Hal Bastian is 37 year commercial real estate veteran who has been a leader in the DTLA Renaissance since 1994. Fondly called "Mr Downtown" and”Mayor of Downtown” by many, he has helped recruit over 300 restaurants, bars, nightclubs and retailers, including Ralphs, Bottega Louie and Whole Foods. Hal was at the forefront of the DTLA residential resurgence, starting with his leasing of the Old Bank District, DTLA's first Adaptive Reuse project. He has been instrumental in the construction of over 20,000 residential units and has helped recruit thousands of new DTLA residents. Today, he is a commercial real estate broker with Major Properties, a consultant, inspirational speaker, team-builder, gives specialty DTLA tours, and produces videos about DTLA, which can be seen at halbastian.com and on YouTube. Not surprisingly, Hal lives in DTLA, with his faithful dog, Scooter. *********************************** [email protected] [email protected] halbastian.com