General Services Administration Signs New Office Lease for 74,056 SQFT in Downtown Los Angeles

JLL represents landlord Onni Group in new lease
 
LOS ANGELES, January 28, 2026 – JLL announced today that General Services Administration (GSA) has signed new 74,056-square-foot office lease at 145 S. Spring Street, an 10-story, 243,749-square-foot office building known as the former LA Times Building in downtown Los Angeles.  The space will be used by the Federal Public Defenders Central District of California who will be moving into its new space in the first quarter of 2027.
 
“The GSA was attracted to the building due to its proximity to courthouses, landlord’s ability to fund and perform tenant improvements, and overall competitive economics on the lease,” said Peter Hajimihalis, JLL senior managing director.  “Howard Traul of JLL’s Government Investor Services team in Washington DC was instrumental in working with the landlord throughout the GSA leasing process and getting this deal over the finish line.”  
 
JLL’s Los Angeles team of Peter Hajimihalis, James Malone and Dana Vargas along with Howard Traul of JLL’s Government Investor Services team represented the landlord, Onni Group, alongside their in-house leasing team of Neal Linthicum and Malcolm Kluth.  GSA was represented by Timothy Pavek at Carpenter/Robbins Commercial Real Estate Inc.
 
145 S. Spring Street is a historic 243,749-square-foot office building centrally located at the very heart of Los Angeles.  It offers generous views of downtown, incredible architecture, dazzling lobbies, and abundant parking options.  
 
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