Restaurants for Lease in West Hollywood, CA

Searching for Restaurants for Lease in West Hollywood? Discover Opportunities

Restaurant operators leasing in West Hollywood must apply for and obtain a Conditional Use Permit before opening. The CUP process in WeHo involves public hearings and can take three to six months. Engage a permit consultant or attorney familiar with West Hollywood planning before signing any lease that requires CUP approval.

Base rent for restaurant spaces in West Hollywood ranges from approximately $55 to $120 per square foot annually. Most restaurant leases in West Hollywood and throughout Los Angeles County are structured as Triple Net agreements. Under a Triple Net lease tenants pay base rent plus their proportionate share of property taxes, building insurance, and common area maintenance fees. Always negotiate annual NNN charge caps of three to five percent and a tenant improvement allowance before signing a restaurant lease in West Hollywood. For a 2,000 square foot restaurant space in West Hollywood at the midpoint of $88 per square foot annually, base rent would be approximately $176,000 per year or $14,667 per month. To maintain a healthy occupancy cost ratio of eight to ten percent of gross revenue, an operator would need to generate annual revenue of approximately $1,760,000 to $2,112,000 to support this base rent level.

Second-generation restaurant spaces are the most cost-efficient leasing option for operators entering West Hollywood. A second-gen space comes with existing food service infrastructure already in place including hood systems, grease traps, commercial plumbing, walk-in coolers, and often current health permits. This can save operators $100,000 to $400,000 in build-out costs compared to converting a raw commercial space, and compress the timeline from lease signing to opening from twelve months or more to as few as four to eight weeks. TableLot is the only marketplace where operators can search for second-generation restaurant spaces in West Hollywood using restaurant-specific filters. Search by hood systems, grease traps, walk-in coolers, patio availability, and existing permits to identify the right space without extensive back-and-forth inquiries.

• Search for sites that match your operational requirements
• Negotiable lease terms, from short-term pop-ups to long-term agreements
• Food and beverage-permitted spaces
• Second-generation restaurant sites ready for faster openings