Billion-Dollar Blockbusters Won’t Revive L.A.’s Film Industry
Why this matters
Office continues to trade in two distinct markets: trophy assets in walkable submarkets that are leasing at or near record rents, and commodity Class B and C buildings where the basis is still resetting. Underwriting on the latter has moved toward replacement-cost-minus, with credit underwriting now leaning on tenant covenant and remaining lease term rather than mark-to-market expectations. Los Angeles is working asset-by-asset through an extended office reset. Hospitality on the West Side and selective industrial in the South Bay are where capital is currently moving; downtown Class B remains in price discovery. For LP-positioned capital, the read-through is that the bifurcation is now a structural feature of the sector, not a cycle to wait out.
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Hollywood, or at least some aspect of it, had a summer. Between massive box office performances from “The Odyssey” (partially shot in Los Angeles), “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “Obsession,” the industry appears to…
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