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Christina Development stands behind its investment strategy

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Westside Fixation

January 29, 2024

Los Angeles Business Journal

Lenders and investors believe some markets have started to hit bottom as trades come through.

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Lenders Track San Francisco Office Sales for Directional Signals

January 04, 2024

Real Estate Capital USA

High interest rates will still burden apartment investors struggling to made deals in 2024. Others will struggle simply holding on to their properties.

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Survive to 2025

December 31, 2023

Yield Pro

Now that retail has rightsized, demand is strong, occupancy is high and rents are on the upswing.

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Retail Leasing’s Space Race

November 29, 2023

Commercial Property Executive

Christina Development, owner of the Larchmont Mercantile, formerly the Lipson Building at 126 – 148 N. Larchmont Blvd., has now fully leased the ground floor retail spaces.

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Larchmont Mercantile All Leased

November 15, 2023

Larchmont Buzz

Taylor’s Real Estate Deal With Well-Known NBA Owner Changed Careers of Both Executives

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How Did Jerry Buss Buy the Los Angeles Lakers? Just Ask Property Investor Larry Taylor.

November 14, 2023

CoStar News

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The two new tenants follow a slew of other retailers that opened through Larchmont Mercantile’s piecemeal opening.

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Aesop and Catbird to Open in Larchmont Village Retail Corridor

November 01, 2023

L.A. Business First

According to the State of the Industry panel at the GlobeSt. Multifamily Fall Conference on Monday, there is no one worried about three years from now. Everyone is sort of waiting for that phone call saying that they have hit the bottom so they can jump back in, panelists say.

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Industry Titans Talk Insights, Challenges, and Multifamily Optimism

October 17, 2023

Globe St

The neighborly shopping district is “rocking” with new bakeries (Levain, Clark Street) and boutiques (DUER, The Scent Room), some located inside the new 13-storefront Larchmont Mercantile project.

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L.A.’s Larchmont Village Is “Really a Shopping Street Again”

September 26, 2023

Hollywood Reporter

Where do these companies want to be located and what do they want from owners?

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Getting Into the Heads of Retail Tenants

September 22, 2023

Commercial Property Executive

Christina, a Malibu-based real estate developer, manager, and sponsor, announces the addition of John Robertson to its leadership team. Robertson will serve as Christina’s Managing Director of Investor Relations, a fundamental role as the firm accelerates the distribution of its programmatic series of private equity real estate investment companies, Christina Real Estate Investors (“CREI”).

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Christina Expands Leadership Team, Taps Former CrowdStreet Executive

June 22, 2023

Yahoo! Finance

Benzinga

Concerned about the nation going into a deep recession? Concerned about interest rates and office vacancies and commercial real estate investors shying away from multifamily for the rest of the year? You’re not at a real estate developer in West Los Angeles. At the very least, you’re not Larry Taylor.

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What Recession? Flush With Cash And Terminal Sunshine, West LA Could Be The Gold Standard Of Commercial Real Estate Investment

May 01, 2023

Benzinga

Business Wire

Christina, through its sponsored private equity real estate company Christina Real Estate Investors 5 Wealth Builder, LLC (“Christina 5 Wealth Builder”), has acquired a fully occupied, multifamily residential property in the coveted Brentwood neighborhood in prime West Los Angeles.

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Christina Real Estate Investors Acquires Multifamily Property in Brentwood

April 17, 2023

Business Wire

Business Wire

Christina Development Corporation (“Christina”), through its private equity real estate company Christina Real Estate Investors 4, LLC (“Christina 4”), has secured a $1.16 million loan from Citizens Business Bank to refinance 1128 Larrabee, a recently acquired, fully occupied, six-unit multifamily apartment project located north of the world-famous Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.

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Christina Secures Loan to Refinance Recently Acquired Multifamily Project in West Hollywood

February 02, 2023

Business Wire

Larchmont Chronicle

Larchmont Chronicle details all the new stores in our latest project Larchmont Mercantile, including Wittmore, Hidden Jeans, Flannel, Skin Laundry, Credo Beauty, & Holey Grail Donuts.

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More Stores Greet Patrons on Boulevard

June 30, 2022

Larchmont Chronicle

SoCal Magazine

SoCal Magazine does a deep dive on our latest offerings, Christina 5 Wealth Builder & Christina 5 Income Builder. This article does a nice job summarizing the access our investors receive and why we truly are deploying capital in the best location on earth. It also provides a nice insight into our founder’s background.

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Christina Offers Investors a Chance at West LA Ownership

June 15, 2022

SoCal Magazine

Larchmont Village is one of the most unique neighborhoods in all of Los Angeles. Rich in history, it’s one of few places that’s walkable and feels like a true town in the middle of a big city. One of the hallmarks of the area is Larchmont Boulevard, which is known for its variety of retail […]

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The Restoration Of Larchmont Mercantile Brings New Life To Los Angeles’ Famed Larchmont Boulevard

March 09, 2022

Forbes

Larchmont Chronicle

Larchmont Chronicle provides an update on our Larchmont Mercantile project, including announcing new tenant stores, and how the project is going since initiation.

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Scaffolding Comes Off Larchmont Mercantile

March 03, 2022

Larchmont Chronicle

Retail real estate has made a comeback this year. People are shopping in stores again, and brands are opening new locations.  In CBRE’s Q3 2021 Retail Report, vacancy rates were at a 10-year-low of 5.9%, and retail absorption was 36.7 million square feet, the third-highest in the past decade. It’s evident demand is on the rise. […]

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2021 Trends And Future Outlook For Retail Real Estate Leasing

December 17, 2021

Forbes

Malibu-based real estate sponsor and manager Christina Development Corp. has closed its Christina Real Estate Investors 4 fund, for which it raised $44.1 million from more than 150 investors. Lawrence Taylor, the company’s founder and chairman, said his goal with Christina Real Estate Investors 4 is “to essentially bring real estate investment to the undeserved […]

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Christina 4 Closes at $44.1 Million

November 29, 2021

Los Angeles Business Journal

Just south of Fountain Avenue Local real estate investment firm Christina has broken ground on a new multifamily residential development in West Hollywood. The project, which replaced a 1950s apartment building at 1264 N. Harper Avenue, will consist of a new of a four-story, 24,000-square-foot edifice containing 17 residential units above a subterranean parking garage. SPF:architects is designing […]

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Infill Development Pushing Dirt in West Hollywood

April 14, 2021

Urbanize Los Angeles

Gensler said the renovations will “preserve and acknowledge” the neighborhood’s charm.  A meticulous makeover is underway in Larchmont Village. Tucked away in a high-end Central L.A. neighborhood, the area’s walkable shopping strip draws praise from locals as “charming,” “pleasant” and an “oasis.” Now a stretch of 14 storefronts, located in a building at 124 ½ to […]

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Christina Restoring Larchmont Village Storefronts

March 15, 2021

Los Angeles Business Journal

Christina has purchased more than $250 million worth of real estate. Real estate veteran Lawrence Taylor, who founded Christina Development Corp. more than 40 years ago, was fortunate to have several mentors during his career. But perhaps none had as a big an impact on Taylor as former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss. A […]

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Christina Keeps Its Focus on the Westside

February 22, 2021

Los Angeles Business Journal

Business Wire

Christina Development Corporation (“Christina”) announced today the sale of a three-story, 52-unit, multi-family project located at 8560 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California (“Olympic”). Christina represented themselves in the sale transaction. This transaction represents one of many by Christina, who has been an active player in the Westside region of Los Angeles since 1977.

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Christina Sells Beverly Hills Property

January 29, 2021

Business Wire

Business Wire

Christina Development Corporation (“Christina”) announced today the refinancing of a 19-unit multi-family property in West Hollywood, California. This transaction represents one of many by Christina, who has been an active player in the Westside region of Los Angeles since 1977.

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Christina Refinances West Hollywood Property

January 15, 2021

Business Wire

Malibu-based vertically integrated real estate sponsor and manager, Christina Development Corporation (“Christina”), has acquired a coveted beachfront multi-family residential apartment building located at 6615 Pacific Avenue (“Pacific”) in Playa del Rey, one of Los Angeles’ most desirable residential submarkets

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Christina Acquires Beachfront Property in Playa Del Rey

October 21, 2020

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Business Wire

Empire is a Pan-Asian themed, multi-family project originally developed in 1928. The building consists of 14 unique residences…

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Christina Refinances Iconic West Hollywood Property

July 14, 2020

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