Tim Hayes is the Executive Director of AIR CRE, having served since 1998. Tim has worked in the commercial real…
Welcoming AIR CRE’s New Members
Last Wednesday, after a more than five-year hiatus, AIR CRE reinstated our live orientation program. Since the inception of the…
AIR CREators: ClientLook’s Michael Griffin on Moving Tech Forward
Michael Griffin is truly one of the CRE industry’s technology pioneers. Since rolling out ARES for ACT! in 1994, Michael…
AIR CRE’s Future Leaders of CRE, Pt. II
This past February, AIR CRE hosted an event at NoMad hotel in DTLA designed with the specific intention to bring…
The Remaking of LAX: Project and Construction Update
In the 1920s, the airport Mines Field arose from the fields of Westchester, CA. L.A.’s first municipal airport was described as “a dirt patch with just rabbits running around,” according to airport historian, Ethel Pattison. Fast-forwarding close to a century, Los Angeles International Airport -- colloquially known as LAX ...
FAANG’s Impact on L.A. Office Space
The headline on JLL’s Q4 2018 Office Insight report for Los Angeles is succinct: “New Supply Struggles to Keep Pace with Space-Hungry New Media Demand.” The report’s gist is that, while Facebook, Apple Amazon, Netflix and Google (FAANG) companies took a hit in the stock market ...
Ten Proptech Companies Deserving of Focus
Plugging “proptech” and “commercial real estate” into Google brings up a plethora of headlines with one theme: Namely, 2019 will be the year in which technology developed for the property market -- proptech -- disrupts the ...
Digging Beneath the Boring Company’s L.A. Tunnel
In late 2016, Elon Musk announced, via Twitter, that “traffic is driving me nuts.” His solution? “Am going to build a tunnel boring machine and just start digging . . .” he tweeted ...
Connecting with the Future Leaders of CRE: Millennials & Gen Z
How did you get your start in Commercial Real Estate? Whether it was decades ago, or just last week, every…
Economic Stimulation…? SoCal and the Opportunity Zone Program
In recent months, the Opportunity Zone tax incentive has been portrayed as a new tool to stimulate economic development in lower-income neighborhoods. The concept of funneling ...
Bennett Washabaugh’s Blueprint for Growth Embraces Technology
AIR CRE welcomes Bennett Washabaugh to the 2019 Board of Directors as Marketing Committee Co-Chair ...
26th Annual SoCal Market Trends & Forecast Event Recap
The robust panel discussion included leaders from JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, CREtech, WeWork, Gensler, Bird, and California Business Properties Association ...
Q4 2018: Positives All Around for Office and Industrial CRE
Both the industrial and office sectors in Los Angeles did very well in Q4 2018, and, in fact, throughout the…
WeWork, Bird, Gensler & More: 26th Annual Market Trends Event
Dear AIR CRE member, I’m eager to kick off 2019 by welcoming members and guests to attend our 26th Annual…
Jim McFadden, Incoming President and 2019 AIR CRE Goals
Jim McFadden is on a mission, and its name is technology.
Looking Back While Moving Forward: CRE Outlook
Culver City: Coming into its Own
Delving into Yield Curves and Recessions
Can the “Arts” be Kept in the DTLA Arts District?
Is the DTLA Streetcar Program on Track?
The “Adulting” of Co-Working
California Midterm Election Results
2018: A Year of Great Challenges, Great Success
Dear AIR CRE Member, Tim Hayes here. Over the past few months, I’ve visited over 40 of your offices to…
Examining Both Sides of Long Beach
Long Beach, CA, approximately 25 miles south of Los Angeles, is probably best-known for beaches and the port. The 51-square-mile…
California Legislation – Get Out and Vote
The following voting recommendations are brought to you by the California Business Properties Association (CBPA), in association with AIR CRE. PROPOSITIONS …
Q3 Industrial Highlight: Tight Labor, Tight Supply, High Demand
AIR CRE’s Q2 2018 industrial report pointed to tight supply and increased demand. As we roll into the final months…
The Economic Impact of the California Wildfires
Wildfires have created havoc in California this year. During summer 2018, the Mendocino Complex Fire in Northern California charred more than 459,123 acres, becoming the largest…
More Than Simply Sports: Sports-Anchored Mixed Use
Renderings courtesy of Hollywood Park Southern California is a hot spot for sports-anchored developments. In recent months, the Los Angeles Football…
Fed Funds, Trade Wars and Their Connection
Anyone reading a newspaper or watching the news in recent weeks knows about the huge trade war going on between China…
Forward Thinking for the Design of Los Angeles
In March 2018, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tapped Christopher Hawthorne as the city’s first Chief Design Officer. Hawthorne, previously…