a new approach to real estate development: tenant-first, operator-aligned, and community-driven.

5901 melrose avenue - Pawn Shop LA is a culture-forward hospitality concept rooted in sports.

Pawn Shop LA is the vision of entrepreneur and real estate developer Diego Torres-Palma, who set out to create a category-redefining concept and a new model for sports hospitality. Built around a broader cultural shift in how fans gather, celebrate, and connect through sports, Pawn Shop LA blends hospitality, design, culinary ambition, private viewing experiences, and fan energy into an immersive environment built for the way people gather around the game today.

Backed by an investor group spanning sports, media, entertainment, and entrepreneurship, Pawn Shop LA brings rare credibility to the category. Investors and advisors include entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Los Angeles Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, legendary television producer Michael Davies, former Olympian and Angel City FC captain Ali Riley, and former NBA player Chandler Parsons.

Located at 5901 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, Pawn Shop LA is a sports bar, restaurant, cocktail bar, private suite experience, and events venue designed for watch parties, major sporting events, private gatherings, and culture-driven hospitality.

1401 N. Main St - Chinatown (DTLA)

Located in Downtown L.A. near the city's civic and cultural center, Chinatown is one of L.A.'s most popular tourist destinations. Chinatown celebrated its grand opening in June 1938 as "New Chinatown" - L.A.'s first Chinatown was razed to make way for Union Station. The first such neighborhood in the U.S. that was owned by Chinese residents, Chinatown is experiencing a modern-day renaissance. From the hottest new restaurants to art galleries and Bruce Lee's former studio…. stay tuned as we completely reimagine this building!

1401 N Main St - Chinatown - Los Angeles, CA

Fatty Mart - Mar Vista

Formerly known as GRAND VIEW MARKET. The market was focused on serving Local Favorites. Ranging from All-Day Breakfast and Organic Coffee to Beer/Wine Service and live music shows. Today Fatty Mart is the brain child of Chef David Kuo. Chef Kuo has been considering the world of packaged goods and takeout somewhat seriously for years now, and he’s dreamed for nearly as long that he’d be able to share some of his findings with a culturally curious audience. Fatty Mart is the culmination of all those thoughts and dreams, a multi-hyphenate space that pushes far beyond Taiwanese food or grocery fare to become — if Kuo has his way — one of the coolest culinary incubators and retail spaces anywhere in the city.

Benny Boy Brewing - Lincoln Heights (DTLA)

Benny Boy Brewing is Los Angeles’ first combined brewery and cidery, located in Lincoln Heights near Downtown LA. As the neighborhood’s first brewery, Benny Boy brings together craft beer, cider, adaptive reuse, and community-driven hospitality in a distinctive indoor-outdoor setting.

The project includes approximately 12,300 square feet of indoor and outdoor space designed for group gatherings, events, and neighborhood activation. With great bones, a lot of detail went into restoring the building’s original 1920s bow truss ceiling and installing a 55-foot bar made from reclaimed wood. Guests can see the production equipment from the bar, creating a direct connection between the drinking experience and the craft behind it.

The property also features a reconstructed tree from the apple orchard, a mural by Los Angeles street artist Shandu One, and an outdoor courtyard that separates the cidery and brewery buildings with comfortable seating areas.

For Ventana Ventures, Benny Boy Brewing represents the tenant-first development model in action: backing a distinctive operator, restoring an underutilized property, and helping create a hospitality destination that adds energy, jobs, and community value to the neighborhood.

FArm Cup Coffee / OFFICE / apartment

7748 Santa Monica Blvd - west Hollywood

This project includes 2 buildings spread across one lot. The front of the retail space is home to Farm Cup Coffee, where you can see a food truck parked permanently inside the building!

Located in West Hollywood between Fairfax & LaBrea, this property is found among the most happening hot spots in and around Los Angeles, close proximity to Fairfax District, and is located between Beverly Hills and Hollywood. WeHo is famous for its vibrant commercial corridors, world-renowned dining establishments and eccentric nightlife focused on Santa Monica Blvd and the Sunset Strip.

Farm Cup Coffee - view from Santa Monica Blvd

2021: Pasadena Medical Office

2707 E Foothill Blvd — Pasadena

The subject property is currently a Class C warehouse industrial property with office space and a mezzanine level. Ventana Ventures and CURATO Design Build will be converting the space for its new owners into a medical office building with 15 exam rooms, a large open waiting room, six private offices, and plenty of cubicle space for office support staff.

Financed with bank execution, PSRS was able to secure for its borrower a six-year term with one year of interest only during the construction period.

Border x Brewery

Border X Brewing - City of Bell - Completed March 2019, Sold 2022

The project includes two buildings located in the City of Bell.

The 7,000 sf building became home to Border X Brewing in March of 2019. The Border X Brewing development is located on 4400 Gage Avenue. The project is expected serve as a catalyst for the development of a "Downtown Bell" environment, and create redevelopment momentum along the Gage corridor.