FOUNDER, CEO LAB HOLDING LLC
WHY:Â Visionary real estate developer of retail and event center, including Anaheim Packing House food hall, Make Anaheim,L AB Anti-Mall, The Camp in Costa Mesa.
RECENT: Saw opening of 33K-square-foot Modern Times’ Leisuretown in Anaheim Packing District, marking first major new retail project to open locally since pandemic’s start. Moving ahead on projects in Garden Grove, Corona, San Marcos and Long Beach, plus nearly 70Ksquare-foot The Press in Costa Mesa.
QUOTABLE: “We have 34 cities in the county and every city is looking and starting to recognize how important it is to brand their city culturally and, also, building neighborhoods is back and fashionable again.”