“The landlord for our building has been extremely supportive of our company since we first moved into the building 15 years ago, but especially since Los Angeles first shutdown in March of 2020. During the severe economic downturn, they agreed to cancel our existing lease for our larger suite that we had been in for over 10 years and arranged for us to move into a smaller space in the building that still suited our needs. We are incredibly fortunate that we were able to do this. This offer helped us save a lot of money and continue our operations safely. On top of assisting us, the owner has spent a lot of resources and time reinvesting and upgrading the building. From flooring and fresh paint, to new, safer security measures.”
“We’ve been in downtown for over 35 years. At one point during COVID I was ready to lock the doors and walk away. Thanks to the building owner who talked to me and convinced me to stay. I had given up… he said “don’t worry about what you owe me… stay another few months”. We started doing a little bit better… and today… I can say that of course it’s a lot better… they’ve been a great help, they’ve never made me feel that I owe them anything… they were very helpful and supported me…”
“(Landlord) Sauli has been very helpful. Every time he walks by, he has been checking on us and how we are doing. He is very kind and… always a gentleman. I think he has a good personality to everybody. The building staff and the landlord, they are all good. I had a lawsuit… and we had to settle the lawsuit. But then Sauli helped us pay off almost everything. It was surprising for us actually, we didn’t expect that much help from Sauli… my mom was talking to Sauli… she got emotional… she was thankful… all our family members thanked (him).”
“My staff and I enjoy a special relationship with our landlord. We are treated like family in our building and the building staff are very supportive in the success of my business.”
“We are very satisfied with the manner our landlord has treated our tenancy in the building. Sauli, Vanessa and the entire building crew have been very attentive and responsive to our discriminating entire staff and to meeting the needs of our students. We are grateful for their partnership especially during this very difficult period of time and all of the challenges associated with the pandemic.”
“During the COVID shutdown we were in need of some support to help us weather the economic setback. Although our landlord is a small family owned business, they did everything with their resources to help us out. They even agreed to renegotiate our lease so that we can pay less in rent payments.”
“Our landlord has been very supportive of our business. Even before we opened our restaurant, Sauli the principal owner of the building, helped us get our permits. He even arranged a meeting in the mayor’s office to help move things along. During the recent COVID restrictions our restaurant business was severely impacted. It was very helpful that Sauli provided rental assistance, discounts and deferrals so that we can continue running the restaurant.”
“The landlord and their staff treat us like family. They are very attentive to our needs and are extremely supportive, especially for small businesses.”
“Downtown LA is a great place… a lot of foot traffic a lot of great people. There’s a lot more foot traffic that you have here than in other suburbs. So downtown LA... it gets that culture of fast pace…”