Track Record
Selected transactions.
A selection of sales, leases, and advisory assignments from Carl Muhlstein's career, at Muhlstein CRE and before it at JLL and Cushman & Wakefield. Each entry links to its source or case study.
$8B+
Career leases and sales, per Commercial Observer, 2019
50+
Transaction parties, including Netflix and Google
$1.85B
CBS Studio Center sale, 2021
Muhlstein CRESince December 2023
YearPropertyAssignmentRole
2026Cinerama Dome & former ArcLightHollywood · Sunset BoulevardLong-term lease to Sony Pictures Entertainment and Alamo DrafthouseRepresented the ownership, with CBRE and JLL
2025–26Occidental Studios Main LotWestlake · 3 acres, 4 soundstagesSale assignmentCo-listing broker, with CBRE
2025Riot Games headquartersWest Los Angeles · Element LA, 284,000 sq ftPurchase from Hudson Pacific for $231 million, including an $81 million lease terminationAdvisor to Riot Games
2024Dolby TheatreHollywoodSale for about $50 millionRepresented seller CalPERS, with JLL
Pre-Muhlstein CRE AssignmentsJLL (2012–2023) and earlier
YearPropertyAssignmentRole
2021CBS Studio CenterStudio City · 55 acres, 22 soundstages$1.85 billion sale to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile CapitalExclusive agent for ViacomCBS, with Kevin MacKenzie
2019The Burbank StudiosBurbankAcquisition by Warner Bros.Helped arrange the deal
2019Former Macy's, Westside PavilionWest Los AngelesOffice conversion; 230,000-square-foot leasing assignmentLeasing agent for GPI Companies
2019Warner Center officeWoodland Hills · under construction in 2019450,000 square feetLeasing
2019Creative office campusSanta Monica200,000 square feetLeasing for Colorado Creative Studios
20183030 StudiosAtwater VillageSale to Gaw Capital USA for $31 millionListing broker
2018Albuquerque StudiosNew MexicoAcquisition by NetflixRepresented the seller
2016Herald Examiner BuildingDowntown Los AngelesLeasing of the historic building's redevelopmentLed leasing for The Georgetown Company and Hearst
2016L.A. Times printing plantArts District · 26 acresSale to Harridge Development for $120 millionRepresented seller Tribune Real Estate; later advised Harridge
2016Colburn School expansion siteDowntown Los Angeles · 1.25 acresLand purchase from System Parking for the Frank Gehry–designed expansionRepresented the buyer, the Colburn School
2014Columbia SquareHollywood180,000-square-foot lease to Viacom's MTVRepresented Kilroy Realty
2012–19The LotWest HollywoodCreative campus leasingListing broker for CIM Group
2012–19C3 at Culver PointeCulver CityLand sale, joint venture, leasing, and recapitalizationAdvisor and broker throughout
2012–23Netflix, YouTube Studios & PlayStationHollywood and Playa VistaLeases at Academy on Vine (Netflix), the Hercules Campus (YouTube Studios), and The Reserve (PlayStation)Represented the landlords
Sources: Commercial Observer (2019, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026), The Real Deal (2016, 2026), Bisnow (2015, 2016), and Carl's deal history.
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