Even as America celebrated its longest financial expansion in history, many mid-size operating companies were already starting to show signs of trouble in late 2019. Growing trade tensions, lack of capital market access, and a global slowdown helped trigger a rise in corporate restructurings as the year progressed. Now, due to the coronavirus pandemic and […]
Written by Lou Hirsh Published in CoStar News : March 26, 2020 With rent and other bills coming due April 1, some small-business tenants affected by the coronavirus are facing tough decisions regarding whether to work out extension terms with their landlords, or simply fold their tents and move out because the business is beyond […]
For every Family Office that handles a portfolio of real estate assets, risk management is the bottom line. Tasked with preserving and enhancing wealth – for the benefit of multiple living generations – the Family Office must confront a myriad of real estate-specific issues including highest and best use analysis, tax implications, brokerage, and overall […]
The perception and allure of the easy-money cannabis industry is starting to bump into reality. To give it context, cannabis is estimated to be a $20 billion business by 2020, according to Cassia Furman, a partner and cannabis authority at Vicente Sederberg LLC in Los Angeles. Cassia and I were panelists at last month’s California […]
This letter is featured in the Fall 2018 Newsletter. To view the full newsletter click here. Dear Friends, It is an exciting time for us. As we enter our 30th year as a diversified real estate development and advisory firm, we find ourselves deeply immersed in an asset class that is right in step with the changing economy […]
Over the past decade, Baker has been appointed on or served as lead agent on more than 80 Receiver, Provisional Director, Trustee and Partition Referee matters, including regulatory receivership assignments from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, and State Courts. Ryan is one of the industry’s high achievers, with extensive regulatory receivership experience […]
SAN DIEGO – Douglas Wilson Companies (DWC) has celebrated the opening of Sienna at Otay Ranch, a $32 million project that is the company’s first in a new series of senior living communities planned for the Western Region over the next 10 years. Located at 1290 Santa Rosa Drive in Chula Vista’s popular Otay Ranch, […]
The cannabis industry is fraught with uncertainties, contradictions and way too much cash. So when a pot shop goes under, the normal remedies and protection provided by the bankruptcy court are typically not applicable. “Companies or individuals that directly derive their income from the manufacturing, distributing, dispensing or possessing of marijuana are ineligible for bankruptcy relief,” […]
From SoCal Real Estate’s January 2019 issue: How the Silver Tsunami will impact SoCal real estate By Carrie Rossenfeld “Senior housing will be the next hot real estate market.” So says Douglas Wilson, chairman and CEO of Douglas Wilson Companies (DWC), which has become a major developer of senior-housing facilities in the San Diego market. Reflecting […]
This month the first new residents of Sienna at Otay Ranch will be moving in to their new digs, where upmarket amenities and great food are on the menu. The $32 million, 110,000 square-foot project offers a total of 127 beds, with 85 apartments for assisted living and 26 for memory care. The community will […]
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