Thompson National Buys 103,000-SF Kodak Campus

The campus, situated on 2.97 acres, comprises a three-story office and production facility of approximately 83,950 square feet at 1017 N. Las Palmas Ave. and a two-story office building of approximately 18,850 square feet at 6700 Santa Monica Blvd. The 1017 N. Las Palmas building, which was built in 1994, includes screening rooms, editing bays, recording facilities, cabling and infrastructure. The 6700 Santa Monica building was constructed in 1928, renovated in 1985 and expanded in 1987.

Tony Thompson, chairman and CEO of Thompson National Properties, describes the Kodak Campus as a "mission critical facility" for the Hollywood movie studio community. Price and other details of the transaction were undisclosed.

The Kodak Campus is home to the Los Angeles is headquarters for theEntertainment Imaging division of Eastman Kodak, which followed pioneering filmmakers to Los Angeles in the early 1900s, and established a permanent facility at its current Hollywood location in 1927, according to information from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

The Kodak name is also prominent in Hollywood in connection with another nearby property, the Kodak Theater, which is known as the home of the Academy Awards. The theater is part of the Hollywood & Highland Center retail, dining and entertainment development, which is owned by the Hollywood-based CIM Group.