OverviewPressLinks Back to Press page Influential 20 Publish Date: 12/12/2003 California Apparel News MJW Investments Santa Monica, Calif.-based developer MJW Investments is shaping the look of the Los Angeles Fashion District as it prepares to introduce the first major residential element the district has seen since the turn of the 20th century. MJW’s Santee Court will open in January with 165 apartment lofts. MJW will soon follow up with condominiums, bringing Santee Court’s total number of units to 550. But Mark J. Weinstein, MJW’s chief executive officer, isn’t just putting up four walls. The $130 million development is a community within a community, with retail-lined courtyards, rooftop amenities and open-floor lofts that look out over the Fashion District. MJW already made a mark on the district by turning the Gerry Building into showroom space for the apparel industry, bringing a new wave of urban and contemporary brands downtown. The Gerry Building, which opened in the fall of 2002, is now about half full. Among the new tenants are Brett Morris, which carries Polo Jeans, Lauren Winterwear and Oxen Workwear; Nesi Apparel, which has the license for rapper Eminem’s Shady Ltd. Clothing line; Tag Rag; BP Inc., which reps urban/ athletic brands Meoshe, Pass Tha Roc, Burgundy, BP and NBA star Dominique Wilkins’ Give and Go line; Adia Kibur, which sells contemporary lines Reebock Diamond, Made U Look, Soul Rebel, Knot and Gorilla Union; and the Select Agency, which reps contemporary jewelry and accessories. The Gerry Building is currently leasing showroom space on its seventh floor. The eighth floor is expected to be completed by the end of the year, and construction on the ninth floor is expected to be finished during the first quarter of 2004.