com | Alena Botros

    A loan backing the Santa Monica Clock Tower, once the city’s tallest building, headed to special servicing after the office tower struggled with occupancy. A $26.7 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan tied to the Rockwood Capital-owned Santa Monica Clock Tower at 225 Santa Monica Boulevard went to special servicing after missing its May maturity date, according to Morningstar. The borrower has not provided a plan for the loan, according to Trepp.

  • 1 week ago | therealdeal.com | Alena Botros

    Attorney General Rob Bonta sued what he called operators of a “multi-billion dollar real estate empire” for allegedly renting out unsafe and uninhabitable units, discriminating against Section 8 recipients and engaging in deceptive leasing practices and unlawful rent increases. Swaranjit “Mike” Nijjar and other family members, the complaint alleges, profited off their business but left tenants to inhumane conditions such as collapsing ceilings, sewage overflows and roach and rodent infestations.

  • 2 weeks ago | therealdeal.com | Alena Botros

    A “multi-billion dollar real estate empire” has rented out unsafe and uninhabitable units, exploiting California’s lack of affordable homes and violating tenant protections, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

  • 3 weeks ago | therealdeal.com | Alena Botros

    It was a who’s who of wealth managers, lawyers and commercial real estate executives at the Real Estate Family Office & Private Wealth West conference this week. Panelists talked about tariffs, trade and interest rates in back-to-back discussions at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point. There were hints of multifamily optimism, an emphasis that cash was stuck on the sidelines except for family office money and a juicy discussion on succession planning within family offices.

  • 3 weeks ago | therealdeal.com | Alena Botros |Abigail Nehring

    Brookfield Properties offloaded another Downtown Los Angeles office tower for less than the debt tied to the property.  Uncommon Developers bought 601 S. Figueroa Street for $210 million, or $201 per square foot, in an off-market sale, according to a spokesperson for Colliers, which represented the buyer.

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

X (formerly Twitter)

Followers
Tweets
DMs Open
Alena Botros
Alena Botros @alenabotros
2 Jun 25

RT @trdsocal: An inside look at pay packages of the LA commercial real estate C-suite. @SECGov @HudsonPPI @KennedyWilson @MMREIS https://t…

Alena Botros
Alena Botros @alenabotros
23 May 25

RT @trdny: Can California do more to help wildfire survivors? Ethan Penner says yes. The real estate investor, father of the CMBS and CA gu…

Alena Botros
Alena Botros @alenabotros
12 May 25

today is my first day at the real deal! dm to chat all things los angeles real estate