Case Studies

Lease Assignments Can Save on Broker Fees

Landlord supports lease assignment and nets substantial savings. Challenge: The landlord had a distressed tenant wanting to sell their assets and vacate the premises, but...

Working with Both Parties to Facilitate Their Transitions

Seller changing careers while buyer coming out of retirement. Challenge: The seller of a restaurant in San Pedro had the opportunity to join forces with...

Popular Chef Makes Transition to Focus on Food

Sells his restaurant to facilitate his move. Challenge: Commercial lease rates for many beach cities have doubled in just three to six years. Food costs...

Iconic Local Restaurant Rebounds from Ownership Changes

Closes historic location and adds new locations. Challenge: Restaurants and partnerships can undergone significant changes in just a few years let alone close to 30....

Large restaurant group takes steps to sell their entire holdings

One of their units required special handling. Challenge: The ownership of a large restaurant group with 50 units up and running made the decision to...

East coast professors start remote retirement planning

Trying to beat the LA market from Florida. Challenge: Residential real estate prices in Los Angeles County are on a seven year roll and it is hard...

Local group encountered surprise hurdles to get open

An experienced restaurant group needed just a little extra help. Challenge: An experienced and popular restaurateur had been planning his retirement strategy for his restaurants...

Dentist relocates practice to larger office

Sold assets of first office to move on. Challenge: A dentist first approached us to help her take over a vacant dental office with three operatories...

Popular chef wanted to find an ownership opportunity

One chef re-energizes local dining scene. Challenge: A growing trend in the Los Angeles dining scene is the chef-owned and operated restaurant. One chef approached...

Las Vegas-based restaurant group wanted to find a local search partner

Restaurant group wants to expand to Orange County. Challenge: A popular restaurant group based in Las Vegas wanted a trusted partner to help them with...

Navigating a perfect storm of complex challenges

Local fitness facility ultimately decides to close. Challenge: Starting a new business can be a daunting task, especially if partners are needed to round out...

Bringing an old country food idea to life

Food executive at major resort opens his own restaurant. Challenge: An executive director for food and beverage of a highly popular and hugely successful southern...

Buying into a franchise and running with it

First time owner expands rapidly. Challenge: A local entrepreneur, who happened to be a professional athlete as well, wanted to hit reset with his career...

Seizing opportunity with a new concept

Restaurant group builds on their tremendous success. Challenge: A restaurant group with a 60 year track record of success contemplated building on this success with...

Adding value to an underperforming asset

Perpetually vacant property revisited. Challenge: Our client had invested in the business of a tenant of a two-unit building in downtown San Pedro. The business had been...

Life’s surprises force abrupt transition

Owner resigns to sell restaurant in Los Angeles. Challenge: The owner of a small family-operated restaurant in the downtown Los Angeles area was forced to take...