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Historic office property's discounted sale underscores uneven recovery in downtown Los Angeles

PacMutual sells at fraction of prior price as region struggles to bounce back
Real estate investor Leonid Pustilnikov paid $49 million for the PacMutual building along with Los Angeles investors Somme Sahab and Kaveh Bral. (CoStar)
Real estate investor Leonid Pustilnikov paid $49 million for the PacMutual building along with Los Angeles investors Somme Sahab and Kaveh Bral. (CoStar)
CoStar News
October 29, 2025 | 3:57 P.M.

Downtown Los Angeles boosters had reasons to believe the area's struggling office market might finally be turning a corner. Prices seemed to have hit a bottom among recent sales, and some big-ticket leases signaled optimism that tenants are returning.

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