Bringing world-class design and a detailed-oriented approach, MP Los Angeles concentrates on handcrafted urban infill projects.Currently focused in Hollywood, the MPLA team entitles, builds, and operates developments that enhance and transform neighborhoods.
MP Los Angeles is focused on exceptional projects that honor Hollywood’s iconic history while driving innovation forward.
The Capitol Records Building retrofit is a smart, long-term investment in both Los Angeles and the Hollywood community. By strengthening a globally recognized landmark while preserving what makes it iconic, the project enhances public safety, protects cultural value, and supports sustained economic growth. It demonstrates how thoughtful investment can reinforce neighborhood stability, strengthen a major employment center, and deliver lasting value for investors, residents, and the city alike.
Sunset + Wilcox is a creative mixed-use office experience that will further Hollywood’s transformation into a true work-live neighborhood. Specifically designed with the media, technology and entertainment industries in mind, the proposed project will offer world-class, healthy and sustainable office spaces while enhancing the area with neighborhood-serving restaurants and retailers.
The Eastern Beverly Hills project extends this vision by delivering much-needed attainable housing while activating the city’s eastern gateway. With residences priced below the city’s median and select affordable units, it supports the next generation of residents while strengthening long-term neighborhood vitality. Located along the Wilshire Corridor near mass transit and enhanced by destination dining at street level, the project aligns smart growth with lasting community and investor value.
With all of its projects, MP Los Angeles is committed to improving our surrounding communities for generations to come.
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Mario J. Palumbo Jr. is the managing partner of MP Los Angeles, overseeing the development of The Eastern Beverly Hills. With decades of experience creating large-scale, transformational, mixed-use projects, Palumbo is focused on delivering much-needed attainable housing while thoughtfully activating the eastern gateway to Beverly Hills. He works closely with community stakeholders and elected officials to ensure the project strengthens the neighborhood and delivers lasting value for residents, the city, and investors alike.
Palumbo received his JD from Stanford Law School and his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Princeton University, from which he graduated summa cum laude.
Michael Gargano is Managing Director of MP Los Angeles and Argent Ventures LLC. Gargano is responsible for structuring and financing new acquisitions and for overseeing development, leasing, and management of the firm’s properties. Prior to joining MP Los Angeles and Argent, Gargano was a real estate attorney with the law firm of Shearman & Sterling, where he represented institutional and government clients on major real estate development and financing transactions.
Gargano is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance. He holds a BA from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a JD from Boston University.
Alex Richmond is a project manager at MP Los Angeles, overseeing the development of The Eastern Beverly Hills and Sunset + Wilcox. With a background in real estate asset management and community organizing, Richmond brings a people-first approach to development and believes strong neighborhoods are built through thoughtful planning and inclusive design. In his current role, he works closely with community stakeholders to deliver attainable housing, activate key urban corridors, and support vibrant, walkable neighborhoods that balance growth with long-term community value.
A born-and-raised Angeleno, Richmond graduated with honors from Marymount Manhattan College with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
Looking ahead, Sunset + Wilcox represents the next evolution of office design in Hollywood—an all-electric, sustainability-forward vertical campus built for the way people work today. Defined by expansive outdoor terraces on every level, flexible creative workspaces, and a strong emphasis on wellness, the project blends cutting-edge environmental performance with the spirit of classic Hollywood courtyards. Designed to attract the creatives, innovators, and visionaries shaping the future of Los Angeles, Sunset + Wilcox offers an experience that is immersive, healthy, and distinctly forward-looking—best understood through the story, people, and places that bring it to life.
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