CBM1’s Geoff Grossman just completed a lease with H&R Block on a ±1,000 SF end-cap space in a corner shopping center at the intersection of Cesar Chavez + Hicks in south Los Angeles. Situated southeast of downtown Los Angeles, the strip center’s notable co-tenants include Little Caesars Pizza, Metro PCS cell phones, GameStop, and Fred Loya Insurance.

Founded in 1955, H&R Block boasts 10,000+ retail locations spanning 15 counties, with 8,760 sites across the US, 750 in California, and 32 in greater Los Angeles. A top-rated franchise opportunity, with roughly 2,000 franchisee-owned offices, H&R Block employs 4,300 full-time workers, and takes on an additional 70,000 in part-time seasonal (tax time) staff. Publicly traded as HRB, H&R Block is an S&P 500 company.

Well-located, the site fronts onto Cesar Chaves Avenue, a high-traffic retail corridor traversing one of Los Angeles’ most densely populated residential regions. Centrally positioned, the property is surrounded by the 101, 10, 710 + 60 freeways, with heavily industrial areas to the south and west complementing the residential neighborhoods.

For more information, contact Geoff Grossman at 310.299.4224 | Geoff@cbm1.com

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CBM1’s Aaron Guido + Daniel Barriga recently completed a lease with Spectrum Charter Communications for a customer service office in a sizable retail strip center at the signalized intersection of Westminster Boulevard and Newland Street in prime Westminster.

The recent Spectrum lease is the last of half a dozen vacancies Aaron + Daniel have filled at the property, bringing the center to full occupancy. Prior leases include a medical clinic, medispa, bakery, and shipping store.

Three blocks east of Beach Boulevard and just south of the 22-Garden Grove Freeway, the well-located property is situated amid a highly active retail trade area. It shares the intersection with a sprawling Stater Bros-anchored shopping center, which, along with the 7-Eleven and AutoZone co-anchors, generates a steady stream of consumer traffic. The surrounding neighborhoods boast impressive demographics, with nearly 200,000 residents living within a 5-mile radius.

For more information, contact Aaron Guido: Aaron@cbm1.com | 714.769.6117 Or Daniel Barriga: Daniel@cbm1.com | 949.608.4886

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CBM1’s Andrea Cronin just completed a lease with the Selkie apparel brand to occupy a creative flex space on Dayton Street in Pasadena, a block west of Fair Oaks Avenue, Castle Green, and Central Park in an urban neighborhood featuring a mix of multi-family developments and commercial properties.

Launched by fashion designer Kimberly Gordon, former Wildfox co-founder, Selkie is a women’s clothing brand known for its unique and whimsical ready-to-wear party dresses, bridal apparel, and swimwear, inspired by Irish, Scottish, Icelandic, and Scandinavian folklore. The hugely popular line claims numerous celebrity admirers, including Paris Hilton, actresses Nicola Coughlan and Julia Fox, and a plethora of Bravo channel reality TV stars.

“Along with a headquarters for her brand, Kimberley [Gordon, the designer] is also using the space to create a new line that will be launched in 2026/2027,” says CBM1’s Andrea Cronin, the leasing agent representing the tenant. Further, Cronin notes: “The management team has eventual plans to use the space as periodic pop-up retail stores.” A strategy that takes full advantage of the site’s exceptional positioning in a neighborhood that seamlessly blends residential and commercial properties.

For more information, Andrea Cronin: 818.380.9968 | Andrea@cbm1.com

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CBM1’s Dave O’Connell and Daniel Barriga just completed a lease with the Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS) to occupy a former Chase bank location in a retail shopping center at Anaheim Street and Avalon Boulevard in Wilmington.

A non-profit organization serving low-income and destabilized neighborhoods throughout Metro Los Angeles, NHS provides financial education and counseling, affordable mortgage lending, construction project management services, mission-driven real estate services, and neighborhood revitalization & advocacy.

The sprawling, 64,000+ SF El Super grocery anchored center is situated at Anaheim Street + Avalon Boulevard, a major signalized intersection with strong daily traffic counts. Well-located in prime Wilmington, the surrounding area boasts a dense population with over 172,000 residents earning an average annual household income over $90,000 within a 3-mile radius.

For more information, Dave O’Connell at 818.380.9967 | Dave@cbm1.com or Daniel Barriga at 949.608.4886 | Daniel@cbm1.com

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CBM1’s Brett Mero + David Guardado recently completed a lease with Farmers Insurance on a second-floor office space in a 2-story shopping center located on De Soto Avenue at Osborne Street just south of Nordhoff Street in Canoga Park.

Ranked among the largest home and auto insurance companies in the US, Farmers Insurance operates in all 50 states, boasting 48,000+ independent and exclusive brokers, and 21,000 company employees. Underwriting $2 billion in insurance policies annually in California, Farmers is the Golden State’s second-largest insurance carrier.

Situated across from Aerojet Rocketdyne, a major defense and aerospace manufacturer, the property is on the dividing line between Canoga Park’s industrialized sector to the north and a densely populated residential area to the south. The well-located center draws considerable consumer traffic from both industrial park employees and area residents.

For more information, contact Brett Mero: 818.380.9970 | Brett@cbm1.com or David Guardado: 818.380.9972 | David@cbm1.com

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