Mark Mueller
Editor
Mark Mueller covers commercial and residential real estate for the Orange County Business Journal. His beat also includes title insurers and mortgage lenders, as well as government stories that relate to real estate. He can be reached at mueller@ocbj.com.
Phone: 949-833-8373 Extension: 226
Recent Stories
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Legal Scores
Keller/Anderle LLP trial lawyer Jennifer Keller ranked No. 1 attorney by SoCal Super Lawyers; Evan Moore, former NFL tight end, scores apartment complex via Stratford Capital investment firm; Jeff Moorad's Newport Beach MSP Sports Capital bought soccer clubs in Spain and Portugal since 2019
Apria Ditches OC HQ as IPO Beckons
FINANCE: Indy base; Blackstone bought in 2008
Apria Inc., one of the country’s largest home healthcare companies, is poised to go public again, 13 years after it was taken private by a unit of Blackstone Group LP
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New Drives
What’s ahead for Foothill Ranch’s loanDepot; Tesla's $800B plans to expand in Irvine; Irvine’s Rivian is nearing another funding round, valuing the company close to $25B
Olen’s Southeast Rental Portfolio Now Tops $2B
REAL ESTATE: Charlotte push; office buy near Nashville
Olen Properties Corp.'s late-year acquisition spree in the Southeast pushed the value of the Newport Beach-based real estate investor’s growing apartment portfolio past $2B
Home Design Studio Chain Interior Logic Plans IPO
REAL ESTATE: Serves top 20 builders in US
Irvine’s Interior Logic Group Holdings Inc. plans to build a much bigger national footprint
Tesla Sales Center in Works for Irvine
AUTOMOTIVE: Would be first spot in city
City planning and permitting documents indicate a Tesla sales facility is in the works for a 58,000-square-foot building fronting Jamboree Road in Irvine
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Scenes from a Riot
Rep. Lou Correa shares firsthand account of Capitol takeover; New ghost kitchen restaurants sets up in Anaheim; Irvine’s Fitness International LLC remains country’s largest health club
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Battle of the Bands
A love for music runs deep among our collection of Business People of the Year winners, profiled in this edition.
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Year-End Predictions
Chapman President Emeritus and economist Jim Doti predicts 5.7% GDP growth for 2021; luxe home brokers predict continued strong area sales in 2021
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Ingram’s Future, and Past
Ingram Micro is set in Irvine after Platinum Equity's 7.2%B acquisition; ImmunogenX CEO and co-founder Jack Syage tracks COVID, supports shelter-in-place order