@rogervincent

Journalist covering commercial real estate for the Los Angeles Times.

 Los Angeles, CA
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Joined June 2008
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Hollywood developer David Simon is betting big on a new vertical movie studio he is building on Santa Monica Boulevard. latimes.com/business/story/2…

A $450-million Hollywood studio stacks soundstages, parking and bungalows in the sky

Construction is far along on Echelon Studios Hollywood: an old-school movie studio with all the standard features, but stacked in a single building rather than spread out on a sprawling lot.

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Three of these are in Downtown L.A.: These 36 Starbucks locations in Southern California appear headed for closure latimes.com/business/story/2…

These 36 Starbucks locations in Southern California appear headed for closure

Starbucks said it would close 250 locations in North America as the chain battles increased competition. Thirty-six of those locations appear to be in Southern California.

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Why L.A. developers aren't building more apartments, despite epic housing shortage -- it's a combo platter including Measure ULA. @jflem94 breaks it down. latimes.com/california/story…

Why L.A. developers aren't building more apartments, despite epic housing shortage

L.A. needs more multifamily housing, but developers say it doesn't make sense to build apartments in the current market.

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Some businesses decisions we make are worse than others.
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I work in HR and was delighted at getting a management job in HR at Enron in 2000. In fact, I was so proud of where I was working that I got its logo tattooed on my upper left arm. I still have the tattoo but don't wear tops without sleeves these days.
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California condo development is nill. It turns out that a state law incentivizing construction defect lawsuits has spooked developers out of building them. latimes.com/california/story…

The California condo is dying. Can this affordable housing option be saved?

Condo construction in California has fallen off dramatically since the early 2000s, severely limiting access to the entry-level market for homeownership. A new coalition of housing advocates wants to...

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The smelly Boyle Heights warehouse fire was the result of 'shoddy work' by a solar panel company, warehouse owner Lineage claims in a new lawsuit latimes.com/california/story…

Boyle Heights warehouse fire was result of 'shoddy work' by solar panel company, lawsuit claims

Lineage filed suit against Altus Power on Thursday, accusing the solar panel company of being responsible for the massive Boyle Heights warehouse fire that burned for a week in June.

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I'll bet Kroenke has a real estate plan for Anaheim: Rams owner Stan Kroenke buys the Angels, ending Arte Moreno's troubled tenure latimes.com/sports/angels/st…

Rams owner Stan Kroenke agrees to buy Angels, ending Arte Moreno's troubled tenure

Rams owner Stan Kroenke has agreed to purchase the Angels, marking the end of owner Arte Moreno's tenure and Kroenke's first move into Major League Baseball.

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This L.A. mall was dead longer than it was alive. Then Taylor Swift and Beyonce discovered it. Great update on the demolition of notorious Hawthorne Plaza. latimes.com/california/story…

This L.A. mall was dead longer than it was alive. Then Taylor Swift and Beyoncé discovered it

Property owners of the long-abandoned Hawthorne Plaza mall are in the beginnings of tearing it down.

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This must be one heck of a new roller coaster at Universal Studios. Neighbor said the screams of riders are "like someone is getting murdered." latimes.com/travel/story/202…

Universal Studios to dampen 'disturbing' coaster screams with sound barriers, says council member

Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, currently in a soft open phase, has come under attack from residents in the nearby Toluca Lake neighborhood.

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Big L.A. employer Riot Games dramatically reduced attendance requirements and MORE people showed up to the office. It is awfully nice there, though. latimes.com/business/story/2…

Trust, not tracking: Inside the L.A. company that got workers back to the office

In January, Riot Games revamped its morale-hurting return-to-office rules to allow more flexibility. The result? Attendance and productivity have risen.

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A test run to wipe graffiti off of notorious Oceanwide Plaza in DTLA suggests it can be done in less than three months. latimes.com/business/story/2…

Graffiti towers cleanup begins

Crews tested how much graffiti could be removed in a day from the Oceanwide Towers project downtown, and the results were promising.

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The long-awaited removal of graffiti at notorious Oceanwide Plaza will begin shortly. It's gonna take a while. latimes.com/business/story/2…

Graffiti towers set to be cleared for cleanup and sale

Work cleaning the Oceanwide Plaza skyscrapers — known informally as Graffiti Towers — will begin immediately, according to the $517-million sale agreement tentatively approved by a federal judge.

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Rick Caruso will reopen his fire-damaged Pacific Palisades shopping center on Aug. 15 latimes.com/business/story/2…

Fire-damaged Pacific Palisades shopping center sets reopening date

Rick Caruso's Palisades Village will reopen Aug. 15. About one-third of the businesses are new, and many tenants are returning to their shops.

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PwC pulls the trigger on a move from downtown L.A. to Century City office tower previously known as Fox Plaza and "Nakatomi Plaza" in the movie Die Hard latimes.com/business/story/2…

Downtown L.A. fixture PwC will move to Century City

In another blow to the struggling downtown office rental market, longtime stalwart corporate tenant PricewaterhouseCoopers has agreed to move its Los Angeles offices to Century City.

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Capital Group completes is purchase of a Bunker Hill skyscraper and vows to keep expanding in downtown L.A. latimes.com/business/story/2…

Capital Group buys Bunker Hill skyscraper

Los Angeles fund manager Capital Group has completed its $210-million purchase of the Bunker Hill skyscraper it already occupied as a renter and vows to continue expanding its downtown presence.

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Downtown L.A. businesses and residents are frustrated with conditions there and are begging for more political support for the neighbhorhood. latimes.com/business/story/2…

Downtown L.A. businesses are in crisis. Owners want politicians to deal with it

Businesses want the mayoral candidates to deal with downtown’s entrenched troubles.

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Downtown L.A. wants San Francisco’s pop-up secret to get shoppers back -- help small businesses open in vacant storefronts. latimes.com/business/story/2…

Downtown L.A. wants San Francisco’s pop-up secret to get shoppers back

DTLA needs S.F.’s retail resuscitation secret: subsidized pop-ups

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Exotic make-drugs-in-space startup Varda Space Industries snags former Mattel plant in El Segundo latimes.com/business/story/2…

Startup Varda Space Industries snags former Mattel plant in El Segundo

Varda Space Industries will occupy a former Mattel facility in El Segundo, giving it additional capacity to manufacture spacecraft at scale.

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Buyer for Oceanwide Plaza's infamous graffitied towers emerges -- developer Kalki P. Chaudhuri, who is also building a hotel next to SoFi Stadium latimes.com/business/story/2…

Buyer for Oceanwide Plaza's infamous graffitied towers emerges

The proposed buyer of the L.A. project in bankruptcy proceedings is a partnership led Kali P. Chaudhuri, whose firm owns properties in California and India.

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L.A. will gets its first Ikea, coming to the Helms Bakery design complex on the edge of Culver City. Ikea will fill space left by HD Buttercup. latimes.com/business/story/2…

A sprawling Culver City space will soon be home to Ikea

The furniture giant known for "Billy" bookcases and Swedish meatballs will occupy part of the old Helms Bakery building.

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