NRG Energy to demolish Mandalay power plant, cooling tower if new plant approved
NRG Energy updated the application for its new peaker power plant in Oxnard on Nov. 19. In an updated filing with the California Public Utilities Commission, NRG said it would demolish the current power plant and a cooling tower on the site if the new Puente Power Project is approved by the commission. Dave Read More →
Affordable housing projects move ahead in Santa Barbara
The region cannot build enough housing fast enough to keep up with increasing demand, economists have said at forecasts over the past two weeks. The Tri-Counties are so short on available units that it could rein in the economic expansion. But the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara is trying to make a Read More →
Orfalea Foundation office building available for lease
An Orfalea Foundation office building is on the market as the nonprofit prepares to close by the end of the year. About 3,000 square feet of office space is available for lease at $5.75 per square foot. The two-story building has 11 parking spaces and three restrooms. Rob Hambleton and Steve Golis of Radius Commercial Read More →
Drought cost agriculture $2.7 billion, 10,000 jobs
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Shopping centers changing hands across Tri-Counties
The Woodlands Plaza in Simi Valley was sold for nearly $16 million, continuing a string of recent shopping center transactions and renovations in the Tri-Counties. Local private real estate investors DP Grand Simi purchased the 61,373-square foot shopping center at 530 E. Los Angeles Ave. from another private investment group, B/C Sinaloa Plaza. The $15.9-million Read More →
Ryland Group’s Westlake office to close in 2016 due to merger
The Ryland Group office in Westlake Village will close in 2016 following the company’s merger with Standard Pacific Homes. Homebuilders Ryland and Irvine-based Standard Pacific recently completed a $5.2-billion merger to create CalAtlantic Group, the nation’s fourth largest residential home developer. Larry Nicholson, former CEO of Ryland, will serve as CEO of the new Read More →
