Nipsey Hussle Square, Paramount's post-merger real estate plans, and more

Here's what we're reading this week:

Dedication: Crenshaw and Slauson to Forever be Known as “Nipsey Hussle Square”  "'Age fourteen on up, my whole life took place on these four corners...This really was my foundation,' Hussle told Current TV back in 2010. Now renamed in his honor, they pay tribute to how he transformed them." (Streetsblog LA)

The Original Pantry Cafe is reopening under a new partnership with a homelessness nonprofit "The more than 100-year-old diner on Figueroa Street is expected to open in May or June in collaboration with the North Hills-based organization that provides meals, shelter and services to people experiencing homelessness." (LAist)

Industrious Inks 22K-SF Deal in L.A.’s Sherman Oaks Neighborhood "The new coworking location comes on the heels of Industrious’ expansion into nearby Burbank and other new spaces in Manhattan" (Commercial Observer)

New York spa Bathhouse to transform Nahla-owned former Amoeba Music store "Signed 25-year lease with plans to add square footage" (TRD)

Startup Varda Space Industries snags former Mattel plant in El Segundo "Varda will occupy a 205,443-square-foot industrial and office campus at 2031 E. Mariposa Ave., which will give it additional capacity to manufacture spacecraft at scale, the company said." (LA Times)

Law Firm to Relocate From U.S. Bank Tower to Distressed 1 Cal Plaza in L.A. "The new tenant was reportedly granted concessions to draw them from the newly renovated U.S. Bank Tower" (Commercial Observer)

Silverstein Lands 24K-SF Lease at L.A.’s U.S. Bank Tower "The developer just last week announced a 2 million-square-foot lease with American Express at its 2 World Trade Center in Manhattan" (Commercial Observer)

After Warner Bros. merger, changes are coming to the historic Paramount lot. Here’s what to expect  "Preapproved redevelopment plans could add 1.4 million square feet of new production, office and retail space while preserving the studio’s historic character." (LA Times)

Their mobile homes burned down in the Palisades Fire. Now the property is quietly up for sale "Before it was destroyed in last year’s fires, the Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates was a rare piece of beachfront real estate. The mobile home park provided affordable housing to families unable to buy one of the multi-million dollar homes more typical of the neighborhood." (LAist)

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