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Joseph Gabbaian is a Senior Vice President at Grubb & Ellis. Mr. Gabbaian has established himself as an expert in commercial real estate investments in the southern California market with an emphasis on the West Los Angeles/Santa Monica market through...
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Real Estate Downturn Finally Arrives in West Los Angeles
January 13, 2009
As Vacant Office Space Grows, So Does Lenders’ Crisis | www.nytimes.com
- The West Los Angeles commercial real estate market, once considered bullet-proof due to its strong fundamentals, is hit hard by the recession. - The Westside market experiences its first negative absorption in five years, and rental rates, which had gone up in the face of declining absorption, drop for the third consecutive quarter. - The declining market forces lenders to take back a $1.5 billion portfolio of office buildings in West Los Angeles and surrounding areas.