Christine Deschaine - Press
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Property Type
Retail
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Agency Leasing
Investment Disposition and Acquisition
Market Area
California - Southern
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Another restaurant is moving into the recently completed Culver Steps retail center in Culver City, California.
Laurel Grill, the newest concept by restaurateur Dean McKillen of West Hollywood’s upscale Laurel Hardware and Ysabel restaurants, will occupy 7,500 square feet of indoor space with two…
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Restaurateur Dean McKillen, who’s behind popular West Hollywood spots Laurel Hardware and Ysabel, is bringing his next venue to the Culver Steps development that houses Amazon Studios in downtown Culver City, Calif.
The new spot, called Laurel Grill, will occupy more than 7,500 square feet on the…
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Hackman Capital Partners' 112K SF office and retail development The Culver Steps in Culver City is 100% leased, Hackman announced Wednesday.
The luxury grocer Erewhon, the property's largest retail tenant, opened its doors the same day, Commercial Observer reported.
Erewhon had to make a few…
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Kennedy Wilson Brokerage, a division of Kennedy-Wilson Properties, Ltd., and Hackman Capital Partners, today announced The Culver Steps, located at 9300 Culver Blvd, is officially fully leased. The best-in-class 120,000-square-foot mixed use development features approximately 42,000 square feet of…
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The new grocery store is located at 9300 Culver Boulevard. Erewhon Market will open its 10th location in Pasadena later this year.
Los Angeles-based Erewhon Market is expanding its California footprint.
On Wednesday, the independent, family-owned organic grocer opened its ninth location, in…
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Kennedy Wilson Brokerage and Hackman Capital Partners have announced that The Culver Steps, a 120,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Culver City, CA has reached 100% occupancy. The project, which features 80,000 square feet of creative office space, occupied by Amazon Studios, and 42,000…
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When Culver City, Calif.-based Hackman Capital Partners (HCP) acquired the property across from the historic Culver Studios in its hometown in 2017, it was empty.
About five and a half years, nearly $150 million and a pandemic later, the company is announcing the full lease-up of the Culver Steps …
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After more than a decade in the making, the Culver Steps, a mixed-use retail and office development in Culver City, California, is complete.
Fifteen years ago, the site was a parking lot. Now, the 120,000-square-foot development is fully up and running, with all 42,000 square feet of retail and…
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When it comes to in-store shopping, brands that focus on experience, engagement and personalization see their revenue increase by 6% to 10% according to the Boston Consulting Group, a global consulting firm for leaders in business and society. With customer experience being a key driver to…
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By Christine Deschaine
Two years after a boom in online shopping, consumers’ desires for an in-store experience has triggered a return to physical storefronts. People have missed walking through their favorite boutiques and, with inflation impacting the cost of goods, U.S. shoppers are avoiding…
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Creative plays are the name of the game at retail and mixed-used properties throughout the U.S, especially in lot-constrained Southern California. To glean the latest market intel from high-end SoCal, Commerce +Communities Today contributing editor Steve McLinden caught up with two active leasing…
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Santa Monica, with its salubrious weather, beach, talent pool and proximity to Los Angeles, is looking increasingly attractive to upscale retailers looking to target affluent audiences that live in and visit the Californian city.
In this Q&A, Christine Deschaine a senior vice president at…
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Los Angeles – Kennedy Wilson Brokerage, a division of Kennedy-Wilson Properties, Ltd., announced today that Kalaveras, a Southern California-based fast casual Mexican restaurant group, has leased space for its first Burbank location. Christine Deschaine, Senior Vice President and Kyle Fishburn,…
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As Los Angeles continues to enjoy warm fall weather before temperatures start to cool, clusters of outdoor diners and drinkers have flocked to sidewalks and curbside parking spaces across the city to reap the rewards of a temporary city program. The program, enacted during the coronavirus pandemic…
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Luxury resale online marketplace operator RealReal Inc. has signed a lease for a new storefront in Santa Monica. The store is expected to open Nov. 19. The lease is for 2,200 square feet at 200 26th St. near the Brentwood Country Mart. Kennedy-Wilson Properties, Ltd.’s Ed Sachse and Christine…
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One healthy sign of economic recovery: retailers expanding brick-and-mortar locations. Online resale luxury retailers The RealReal has signed a 2,200-square-foot lease at 200 26th Street in Santa Monica. The lease is an expansion of the company’s in-store presence in Southern California. It already…
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Los Angeles, Calif. (October 26, 2021) – Kennedy Wilson Brokerage, a division of Kennedy-Wilson Properties, Ltd., announced today that The RealReal, the world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods, is expanding its Southern California brick and mortar presence with a…
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (OCTOBER 11, 2021) – On October 5th, Kennedy Wilson Property Services hosted an exclusive reception at its Beverly Hills corporate headquarters to honor women at the firm who have demonstrated leadership in the commercial real estate industry. President Ed Sachse welcomed a…
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Los Angeles, Calif. (July 8, 2021) – Hackman Capital Partners and Kennedy Wilson Brokerage, a division of Kennedy-Wilson Properties, Ltd., announced today that Erewhon Market will be joining the roster of iconic tenants at The Culver Steps in downtown Culver City. Executive Vice President &…
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The favorite supermarket of celebrities and influencers is coming to Culver City, Calif. Upscale health store Erewhon Market signed a lease for a 14,258-square-foot outpost at Hackman Capital Partners‘ mixed-use complex The Culver Steps, the developer announced Thursday.
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Hackman Capital Partners has secured three new tenants for its Culver Steps development, which is set to become a new home for Amazon Studios on Los Angeles’ Westside. Sephora, the Paris-based cosmetics giant, signed a 4,150-square-foot lease to be the anchor retail tenant at the development in…
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A vegan restaurant with three locations in Los Angeles and a chef/owner who grows her own ingredients on a farm in Fillmore is coming to Agoura Hills. Sage Vegan Bistro has a tentative opening date of “after the holidays” at the Whizin Market Square, said Mollie Engelhart, a producer and…
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Christine Deschaine, Senior Vice President of Brokerage for Kennedy Wilson, has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate as a tenant and landlord advisor and has worked extensively in urban redevelopment with some of Greater Los Angeles’ most prominent retail developers. She has…
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Today's shopping centers are often used as a community gathering place, but tenants and property owners walk a fine line in their efforts to maintain profits while ensuring they cater to the residents of the local community. To be successful, ownership must curate a tenant mix that attracts…
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Whizin Market Square in Agoura Hills is a well-known shopping center, but it’s more than just that. The city’s oldest retail venue has been around for decades, longer than the city itself. Eight years ago the more than 100,000-square-foot center received a major face-lift, and while most of the…
Beyond The Bio: 16 Questions With Kennedy Wilson Brokerage Senior Vice President Christine Deschaine
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The young woman's name was Gorret. No one really knew how old she was. In Uganda, Gorret is a common name and she grew up as an orphan. But here she was, the young woman probably in her early 20s, helping Kennedy Wilson Senior Vice President Christine Deschaine during a medical mission in the…
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The City of Los Angeles has turned a corner toward becoming a truly thriving, urban hub that rivals the likes of New York and Chicago. LA is finally solving some of its biggest problems—from transit to housing to jobs—and as the city transforms, its retail environment continues to rapidly evolve.…
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Kennedy Wilson has arranged the $16 million sale of a 23,500-square-foot retail and multifamily property located at the corner of 11th Street and Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica.
The multifamily component of the property consists of five units. All of the property’s buildings were fully leased…
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"Rates on Abbot Kinney are not that far off from those of Melrose Place and Third Street Promenade, which range from $15 to $20 a square foot. Rents have been high on those other streets,” Deschaine said. “Obviously, national and regional brands can sustain higher rents, but sometimes it’s not just…
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This may be the season for giving, but for Kennedy Wilson SVP Christine Deschaine, the spirit of giving never takes a holiday. Besides volunteering with local organizations throughout the year, she's applying her commercial brokerage expertise toward community development in Africa. Since 2009,…