The Costa Mesa Planning Commission recommended a proposal to convert the former Los Angeles Chargers training facility at 3333 Susan St. near IKEA into a mixed-use development with 1,050 housing units for rent. The so-called Hive Live development will next be reviewed by the City Council. The plan calls for Read More
A few months ago, the Los Angeles Times, CNN and other national media outlets reported on how a collection of SoCal surfers united to track down a “group of well-organized, high-tech thieves” who allegedly “stole over a million dollars from more than a hundred surfers” in the area. The thieves’ Read More
Steiner Investments, a 1031 exchange investor based in Costa Mesa, bought a 35,500-square-foot building in Irvine that’s fully leased to Tesla Inc. The flex property at 18011 Mitchell S. in Irvine sold for $21 million, or $592 per square foot. Los Angeles-based real estate development and investment firm North Palisade Read More
Part of running a family-owned business is not sacrificing quality for growth, according to Alan Fuerstman, founder, chairman and chief executive of Montage International. It was a fitting message that was delivered alongside his son Michael Fuerstman, co-founder and creative director of Montage’s boutique spinoff brand Pendry Hotels & Resorts.The Read More
If you think we’re having trouble in the real world, just take a look at the tides of evil, risk-filled adventures and villainous menaces highlighted in the latest news from Blizzard Entertainment’s video games. The Irvine-based video game developer and publisher is marking two key anniversaries this month. One is Read More
A Costa Mesa office space once occupied by the troubled coworking provider WeWork has been replaced by another flexible office space provider, Serendipity Labs Inc. The New York-based company, which positions itself as an upscale coworking brand in the United States and United Kingdom, committed to 39,000 square feet at Read More
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, has opened a state-of-the-art radiation oncology and imaging center in Newport Beach. The new location will add radiation therapy services to its existing medical oncology locations in Newport Beach and Irvine for “more seamless care,” according to Keck Medicine Read More
BJ’s Restaurants Inc. promoted Lyle Tick to chief executive this month, almost 10 months after the restaurant company first hired the executive as president and chief concept officer. Tick takes over from Bradford Richmond, who had served as interim CEO since last August when the restaurant chain’s previous leader Greg Read More
Replenysh closed on an $8 million Series A round to build what it’s calling a “circular economy.” The Costa Mesa-based startup developed a digital platform where businesses such as bars, restaurants and hotels can ensure their recyclables go to a recycling center and not a landfill. The biggest problem to Read More
First it was a Four Seasons hotel, then The Island Hotel and later, in 2017, the Irvine Company renamed it the Fashion Island Hotel. Whatever the moniker, the 31-year-old luxury property is a landmark in Newport Beach —with its upscale lobby bar known for its lively late-night atmosphere. During the Read More
