BTC Will “Transform All of DTLA”

Phillip Sample is the SVP at CBRE.

LOS ANGELES—Developers in Los Angeles have been living by the adage, “if you build it, they will come.” However, in the increasingly popular Downtown Los Angeles submarket, you apparently don’t even need to build it for tenants to line up. The Broadway Trade Center project has completed demolition and is looking to secure construction permits by early next year, but that hasn’t stopped tenants from inquiring for space. Phillip Sample, SVP at CBRE and the broker handling leasing for the project, says that there has already been immense interest in the property. To find out what types of tenants we can expect to fill the 1.1 million-square-foot office and retail complex and how the redevelopment project will change the market, we Sample for an exclusive interview. Here, he gives us an inside look at the leasing strategy and how the community is responding.

GlobeSt.com: What type of tenants are you looking for at the property? IE What type of tenants would be a good fit for the vision and concept of the space?