Los Angeles, CA office market
Office space in West LA / Brentwood.
West LA / Brentwood includes the Wilshire corridor west of Beverly Hills, Westwood (UCLA-adjacent), Brentwood, and the Bundy/Olympic office cluster. Inventory is ~17 million square feet. Class A asking rents run $55–$80/SF (FSG); trophy product (the Brentwood Place complex, Olympic Plaza, Constellation Place) trades at $70–$95/SF. The submarket attracts professional services, finance, healthcare administration, and entertainment companies that want Westside without paying Century City premiums.
West LA's defining feature is geographic spread. The submarket runs from Westwood (UCLA, the Wilshire corridor between Beverly Glen and Sepulveda) through Brentwood (the lower-density office cluster around San Vicente / Wilshire) to West LA proper (the Bundy / Olympic / Pico industrial-converted-to-office stock). Each sub-zone has different building styles and tenant mixes; broker pricing should split the submarket accordingly.
Post-COVID, West LA has been a relative winner among LA submarkets. The tenant base is more recession-resistant than tech-heavy Santa Monica, less talent-agency-centric than Century City, and has absorbed at a moderate but steady pace. Vacancy has stayed in the mid-teens — below the LA average and well below DTLA.
The strategic positioning for West LA is 'Westside-quality without Century City pricing.' For a 15,000–40,000 SF generalist office tenant (consulting firm, professional services, mid-market finance), West LA delivers Class A trophy product at $15–$25/SF less than equivalent space in Century City. The compromise is the slightly suburban-feel building stock and the geographic spread that makes amenity stacking less dense.
Market snapshot
By the numbers
- Inventory
- ~17M SF
- Class A asking rent
- $55–$80/SF (FSG)
- Trophy asking rent
- $70–$95/SF (FSG)
- Availability rate
- 14–18%
- Typical free rent
- 10–16 months on 7–10yr lease
- Typical TI allowance
- $80–$130/SF
Deals tracked
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Avg rent
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Avg TI
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Median deal
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Notable buildings
- Constellation Place
- Olympic Plaza
- Brentwood Place
- 11355 W Olympic
- 1100 Glendon (Westwood)
Broker perspective
West LA is the underrated middle child of the LA Westside. It doesn't have Century City's prestige or Santa Monica's tech-creative brand, but the actual real estate is high quality and the rent-to-quality ratio is the best on the Westside. For tenants who can't justify Century City pricing but won't go to DTLA, West LA is the answer — and it's surprisingly often overlooked by national broker firms anchored on the bigger-name submarkets.
Frequently asked
People also ask
Where exactly is West LA?
Loosely: west of the 405 freeway, north of LAX, south of Sunset Blvd. The leasing submarket includes Westwood (UCLA-adjacent), Brentwood, the Bundy/Olympic corridor, and parts of Sawtelle. Each sub-zone has different building styles and pricing.
Is West LA cheaper than Century City?
Yes — typically $15–$25/SF less on Class A trophy. For a 30,000 SF tenant, that's $450K–$750K per year in rent savings. The compromise is the slightly less prestigious address and more spread-out building stock.
What's the commute and parking like?
Commute is car-dependent like all of LA. The 405 traffic is the limiting factor for east-west moves. Parking is generally good — most Class A buildings include 3 stalls per 1,000 SF. Some Brentwood buildings offer 4:1, which is unusually generous for any major U.S. market.
How does West LA compare to Santa Monica?
West LA is more generalist (professional services, finance, healthcare) at lower rents. Santa Monica is more tech-creative and beachfront. If your team will use the beach proximity and brand, Santa Monica. If they won't, West LA delivers comparable Class A at 15–20% less.
Related submarkets
Century City
Century City is LA's premier Westside Class A office submarket — trophy towers, talent agencies, and Big Law, with the highest sustained rents of any LA submarket post-COVID.
Santa Monica
Santa Monica is LA's tech-creative beachfront submarket — lower-rise creative office stock, ocean access, the Silicon Beach core anchor.
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills is LA's boutique-prestige submarket — lower-rise older trophy stock, smaller floor plates, premium addresses for entertainment, finance, and family offices.
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