In-N-Out Burger has leased the entirety of an office building in Los Angeles County, about a year after the high-profile hamburger chain announced it would move its headquarters back to its original backyard from Orange County.
The privately held restaurant operator known for its made‑to‑order burgers and strong foothold across the western United States leased a 98,000‑square‑foot office building at 924 Overland Court in San Dimas, according to CoStar data. The property is about 10 miles east of the Baldwin Park drive‑thru where the company was founded in 1948.
The lease is the third-largest office deal for Los Angeles County in the past year.
The company did not confirm whether this would be the firm's new headquarters, but it follows the February 2025 announcement that it would move its corporate operations out of Irvine in Orange County — where it had been based for some 30 years — to the Baldwin Park area of Los Angeles.
In‑N‑Out is set to move into the Nautilus Global Investment‑owned building on March 1. The company previously said it would finalize its relocation to Los Angeles by 2029.
At the same time, the burger chain is expanding eastward and plans to open a roughly 100,000‑square‑foot eastern territory office near Nashville, Tennessee, this year to support growth in the Southeast. Most of In‑N‑Out’s corporate workforce then will be split between Baldwin Park and Franklin, Tennessee.
The San Dimas deal lands during a challenging period for the Los Angeles office market, where tenants have vacated about 1.9 million more square feet than they have leased over the past year, according to CoStar data.
Adding fast-food units
In‑N‑Out Burger has grown from a modest family‑owned operation into a defining West Coast cultural icon, fueled by its pared‑down menu, fresh‑never‑frozen ingredients, celebrity fans and cultlike following across the western U.S.
The chain operates about 400 restaurants across nine states — California plus Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington — and remains firmly committed to company ownership. President and Chief Executive Officer Lynsi Snyder, the granddaughter of founders Harry and Esther Snyder, has repeatedly said the company has no plans to franchise its locations.
In Southern California, In‑N‑Out already owns and operates a 100,000‑square‑foot warehouse at 13502 Virginia Ave. in Baldwin Park. The company also owns the 182,647‑square‑foot office tower at 4199 Campus Drive in Irvine, where it occupies about 18,000 square feet, according to CoStar data. The company has not disclosed its long‑term plans for those properties or how they will factor into the shift back to Baldwin Park.
The company’s California‑centric strategy drew scrutiny last year after Snyder sparked online backlash during a podcast appearance in July, when she said that “raising a family” and “doing business” in California was “not easy" as the firm expanded to Tennessee. Some fans interpreted the remarks as criticism of the state that built the brand and called for boycotts.
In response, Snyder and the company clarified that In‑N‑Out’s corporate headquarters would remain in California and that the Tennessee office would function as a regional hub to support expansion in the Southeast. Still, the discussion underscored broader sensitivities around business departures from the state and the scrutiny companies face when shifting operations beyond California’s borders.
The Eastern San Gabriel Valley, where Baldwin Park is located, remains one of Los Angeles’ stronger office submarkets, with vacancy at 5.9% as of the first quarter, according to CoStar data. The area, about 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles, benefits from demand tied to medical and professional services, limited new construction and average asking rents roughly $10 per square foot below the broader Los Angeles market.
Those fundamentals have helped stabilize the region despite leasing activity running about 60% below pre‑pandemic levels, with vacancies expected to remain steady and rents forecast to post modest growth, CoStar data shows.
For the record
Natalie Bazarevitsch, Steven Saunders, Jackie Benavidez and Sean O'Malley of CBRE represented the landlord. Shadd Walker and Steve Schloemer of Colliers represented the tenant.