Here are the top 25 Los Angeles area craft beer breweries ranked by barrels produced in 2022. When in DTLA I prefer Highland Park Brewery for their great beers and space. Boomtown Brewery also has a good space and brews.
In the City of Los Angeles, an M2 or M3 industrial zone is required to operate a brewery or distillery. Those zones are not always easy to find.
In the past few years the Southern California industrial market has been very tight in available cold storage warehouses and food production facilities. Here is a current list of buildings that have some of the following food improvements: freezer, cooler, floor drains, clarifier, refrigerated staging areas, and food grade production rooms. Locations include Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino (Inland Empire) counties. Available for lease or sale / purchase by a variety of firms.
A former seafood facility is for sale in the heart of DTLA. 13,456 square feet of buildings on 24,740 square feet of M2 industrial land. Refrigerated rooms – coolers – along with floor drains. 400 amps of power three phase power. Fenced yard. Potential for food processing. Buyer can upgrade to USDA, FDA, SQF or convert into commercial kitchen for ghost virtual kitchen.
$5.3M asking price. Contact us for information. Photos below.