Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, & Financing

  • Acquisition, lease, and ancillary construction and development agreements for Agensys (biotech company owned by Astellas Pharma US) for development of 100,000 square foot corporate headquarters facility in Santa Monica, California.

  • Acquisition of 2,600,000 square feet of industrial properties for $163,000,000 and joint venture with financial partner for Cohen Asset Management, a Los Angeles based private real estate investment firm.

  • Sale/leaseback, development, construction, financing, and landlord leasing for Realty Bancorp Equities for new office/retail building located at the corner of Colorado and 2nd Street in Santa Monica, California.

  • $33,000,000 capitalization of a real estate fund for private investment group based on Los Angeles, California.

  • Acquisition of property and negotiation of joint venture agreement for a private investment group for the development of a new data center facility outside of Sacramento, California.

  • Acquisition of property, negotiation of development agreement, negotiation of construction agreement, and negotiation of financing by IMAX for the development of a 70,000 square foot office and production facility in Playa Vista, California.

  • Negotiation of transactions to relocate the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmys) to LA Live complex in Downtown, Los Angeles, California.

  • Negotiation of various acquisitions, joint ventures, development, and financing agreements for NantWorks for multiple properties around the country.

 
 

Leasing

  • Corporate headquarters lease and ancillary construction agreements for Riot Games for over 400,000 square feet of space in Los Angeles, California.

  • Corporate headquarters lease and ancillary construction agreements for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment for 185,000 square feet of space in Beverly Hills, California.

  • Corporate headquarters lease for Kite Pharma for 160,000 square feet of space in Santa Monica, California.

  • Corporate headquarters lease and ancillary construction agreements for MGM for 150,000 square feet of space in Beverly Hills, California.

  • Office leasing in buildings throughout United States (including Arizona, Texas, and California) for Regent Properties, a private Los Angeles based office building owner.

  • Office leasing for various properties in Los Angeles, California for J.H. Snyder, a private Los Angeles based developer and owner.

  • Multiple leases in California for Equinox Fitness Clubs, including Downtown Los Angeles, Sunset Strip, Encino, Westlake Village, Glendale, Huntington Beach, Carlsbad, Berkeley, and Miracle Mile.

  • Lease for the Motion Picture Association of America for 110,000 square feet of space in Los Angeles, California.

  • Lease for Sony Pictures Entertainment for 100,000 square feet in Culver City, California.

  • Lease for NWQ Investment Management Company for 100,000 square feet of space in Century City, California.

  • Lease for Sony Music Entertainment for 60,000 square feet of space in Beverly Hills, California.

  • Lease and ancillary construction agreements for Bottega Louie restaurant in Downtown, Los Angeles, California.

  • Leases and ancillary construction agreements for Hakkasan restaurant group in Las Vegas, Nevada and Beverly Hills and San Francisco, California. The Las Vegas transaction was for the development of an 85,000 square foot nightclub and restaurant at the MGM Las Vegas and included negotiation of a management agreement with Angel Management Group.

  • Multiple leases across the country for Pacific Western Bank.

  • Leases, management agreements, and ancillary construction and facility agreements for Exhale Mindbody Spa in New York, New York; Santa Monica, California; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Boston, Massachusetts; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Miami, Florida; Bal Harbour, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Stamford, Connecticut; Turks & Caicos Islands; and Bermuda.

  • Representation in connection with leasing, energy, telecommunication, and construction matters for Arden Realty (subsidiary of GE Capital).