Team · Founder & Principal Broker
Hoss MacVaugh
Ownership strategy · Brokerage · Property management
Hoss founded MacVaugh & Company in Old Pasadena in 1994. His work brings together landlord and tenant representation, investment sales, market analysis, and property management, with a focus on the decisions behind a successful real estate assignment.
His background includes real estate consulting, expert-witness work, and Direct Assessment Tax consulting for commercial properties. A Dickinson College graduate, he earned his MBA at USC with a focus on entrepreneurial management. His early experience in renovation and management continues to inform his approach to ownership.
What Hoss works on
Hoss MacVaugh has handled roughly 500 Pasadena leases, renewals and sales since 2015, principally as landlord's representative on Old Pasadena retail and Pasadena office buildings — 99 Pasadena Ave, 650 Sierra Madre Villa Ave, 300 S Raymond Ave, 119 E Union St, 88 N Fair Oaks Ave, 35 N Arroyo Pkwy, 65 N Raymond Ave, 1 S Fair Oaks Ave and the 750–780 E Green St block among them. Landlord-side tenants include Tempur-Pedic and Restoration Hardware on W Colorado Blvd, Miso Robotics (650–656 E Green St) and Stonefire Grill (650 Sierra Madre Villa Ave, seven-year lease). Tenant-side: HealthRIGHT 360 (2650 E Foothill Blvd, ~17,000 SF, ten years) and Idealab's sublease at 40 N Pasadena Ave. Sales include 717–721 E Union St to the City of Pasadena.
- Landlord representation for multi-tenant office and retail buildings in Pasadena
- Retail and restaurant leasing in Old Pasadena and on Mission Street, San Marino
- Tenant representation for larger office users
- Investment sales and owner advisory
- Commercial property management
Hoss’s current listings
Selected transactions
Hoss has completed hundreds of commercial real estate assignments, with a practice centered on leases, renewals and amendments in Pasadena and extending to South Pasadena, San Marino, Altadena, Monrovia, Arcadia, Alhambra, Glendale, Burbank and Downtown Los Angeles.
Long-term owner relationships are a defining part of his work. Properties including 99 Pasadena Avenue, 650 Sierra Madre Villa Avenue, 300 S Raymond Avenue, 119 E Union Street, 88 N Fair Oaks Avenue, 35 N Arroyo Parkway, 65 N Raymond Avenue, 1 S Fair Oaks Avenue, 750–780 E Green Street and 55 Waverly Drive have generated repeat assignments over many years. Selected transactions are shown below.
| Year | Property | Client or counterparty | Assignment | Represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2650 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena | HealthRIGHT 360 | Office, ~17,000 SF, ten-year lease | Tenant |
| 2018 | 717–721 E Union St, Pasadena | Sold to the City of Pasadena | Office building sale | Listing office (seller) |
| 2020 | 40 N Pasadena Ave, Pasadena | Idealab | Office, R&D and lab sublease | Sublessor |
| 2021 | 121 W Colorado Blvd, Old Pasadena | Tempur-Pedic | Retail, 2,250 SF, seven-year lease | Landlord |
| 2021–22 | 127 W Colorado Blvd, Old Pasadena | Restoration Hardware | Retail lease renewal | Landlord |
| 2021 | 650–656 E Green St, Pasadena | Miso Robotics | Flex office and robotics R&D, ~10,600 SF, five-year lease; extended 2026 | Landlord |
| 2018–2025 | 2461–2650 Mission St, San Marino | Zero Degrees, Huddleson Linens, Coco florist, Port O' Call, Apsara Coffee, Pizzanista, fullBRANCH, Me Dental Spa | Eleven leases, renewals and amendments for three owners on one block | Landlord |
| 2020 | 725 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena | Kim's Hapkido | 3,350 SF former pet-grooming space converted to a martial-arts studio under a city use permit | Landlord |
| 2020 | 428 W Chestnut Ave, Monrovia | Brush Strokes, LLC | 9,931 SF industrial building on 20,747 SF lot — sale | Buyer |
| 2024 | 650 Sierra Madre Villa Ave, Pasadena | Stonefire Grill (headquarters) | Office, 5,407 SF, seven-year lease | Landlord |
| 2019–2026 | 650 Sierra Madre Villa Ave, Pasadena | First Financial Credit Union, Bureau Veritas, Eureka Aerospace and others | More than twenty leases in a building the firm also manages | Landlord and property manager |
A selection of Hoss’s deals. We don’t publish rents, prices or terms, and none of these properties is being offered here; current availability is on the listings page.
Case studies
- Keeping a block of storefronts leased2461–2650 Mission Street · San Marino · Landlord representation · 2018–2025 · three ownerships, eleven transactionsRead the case study
- Repositioning space around the local market35 N Arroyo Parkway · Pasadena · Landlord representation · Historical assignmentRead the case study
- Connecting building improvements with management650 Sierra Madre Villa Avenue · Pasadena · Property management & owner advisory · Historical assignmentRead the case study
- Introducing retailers to a changing downtownDowntown Pomona · Retail leasing & revitalization · Historical assignment · 2006–2007Read the case study