The office market in Los Angeles is continuing to recover following the pandemic. While some areas of the sprawling market are still facing limited demand and high vacancy rates, techtainment—the word used to describe the convergence of entertainment, technology and media companies—hubs are thriving.

"Leasing activity in Los Angeles was the highest it has been since the onset of the pandemic in Q4 2021, driven in large part by the technology, media and entertainment industries, and their convergence—also known as techtainment—that often require in-person collaboration," Rob Solomon, chief development and legal officer at BLT Enterprises, tells GlobeSt.com.

Activity from this industry shows that Los Angeles has a deep well of office demand. "Los Angeles and surrounding markets will always be a top employment hub, due to the region's positioning as a historic home of many lucrative industries and the high quality of life it offers," explains Solomon.

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Kelsi Maree Borland

Kelsi Maree Borland is a freelance journalist and magazine writer based in Los Angeles, California. For more than 5 years, she has extensively reported on the commercial real estate industry, covering major deals across all commercial asset classes, investment strategy and capital markets trends, market commentary, economic trends and new technologies disrupting and revolutionizing the industry. Her work appears daily on GlobeSt.com and regularly in Real Estate Forum Magazine. As a magazine writer, she covers lifestyle and travel trends. Her work has appeared in Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Travel and Leisure and more.