Tom Gilmore

Who is Tom Gilmore?

Tom Gilmore was born and raised in New York. Trained in architecture and design he headed a small architecture firm in New York before moving to Los Angeles in the early 90s. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles Gilmore got involved in real estate and development when he worked for Sentinel Real Estate, which owned the International Jewelry Center. In 1996 the building was sold to Judah Hertz and Gilmore was eventually appointed President of Hertz Investment Group where he acquired and leased several historic structures in Downtown Los Angeles.

In 1998, Gilmore decided to work Downtown real estate on his own when he formed his own development firm, Gilmore Associates, to acquire and rehabilitate under utilized historic properties in the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles. He began to couple his vision for Downtown Los Angeles as a thriving urban environment with a primary focus on rehabilitating historic buildings.

His vision of a vibrant urban community would largely be developed after the proposal and passage of the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance in 1999. The Adaptive Reuse Ordinance allowed developers to create Downtown housing through the conversion of commercial buildings much easier and less costly than before, with the goal of stimulating even more redevelopment Downtown.