LOS ANGELES-One of nation’s largest law firms has signed a $40-million lease on the Westside, helping to breathe new life into a market that spent the first half of the year seemingly gasping for air.

The tenant is Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, whose nearly 300 attorneys represent some of the largest real estate developers and Fortune 500 companies around the world. Under terms of the 12-year deal, the law firm will not only keep the 127,000 sf of space it currently occupies at Trident Center in West LA but sublet an additional 73,000 sf from New York-based Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

The two-building, 350,000-sf Trident Center stands in the 11300 block of West Olympic Blvd. Earlier this year, MetLife announced it would leave the complex after signing a deal for 15,092 sf at Douglas Emmett Co.’s Wilshire Landmark II project a few miles away.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.

Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Unlimited access to GlobeSt and other free ALM publications
  • Access to 15 years of GlobeSt archives
  • Your choice of GlobeSt digital newsletters and over 70 others from popular sister publications
  • 1 free article* every 30 days across the ALM subscription network
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM events and publications

*May exclude premium content
Already have an account?


NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

GlobeSt

Join GlobeSt

Don't miss crucial news and insights you need to make informed commercial real estate decisions. Join GlobeSt.com now!

  • Free unlimited access to GlobeSt.com's trusted and independent team of experts who provide commercial real estate owners, investors, developers, brokers and finance professionals with comprehensive coverage, analysis and best practices necessary to innovate and build business.
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM and GlobeSt events.
  • Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com.

Already have an account? Sign In Now
Join GlobeSt

Copyright © 2024 ALM Global, LLC. All Rights Reserved.