American real estate investment trust
Hudson Pacific Properties is a real estate investment trust with 15.8 million square feet of office buildings, 1.5 million square feet of sound stages , and undeveloped rights for 3 million square feet of additional commercial property.[ 1] : 46 Its properties are on the West Coast of the United States and Vancouver .[ 1] It is organized in Maryland and headquartered in Los Angeles .[ 1] It is the largest independent operator of sound stages in Los Angeles.[ 2] [ 3]
History
The company was founded as Hudson Capital by Victor J. Coleman.[ 3] In 2007, Hudson Capital purchased Sunset Gower Studios and in 2008 purchased Sunset Bronson Studios .[ 4] Hudson Capital was reformed as Hudson Pacific Properties in 2009[ 3] [ 1] and on June 29, 2010, the company became a public company via an initial public offering .[ 1]
In December 2014, the company acquired 26 properties in Northern California from The Blackstone Group 's EQ Office for $3.5 billion.[ 5] This made Hudson Pacific the largest publicly traded owner-operator of office space in Silicon Valley .[ 6] In 2017 the company bought Sunset Las Palmas Studios .[ 4]
In March 2019, in a joint venture with funds managed by The Blackstone Group, the company acquired Bentall Centre, Vancouver .[ 7]
In June 2020, funds managed by The Blackstone Group acquired a 49% stake in several properties owned by the company.[ 8] [ 9]
References
^ a b c d e f "Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. 2021 Form 10-K Annual Report" . U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . February 18, 2022. pp. 14, F-13, F-14.
^ "L.A.'s Film and TV Production Boom Fuels Real Estate Grab" . The Hollywood Reporter . December 19, 2018.
^ a b c Madans, Hannah (July 6, 2020). "Hudson Pacific Founder Coleman Continues to Make His Mark" . Los Angeles Business Journal .
^ a b Vincent, Roger (June 29, 2020). "Hudson Pacific sells share of Hollywood studios to Blackstone" . Los Angeles Times .
^ Karmin, Craig (December 7, 2014). "Blackstone to Sell California Buildings for $3.5 Billion" . The Wall Street Journal .
^ Donato-Weinstein, Nathan (December 8, 2014). "Meet Hudson Pacific Properties, Silicon Valley's new office giant" . American City Business Journals .
^ Stiles, Marc (March 27, 2019). "Hudson Pacific, Blackstone join forces to go into Vancouver, BC, market" . American City Business Journals .
^ CORNFIELD, GREG (June 29, 2020). "Blackstone Acquires Stake in Hudson's $1.7B LA Film Studio Portfolio" . Observer Media .
^ Baltic, Scott (June 30, 2020). "Blackstone Takes Co-Starring Role in $1.7B Hollywood Portfolio" . Commercial Property Executive .
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