Palisades

What Palisades does

Palisades Capital Partners LLC, operating as Palisades, is a Santa Monica, California–based real estate development firm that designs, develops, and operates luxury residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties across Los Angeles submarkets. The company's portfolio includes five delivered or actively selling assets — Gardenhouse (Beverly Hills, 18 residences featuring the largest residential living wall in the United States), AIRE Santa Monica (19 residences), The Liddel (Westwood, 56 condominiums), 631 Wilshire (a 40,000-square-foot mixed-use building fully leased to tenants including Orrick, Chase Bank, Bluestone Lane, Mendocino Farms, and Sidecar Doughnuts), and 730 Arizona (a 30,000-square-foot creative office operated by Spaces) — as well as the proposed $600M, 778-unit 1111 Sunset mixed-use project near downtown Los Angeles. A signature feature of Palisades' approach is its deliberate partnership with internationally recognized architects and designers, including MAD Architects/Ma Yansong (Gardenhouse), JFAK Architects (AIRE), Jamie Bush + Co. (The Liddel interiors), and a proposed collaboration with Kengo Kuma, SOM, and James Corner Field Operations on 1111 Sunset.

The firm's revenue is generated predominantly through the for-sale residential model, with unit pricing ranging from $900,000 for entry-level garden flats to $4M+ for luxury penthouses, supplemented by recurring commercial rental income from mixed-use and office assets. Distribution is executed through luxury brokerages — The Agency and Partners Trust — for residential sales, alongside direct commercial tenant leasing for retail and office space. The firm does not develop technology products; its competitive differentiation is grounded in design philosophy, placemaking, and architectural collaboration rather than software or digital platforms.

Palisades operates as a privately held, founder-controlled entity with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, and no public-market listing. The firm is headquartered at 631 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica and employs between 11 and 50 people. The business is pre-IPO, project-based, and reliant on continued access to capital markets and entitlements to underwrite its development pipeline, with the 1111 Sunset proposal representing a roughly order-of-magnitude step-up in project size relative to its existing portfolio.

Name

Palisades

Legal name

Palisades Capital Partners LLC

Website

https://palisad.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Palisades is a Santa Monica–based real estate developer that designs, builds, and sells luxury residential, mixed-use, and commercial properties in Los Angeles submarkets including Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Westwood, serving affluent individual buyers and institutional commercial tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Real Estate Development

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury & High-End Residential Brokerage (BPAJAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Condominium Association Management (BPAJAHAA)

Keywords

• Luxury real estate development
• Residential construction
• Mixed-use properties
• Commercial leasing
• Design-driven development

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales: Palisades generates revenue through the sale of luxury residential and commercial real estate properties. The company develops residential condominiums, townhouses, and mixed-use properties in Los Angeles, selling units at various price points from $900,000 to over $4 million per unit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Palisades develops and sells luxury residential condominiums, townhouses, and mixed-use properties in prime Los Angeles neighborhoods (Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Westwood), and leases commercial and office space within those mixed-use buildings. The firm sells residential units priced from $900,000 to over $5 million through luxury brokerages, and generates additional revenue from retail and office tenants in properties such as 631 Wilshire and 730 Arizona.

Product overview

Palisades is a Los Angeles-based real estate development firm specializing in design-driven residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties. The company operates a portfolio of six distinct projects across the LA area: Gardenhouse (Beverly Hills luxury residential with living wall), AIRE Santa Monica (coastal residences), The Liddel (Wilshire Corridor condominiums), 631 Wilshire (Santa Monica mixed-use), 730 Arizona (Spaces creative offices), and the proposed 1111 Sunset (Downtown LA complex). The firm collaborates with notable architects and designers including MAD Architects, JFAK Architects, Jamie Bush + Co., and SOM to deliver projects characterized by global design influence and local authenticity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gardenhouse Mixed-use residential project at 8600 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills with 18 unique residences (sky villas, studios, condominiums) and the largest residential living wall in the United States, designed by MAD Architects founder Ma Yansong.
• AIRE Santa Monica Boutique collection of 19 residences in Santa Monica (9 garden flats, 9 townhouses, 1 three-story townhouse) designed by JFAK Architects, featuring seamless indoor-outdoor living suited to Santa Monica's coastal lifestyle.
• The Liddel 56 boutique condominiums in Westwood along the Wilshire Corridor, featuring interiors by Jamie Bush + Co., European-inspired kitchens, and 1-3 bedroom units ranging from 1,030 to 2,700 square feet priced $900,000 to $4 million.
• 631 Wilshire 40,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Santa Monica combining retail, commercial workspaces, and residential live/work units, featuring iconic street art murals and tenants including Bluestone Lane, Orrick, Mendocino Farms, Sidecar Doughnuts, and Chase Bank.
• 730 Arizona (Spaces Santa Monica) 30,000-square-foot creative office and workspace property in Santa Monica operated by Spaces, featuring Northern-European design with open layouts, meeting rooms, and a rooftop terrace.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gardenhouse features the largest residential living wall in the United States
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kengo KumacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 2018Japanese architect Kengo Kuma designs the boutique hotel component of 1111 Sunset. This is Kengo Kuma's first major project in Los Angeles. Known for his philosophy of melding structures to natural surroundings, with projects including the twisted Rolex Building in Dallas and Tokyo 2020 National Olympic Stadium.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2017SOM leads overall design for 1111 Sunset project, with design directors Paul Danna and José Luis Palacios overseeing residential, office and retail uses. SOM brings extensive track record with ground-up development projects throughout Southern California, including adaptive reuse and renovation projects.
• James Corner Field OperationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2017James Corner Field Operations leads design of open space areas, landscape, and public spaces for 1111 Sunset project. The firm is renowned for the High Line in New York City, Santa Monica's Tongva Park, and other major urban public spaces.
• MAD Architects (Ma Yansong)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, serves as lead architect for Gardenhouse project in Beverly Hills. Yansong is a Beijing-born, Yale-educated architect recognized for 'Shanshui City' philosophy creating balance between urban living and nature. First US residential project for the firm.
• JFAK Architects (Alice Kimm & John Friedman)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJFAK Architects serves as design architects for AIRE Santa Monica. Named Emerging Voices by The Architectural League of NY in 2004, with both founders elevated to Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects. Specializes in projects expressing identity of locations through design.
• Jamie Bush + Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJamie Bush + Co. provides interior design for The Liddel project, integrating classic style with modern details. Firm founded in 2002, featured in over 40 publications including Dwell, Architectural Digest, and Los Angeles Times. Known for blending refined and raw elements.
• The AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Agency, a luxury real estate brokerage, handles sales for The Liddel and other Palisades residential projects. Full-service luxury real estate brokerage redefining the industry with collaborative culture and worldwide network.
• Seasons Natural Engineering (Scott Hutcheon)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeasons Natural Engineering designed and installed the living green wall at Gardenhouse, the largest residential living wall in the United States. Uses proprietary Aqua Felt textile made from 100% recycled synthetic fibers for healthy plant growth.
• Leicht LA (Debra Tendler)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeicht LA provided custom German-made cabinets for AIRE Santa Monica, made from eco-conscious materials with sleek modular style. Kitchen Works LA serves as exclusive dealer, producing 1,200 cabinets daily from their Germany factory.
• Public Bikes (Ken Martin)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Bikes provides custom single-speed Dutch-style C1 bicycles for AIRE residents to enjoy Santa Monica's bike-friendly neighborhood. Company dedicated to creating bike-able communities with easy-to-use bicycles shipped 99% assembled across the US.
• Wausau Tile (Ginger Wells)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWausau Tile provided all terrazzo tile for The Liddel, including elevator lobbies, entryway, and rooftop terrace hearth. First American manufacturer of cementitious terrazzo tile, with six decades of sustainable tile manufacturing experience.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jamestown: Design-driven mixed-use and office developer with comparable focus on placemaking, adaptive reuse, and high-quality tenant curation. Comparable scale and premium-urban strategy to Palisades.
• Macklowe Properties: NYC-based luxury residential and mixed-use developer with a starchitect-driven design ethos. Comparable boutique-developer profile and focus on trophy residential assets.
• Millennium Partners: Luxury residential and mixed-use developer with iconic high-rise projects in major US cities. Closely comparable product type and design-quality positioning to Palisades' luxury condos and townhouses.
• CIM Group: LA-headquartered real estate investor and developer active in mixed-use urban infill and luxury residential. Operates in many of the same submarkets (DTLA, Westside) as Palisades with comparable product mix.

Broad incumbents

• Tishman Speyer: Global developer and investor in office, residential, and mixed-use assets. Overlaps with Palisades in premium urban mixed-use development and luxury residential product.
• UDR: Multifamily REIT focused on Class A urban and suburban apartments. Comparable to Palisades in luxury residential exposure, though it operates as a long-term rental landlord rather than a for-sale developer.
• Lincoln Property Company: Diversified residential, commercial, and mixed-use developer operating across multiple US markets. Comparable in mixed-use product line, with a much larger national footprint.
• Forest City Realty Trust: Large mixed-use developer with a track record of complex urban infill and public-private placemaking projects. Comparable to 1111 Sunset in scale and mixed-use complexity.
• Related Companies: Large diversified developer of luxury mixed-use and residential projects including Hudson Yards. Operates at much greater scale but pursues the same design-led, mixed-use playbook as Palisades.

Others

• The Agency: Luxury real estate brokerage that handles sales for Palisades' residential projects. Channel partner and natural peer given overlapping customer base and product focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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