Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and Farrokh Aman bring "sense of home" to Iranian-Iraqi cafe

Designer Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and architect Farrokh Aman drew on their Iranian heritage when creating the playful interior for a cafe in east London that evokes traditional Middle Eastern bistros. Logma cafe on Goldsmiths Row in Hackney is owned by Iraqi-Iranian couple Ziad Halub and Farsin Rabiee

SoCal condo prices see biggest year-over-year drop in 14 years: Attom

Condominiums in Southern California, long regarded as an entry-level housing play, are becoming within reach for more residents.  Condo prices across the region fell 6 percent year-over-year in February to a median $656,000, marking the steepest annual decline in 14 years, the Orange County Register

More affordable housing proposed near MacArthur Park in Westlake

The area surrounding MacArthur Park is in need of affordable housing, and one project looks to meet that demand with the redevelopment of a surface parking lot a block from the Westlake park.  A developer is seeking to construct a seven-story building with 114 one-bedroom apartments at 212 West Eigh

Hackman, Affinius list Culver Steps, could command $150M, or $1.2K psf

Hackman Capital Partners and Affinius Capital are shopping the mixed-use campus Culver Steps, according to an offering viewed by The Real Deal. The sellers chose Newmark to market the completely leased campus at 9300 Culver Boulevard. The downtown Culver City real estate is about 122,000 square feet