HISTORY
Raleigh commenced operations in 1955 as a
general contractor and developer. Over time,
its focus shifted to the development,
management and operation of significant real
estate based, service businesses.Since its beginnings, the company has
purchased, developed, managed and owned over
ten million square feet of real estate.
Including high-rise and low-rise office
buildings, luxury hotels, commercial
shopping centers, movie and television
studio complexes. Industrial developments
and residential apartments. Raleigh has also successfully developed
condominium complexes and single-family
residential estates.
Raleigh Studios Hollywood, an eleven-acre
Complex of 12 sound stages, production
facilities and support space, control rooms,
offices, and a host of production services,
is the premiere independent production
facility in the United States. First
acquired by Raleigh in 1979, this Complex
underwent a $40 million dollar expansion
including three large sound stages, three
multi-story office buildings and an adjacent
garage structure. Additional expansions to
this heavily subscribed Complex are in the
planning stages.
Raleigh Studios Manhattan Beach first
opened for operations during 1998. This
studio consists of 14 sound stages on 22
acres with nearly 300,000 square feet of
office and support space. As a result of
this venture, Raleigh Studios is now the
largest operator of independent film studio
facilities in North America.
The Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas, a
continuing success since Raleigh first built
it in 1963, was first to pioneer the
"all-suites" concept. Three and one half
acres surrounds this famous 102-suite hotel
with its 12 luxurious villas and lush
gardens complete with koi ponds. Situated in
the heart of the City's creative capital,
West Hollywood, the Sunset Marquis Hotel and
Villas serves as a secret hideaway for
celebrities and corporate executives alike.
In addition to the expected amenities of a
luxury hotel, the Sunset Marquis Hotel and
Villas boasts a state-of-the-art sound
studio. This multi-purpose, on-site
production studio is the only facility of
its kind in a hotel. Completely renovated in
2001/2002, the hotel boasts a sophisticated
décor, suites at least 50% larger in square
footage than that which is normally found in
a luxury hotel and an iron-clad commitment
to service. An addition to the hotel that
will increase its size by 40% is in the
final planning stages and will commence
construction in 2004.
File Keepers is an archival business
records management company founded by
Raleigh in 1974. It safely stores and
manages records for some of the largest
departments in the County of Los Angeles,
several city governments and many of the
largest law firms and corporations in the
region, among many other clients. In a
recent Baldridge survey for one of File
Keepers' Fortune 100 clients, File Keepers
achieved a service satisfaction rating of
100%.
Lee Brevard Jewelry has been an
indispensable accessory for many of
Hollywood's top stars, several of which buy
directly from the source. Lee Brevard has
also proved popular with the public at large
and has been one of the top-selling
designers in Neiman Marcus' Jewelry
Department. With Raleigh Enterprises'
involvement, Lee Brevard has been able to
expand its line (which now includes men's
accessories) and has made direct access more
available to its customers.
Malibu Hills Vineyards are nestled on a
200-acre property in a canyon 1,500 feet
above the Malibu Coast. Under Raleigh's
guidance, a thriving viticultural business
was established on this site. The property
was designated as part of the first ever
Malibu viticultural area ("appellation") in
1996. Malibu Hills Vineyards produces award
winning wines bottled under the labels
Rosenthal-The Malibu Estate and Castle
Creek.
The following companies were fully
acquired by Raleigh just recently in 2004:
Hollywood Rentals Production Services is
recognized as a leading rental provider of
professional lighting and grip equipment to
the motion picture, television and
commercial production and special events
industries. Offering a diverse range of
production equipment, lighting and grip
products, power generators and production
vehicles, Hollywood Rental Company's vast
technical knowledge and industry experience
has elevated the company to serve as one of
the premiere rental operations of its kind
in the marketplace. With facilities on both
the east and west coast Hollywood Rentals
services productions nationwide and around
the globe.
Olesen has over 60 years of experience in
the feature film and Broadway theatrical
rentals, supplying rigging equipment such as
trussing, chain hoists and portable staging,
lighting dimming and control equipment, and
a wide variety of effects and moving light
technology that are used on motion picture
sets across the country.
Hollywood Rentals Expendable Supply Store
has been the "One Stop Shop" source for
virtually all expendable supply needs for
production companies since 1971. ESS stocks
more than 6000 items ready for production,
including Gel and filters, globes, paper
products, tape, hardware, grip & lighting
equipment and many hard to find production
items all competitively priced.
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