Bisnow has an interesting article today about the ability of a few pioneering restaurants to “spur development in underserved neighborhoods”. Now, before we dive in, we need to be clear that “underserved neighborhoods” are not empty places waiting for some new business to come in and put them on the map. Generally speaking, these neighborhoods are … Continue reading “Restaurants, bars and gentrification”
Category: Development
Restaurants and bars and Historic Filipinotown
At Adaptive, we’re 100% focused on multifamily. But that doesn’t stop us from observing what’s going on with other asset classes in our little submarkets. And, recently, I’ve become convinced that there is are opportunities for smaller, food and beverage-driven retail along both Temple and Beverly, south of the 101 in Historic Filipinotown. Driven by the … Continue reading “Restaurants and bars and Historic Filipinotown”
The forecast on our latest deal
As the economy has continued to improve, both nationally and here in LA, it has become harder and harder to find deals worth doing. That said, it’s definitely not impossible. Today, we are closing on a deal with the following characteristics: Currently a vacant triplex Paying $220 / sq ft Suitable for conversion into a … Continue reading “The forecast on our latest deal”
Another new fourplex
Just finished another 4plex. Think these are among the best 3 bed apartments we’ve ever done.
Our latest 4plex renovation
Thought you guys might appreciate seeing pics of our most recently completed project, a very large 4plex which happens to be located next to another of our projects. It’s obviously not the best time of year to be in lease-up, but the units are so special that I think they’ll go quickly.
Why there’s an apartment glut downtown
Curbed had an story yesterday that was 100% predictable: Downtown landlords are having to offer incentives to attract tenants. Here is why this happened: Rents have been going up downtown since the end of the recession in, say, 2011 Downtown is one of the very few neighborhoods in LA (along with, to a certain extent, Hollywood … Continue reading “Why there’s an apartment glut downtown”
Some mildly annoying numbers
Just finishing a 4plex in a really cool, up-and-coming neighborhood that we renovated on behalf of an outside investor. Was reviewing the original pro forma and revising in light of what I believe the rents will be… and got an annoying surprise. Based on the original pro forma, this was not a deal that we … Continue reading “Some mildly annoying numbers”
How do you make money flipping land?
For today’s post, I answered another Quora question: How do you make money flipping land? It’s not a very detailed question, but it raises some interesting issues around price volatility, holdings costs, and regulatory delays. Click here to read the whole answer. Meanwhile: I’m taking the boys up to Yosemite for the holiday weekend. Hope … Continue reading “How do you make money flipping land?”
How to get more affordable housing for free
Further to my last post, here’s a pretty bad idea being proposed to help with the homelessness problem in LA. To lazy to click? Basically, two council-members are proposing a ballot initiative to increase various fees paid by developers to pay for bond which would pay for $1Bn worth of housing for the homeless. Sounds like … Continue reading “How to get more affordable housing for free”
A novel explanation for the slowdown in single family home starts
Buried in Paul Krugman’s column today was an interesting fact, of which I was not previously aware: As a result of action/inaction by President Obama, the income tax rate paid by the top 1% of earners is back up to where it was in 1979, before President Reagan took office. Weirdly, upon reading the above, … Continue reading “A novel explanation for the slowdown in single family home starts”