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Why The Coolest California Desert Town Isn’t Joshua Tree

Once dismissed as a gas stop for Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms is quickly becoming the high desert’s most interesting outpost for shopkeepers, creative nomads and crafty hoteliers. Visitors say it feels like sleeping on Mars. Minimalism to the max in the Mojave desert. That’s the ethos at Reset, the first new hotel built from scratch in the […]

HP Investors Spins Off Northern California Offices

SOLANA BEACH – HP Investors, based in Solana Beach, is spinning off its Northern California operations to focus on San Diego, where it has several projects planned or under construction. “As we’re growing and the market’s changing and our investment philosophy is changing accordingly, we decided to double-down on our efforts in Southern California rather […]

Solana Beach Investment Firm Opening Boutique Desert Hotel

SOLANA BEACH – HP Investors is opening a 65-room boutique hotel in Twentynine Palms – RESET – near the north entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. Developed in partnership with entrepreneur Adam Wininger and designer Benjamin Uyeda, RESET is the first hotel to be built from the ground up in the high desert in more […]

Recent Deals Point to Evolving Market for Office Buildings

SAN DIEGO – A handful of recent San Diego office sales ran counter to ongoing reports that there is little interest among investors in buying office property. Key among them was HP Investor’s $20.25 million acquisition of a seven-story Mission Valley office building at 1450 Frazee Road in partnership with Realm, L.P.; the $8.8 million […]

HP Investors Spins Off Northern California Offices

REAL ESTATE: Firm Focusing on SoCal to Avoid “Turbulence” By Ray Huard September 3, 2024 SOLANA BEACH – HP Investors, based in Solana Beach, is spinning off its Northern California operations to focus on San Diego, where it has several projects planned or under construction. “As we’re growing and the market’s changing and our investment […]

Affirmed Housing Breaks Ground on New Workforce Housing Development in Del Sur, San Diego

New permit policy leveraged to expedite nearly 200 new apartment homes SAN DIEGO, Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Affirmed Housing, a leading provider of affordable housing throughout California, in partnership on a long-term ground lease with HP Investors, a San Diego-based real estate investment and management company, announces that construction has commenced on Symphony […]

Climb Aboard Pacific Beach’s Luxe New Nautical Speakeasy, The Captain’s Quarters

Six years after opening Pacific Beach’s escapist tiki bar, the Grass Skirt, owner Matt Spencer is inviting guests into his newest creation, a nautical gin bar that’s now accepting online bookings and limited walk-ins on board its nightly speakeasy-style sophisticated booze cruise. Spencer’s hospitality group, SDCM, which employs 600 people across its local restaurants and bars that include […]

Newspaper Building To Become O’Side ‘Centerpiece’

The former North County Times building in Oceanside is about to undergo $11.4 million in renovations by HP Investors to transform the former newspaper building into a mix of retail and office space. “The bones of the building need a lot of work. That’s the first order of business,” said Sumeet Parekh, managing partner of […]

MUNICIPAL, A Premium Sport Utility Gear Company, Moving HQ To Dynamic South Oceanside

Creative apparel company co-founded by actor Mark Wahlberg will anchor North County Times Building HP Investors is excited to announce the recent lease signing with MUNICIPAL at the North County Times building in Oceanside, CA. MUNICIPAL plans to house their operations here including a retail storefront, all totaling over 16,300 SF. San Diego-based HP Investors, […]