Manhattan Beach Studios Shopped As Possible Defense Tech Site

Star Wars studio pitched to buyers as site to make real space-age weapons

Lenders who are selling Manhattan Beach Studios' $240 million mortgage are promoting the site to potential buyers as a hub for making real space-age weapons.

Hollywood Sci-Fi Lot Pitched as Site to Make Real Space-Age Weapons

Manhattan Beach Studios has been the site of filming for projects including Stars Wars: The Mandalorian, a TV series about a heavily armed bounty hunter in a galaxy far, far away.

Manhattan Beach Studios Shopped As Possible Defense Tech Site

Lenders on Hackman Capital Partners' Manhattan Beach Studios are selling its $240M mortgage, leaning on the South Bay submarket's booming aerospace and defense technology industries in its marketing materials.  “There’s never been a more perfect site for advanced manufacturing,” Cushman & Wakefield Vice Chair Kevin Donner told Bloomberg. “People have been tracking it for a long time.” Cushman has the listing for the 15-soundstage campus. Deutsch…