Newsom signs bill to limit low-density building in Altadena

In a down-to-the-legislative-wire decision, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1090 into law. SB 1090 will shield the Altadena area from SB 9 and 1123 which allow for higher density building — up to 10 units — on single family lots and make it easier to split or subdivide lots. State Sen. Sash

Blackstone unloads Huntington Beach retail center a year after buying

A grocery-anchored shopping center in Huntington Beach has traded hands in the region’s latest retail property sale.  Westwood Financial acquired the Peninsula Marketplace at 19021-19125 Goldenwest Street in Huntington Beach from Blackstone for an undisclosed price, Citybiz reported.  Blackstone acq

“Girl at Home”: Taylor Swift’s former Beverly Hills manse comes to market

The former Beverly Hills home of pop superstar Taylor Swift is on the market.  The Pillsbury Estate at 1827 North Beverly Drive is for sale for just under $8 million, Page Six reported. The “Style” singer purchased the property in 2011 and sold it off-market to fashion designer Nicolas Bijan and int

Jackson Pollock’s Onetime West Village Loft Lists for Nearly $2 Million

The influential Abstract Expressionist lived in the New York apartment with his brother and sister-in-law in the 1930s.