Toad Bakery designed to "avoid the bottleneck of choice paralysis" between pastries

Carpenter Nick Tudor has crafted an elongated, curved counter for the second branch of the popular Toad Bakery in southeast London, in response to its regular winding queues. Toad Bakery is the brainchild of Rebecca Spaven and Oliver Costello, who opened their first site in Camberwell in 2022. Now,

LA County assessed property value reaches record high of $2.3T

Total property value in Los Angeles County has reached another historic high.  Despite the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires of January 2025 and a cooling residential market, the 2026 L.A. County Assessment Roll reached a record nearly $2.3 trillion in total net taxable value, KTLA reported, citing n

Stanley Black’s Black Equities sets Culver City record with $106M multifamily buy

Stanley Black’s Black Equities Group is plunking down more than $100 million in what appears to be the priciest multifamily deal in Culver City history.  The Beverly Hills-based investment firm is closing on a $106 million purchase of Access Culver City, a 115-unit property at 8770 Washington Boulev

Nation's largest landlord accused of Section 8 discrimination in California

A housing watchdog group has filed a complaint against Greystar, the nation's largest corporate landlord, accusing the company of 53 instances of Section 8 discrimination in California.