Justin Smith sits down with Bill Shopoff, President and CEO of Shopoff Realty Investments, to discuss land entitlement, master-planned development, and industrial market cycles across Southern California and the Inland Empire.

Topics covered include:

• How the Sierra Club and CVAN CEQA lawsuit delayed the I-10 Logistics Center into the peak 2021 market
• Selling the 1.83M SF I-10 facility for $329 million to Brookfield
• Mesa Verde in Calimesa: keeping 3,650 homes under SB 330 while unlocking 4.2M SF of big-box industrial
• Why power availability and substation capacity have become an asset class in site selection
• Repurposing industrial sites to residential, including 281 homes at the former Amway facility in Buena Park
• Entitling industrial on Agua Caliente tribal land at the I-10 and Highway 111
• Using AI for rapid site diligence and how AI will reshape the entry-level real estate analyst role

Recorded October 7, 2026. Figures, project details, and market statements are Bill's account in the interview.

Watch the full video conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gKPOlDuZQqA

Download the free Industrial Relocation Guide: https://smithcre.com/market-reports/industrial-insights-industrial-relocation-guide/

Full episode transcript and show notes: https://smithcre.com/podcast/bill-shopoff/