Originally published at TradedLA: https://traded.co/deals/california/office/sale/312-east-1st-street/
312 East 1st Street is a six-story office building located in Los Angeles, California. The asset features 34,320 square feet of modern creative office build-outs, characterized by abundant natural light, exposed concrete, and glass accents. The property was acquired for $9,620,000, with a price per square foot of $280.
Summary of transaction details:
- Property Type: Office
- Transaction Amount: $9,620,000
- Buyer: Self-Help Ventures Fund
- Seller: Brickstar Capital
- Buyer’s Representative: Sammy Lyon – Dow Capital
- Seller’s Representative: Phillip Sample – CBRE
- Market: Los Angeles
- Square Footage: 34,320
- Price per Square Foot: $280
Self-Help Ventures Fund, represented by Sammy Lyon, plans to utilize the acquired building as a headquarters to support its operations in Southern California. Phillip Sample represented Brickstar Capital in the transaction, which marks a significant move for Self-Help Ventures Fund in establishing a community hub to foster partnerships and mission-aligned organizations.
SALE
IMAGE: Phillip Sample & Sammy Lyon
DATE: 06/17/2026
ADDRESS: 312 East 1st Street
MARKET: Los Angeles
ASSET TYPE: Office
BUYER: Self-Help Ventures Fund (@SelfHelpfedcu)
SELLER: Brickstar Capital
BUYER’S REP: Sammy Lyon (@Lyonideas) – Dow Capital (@Dow.Capital)
SELLER’S REP: Phillip Sample – CBRE (@CBRE)
SALE PRICE: $9,620,000
SF: 34,320 ~ PPSF: $280
NOTE: Nonprofit Self-Help Ventures Fund acquires six-story office building in the heart of Little Tokyo
Dow Capital announces the firm has arranged the acquisition of 312 E First Street, a 34,320-square-foot office building in Los Angeles, California. The asset was acquired by Self-Help Ventures Fund, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) loan fund, for $9.62 million.
“This building posed a unique opportunity to establish a hub for community partnerships, affordable housing and impact investments in the region,” said Dow Capital Associate Broker Sammy Lyon, who facilitated the transaction on behalf of the buyer. “The transaction signals a trend toward community ownership in historic core neighborhoods in LA.”
The acquisition will serve as a headquarters for Self-Help’s growing southern California staff. As it has recently done in Chicago and Oakland, Self-Help plans to leverage its physical presence to create a community and nonprofit hub, with the intention to lease out additional space to other nonprofit and mission-aligned organizations.
Located in the heart of Little Tokyo, the six-story building features modern creative office build-outs with abundant natural light, exposed concrete, and glass accents. Self-Help Ventures Fund, part of a family of nonprofit organizations with a collective mission to create and protect economic opportunity for all, will occupy roughly one floor of the building.
Widely considered a leader in its field, Self-Help Ventures Fund has a demonstrated track record of scaling innovative ideas that help empower underserved communities. Self-Help plans to expand their footprint in Los Angeles with the newest addition of the LA Hub.