Some of the most valuable buildings on the Westside started as something else. The creative office corridors of Culver City and the warehouse conversions along the Hayden Tract were industrial blocks before someone saw what they could become. Lee & Associates West LA has been part of that transformation for decades, and we help owners, investors, and occupiers turn underused property into space that performs.
Redevelopment is where market knowledge earns its keep. Knowing which Santa Monica or Culver City block is about to turn, what a repositioned building can command in rent, and what it actually costs to get there is the difference between a project that pencils and one that stalls. We bring that read to every stage, from the first feasibility conversation to the day the space is leased or sold.
Full-cycle redevelopment support
We work redevelopment from both sides, owners repositioning an asset and businesses that need a building built to fit. Our team stays involved through the whole process so nothing falls between the cracks.
How we help
- For lease and for sale. Positioning and marketing a redeveloped property to the right tenants or buyers on the Westside.
- Facility specification. Defining what the building needs to do before design begins, so the plan matches the use.
- Bidding and design-build. Coordinating the design-build process and vetting bids to keep scope and budget aligned.
- Construction. Oversight through the buildout so timelines and costs stay on track.
- Expansion planning. Mapping current and future space needs so the project supports where the business is headed.
- Site selection criteria. Setting the criteria that make a site worth pursuing, and screening out the ones that are not.
- Development and analysis. Running the numbers on what a project can return before capital is committed.
Local knowledge that de-risks the project
Redevelopment lives and dies on specifics: zoning, parking ratios, entitlement timelines, and construction costs that vary block by block across the Westside. We know these submarkets, Culver City, Santa Monica, West Adams, and Marina Del Rey, down to the corridor, and we know which conversions the market rewards. That detail keeps a project grounded in what the space can realistically become and what it will cost to get there.
Redevelopment connects to the rest of our practice, including office space, industrial, investment sales, and multifamily.
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