For most industrial food processing facilities, the minimum required pretreatment of water containing solids or fats (grease) consists of a three-compartment, gravity separation interceptor, also known as a clarifier or grease trap, and a sampling box. These water clarifiers can be found commonly in the yard area outside of the food prep area for operations such as seafood processing, poultry deboning, beef cutting, produce packing, commercial kitchens, commissaries, etc… The goal of these interceptors is to prevent dirty water containing solids from entering the sewer system. They are designed specifically for the sanitary removal of solid waste from food processing operations and smaller versions are commonly called grease traps in restaurants.
The Los Angeles County Health Department requires a grease trap for most food facilities. USDA meat processing facilities have clarifiers.
The real property tax rate in Los Angeles, California is among the lowest rates in the United States. See illustration below. The low property tax rate does factor into the high demand for property and real estate development.
Forever 21, the large garment manufacturer of young women’s clothing, has acquired two large buildings in the past year. The first building is the 370,000 square foot Overland Terminal facility at the intersection of Alameda St and Olympic Blvd in Downtown Los Angeles with a price of $20 M. This multistory building has parking and dock high loading. The second purchase was in the City of Vernon on Sierra Pine Ave. This collection of several Class B buildings totals near 130,000 square feet. Forever 21 was the tenant in the buildings and the sale price was approximately $6.5 M.
The company is based in Downtown Los Angeles and occupies several hundred thousand square feet of buildings at Alameda St and 20th St.
