Los Angeles |
With a
population at the 2010 US Census of
3,792,621, Los Angeles is the most populous city
in California and the second most populous in the
country, after New York City. It is the focal
point of the greater Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside
combined statistical area, which contains nearly
17.8 million people, one of the most populous
metropolitan areas in the world. |
The Los
Angeles Central Business District contains approximately
63,000,000 square feet of office space. Re-urbanization
is transforming Downtown from a blighted commuter
town to a “Live, Work, Play” environment.
LA Live, the revitalization of the Convention Center,
the push toward an NFL franchise, and creation
of parkland adjacent to the LA River combined with
the conversion of industrial lofts to residential
use and the introduction of more then 80 new bars
and restaurants, have significantly changed the
character of the Downtown Core. Read more. |
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The Westside |
The Westside
is
an urban
region in West Los Angeles Area.
It has no official definition, but according to
the Los Angeles Times, it comprises 101.28
square miles (262 km2), encompassing 18 districts
in the city of Los Angeles and two unincorporated
neighborhoods, plus the cities of Beverly Hills,
Culver City and Santa Monica. |
The Westside
contains approximately 83,000,000 square feet of
office space primarily located in Beverly Hills,
Brentwood, Westwood Village, Century City, Culver
City, Santa Monica, Venice, Playa Del Rey and the
Los Angeles Airport area (LAX). It offers an eclectic
blend of prestigious office clusters, as well as
access to “creative
space” found
in renovated industrial areas, such as the Hayden
Tract in Culver City and Santa Monica’s Olympic
Corridor. Read more. |
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San
Fernando Valley |
Colloquially
known as "The
Valley,” SFV is an urbanized valley
located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It
is home to 1.76 million people. Nearly half the
land area of the city of Los Angeles lies within
the SFV. Other incorporated cities in The Valley
are Burbank, Glendale, San Fernando, Hidden Hills
and Calabasas. |
The Valley contains
approximately 53,000,000 square feet of office space
primarily located in Burbank, Universal City, Studio
City, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Tarzana, Woodland Hills,
Northridge, Chatsworth and parts of Calabasas. Access
to a high quality labor pool, relatively affordable
housing, and lower commercial land cost makes The
Valley an attractive location for large employers.
Initially home to the Aerospace Industry and the
Entertainment Industry, and in more recent years
the Insurance Industry, The Valley has matured to
become the 6th largest suburban area in the US. Read more. |
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Conejo Valley |
A
region spanning both southeastern Ventura County
and northwestern Los Angeles County, it is located
in the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles
Area. |
The
Conejo contains approximately 13,000,000 square
feet of office space primarily located in Agoura,
Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks,
Newbury Park and parts of Calabasas. Large areas
of Conejo Valley are located in the foothills of
the Santa Monica Mountains, directly “over
the hill” from the beaches of Malibu. Large
swaths of open space, pockets of extremely affluent
housing, a highly educated workforce, award-winning
schools and a strong tilt toward a “family-oriented
lifestyle” combine to make the area an attractive
locale for an interesting blend of corporate and
technology users. |
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Ventura County |
Ventura
is often referred to as the “Gold Coast,” Ventura
County has a reputation of being one of the safest
populated places and one of the most affluent places
in the country. It is ranked as one of the 100 highest-income
counties in the US and as the sixth wealthiest county
in California by per-capita income. This is partly
because it is part of the Tech Coast Area, and has
a large presence in technology corporations like telecommunications,
healthcare and especially biotech
corporations—most of which are located in Conejo
Valley. |
Ventura
County contains approximately 20,000,000 square feet
of office space primarily located in Ventura, Oxnard,
Camarillo, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Thousand
Oaks and parts of Westlake Village. The county contains
vast areas of highly productive farmlands; the climate
is ideal. To stem the rapid encroachment of residential
and commercial use on essential farmlands, strict low-growth
ordinances and restrictive-use covenants have been
adopted. Read more. |
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Santa Clarita Valley |
The
Santa Clara River region stretches through parts Los
Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population
center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was
part of the 48,612-acre Rancho San Francisco Mexican
land grant. |
Santa
Clarita Valley contains approximately 5,000,000 square
feet of office space primarily located in the community
of Santa Clarita, which is made up of Canyon Country,
Newhall, Saugus and Valencia. Adjacent unincorporated
communities include Castaic, Stevenson Ranch and the
new master-planned community of Newhall Ranch. Santa Clarita
is under consideration as a stop on the future California
High Speed Rail Project. Such a stop should have significant
impact on the density and character of this region. |
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San
Gabriel Valley |
The
San Gabriel Valley Is one of the principal valleys
of Southern California. It lies to the east of Los
Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south
of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland
Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River
that flows southward through the center of the valley.
At one time predominantly agricultural, the San Gabriel
Valley is today almost entirely urbanized and is an
integral part of the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan
Area. SGV contains about 200 square miles (520 km2);
it includes 31 cities and five unincorporated communities,
including Pasadena, the first independent incorporated
city in Los Angeles County—incorporated in 1886. |
The
San Gabriel Valley contains approximately 43,000,000
square feet of office space primarily located in Glendale,
Pasadena, East Pasadena, Altadena, City of Industry,
Claremont, Covina, Diamond Bar, Irwindale, Montebello,
Monterey Park, San Gabriel, Pomona and San Dimas. Initially
home to some of Los Angeles’ most affluent counties,
such as San Marino and Pasadena, the area smog from
the LA Basin became so severe that the mountaintops
could not be seen from their base. Significant
progress has been made by the Air Quality Management
District, and those beautiful areas are returning to
their former glory. |
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