"Days of Our Multiplex: The Drama Behind LA’s Downtown Executive Building" Written by The Princess of Isfahan. In the heart of LA’s Fashion District, where retail shops hum and street food sizzles, the Downtown Executive Multiplex (DEM) stood like a stage set for success. But behind the glitz and glamour of Santee and 12th Street, a high-stakes drama unfolded—a saga of betrayal, deception, and unpaid dues. The plot thickened with every passing day, and at the center of it all was our man, Abraham Pedram Mehrian, whose idea of business seemed to be "collect everyone’s rent but your own." Act 1: The Conflict of Interests. Through his company, SLM, he not only managed the building but also strategically placed his own company, SLIG as a tenant, on the top floor occupying 25% of the building and a good part of the third floor—without paying a dime in rent. This entitlement reflected his soap villain-like ambition to control the empire. Act 2: The Investor Coup As DEM teetered financially, a group of underdog investors convinced Mehrian to vacate the fourth-floor suite and replaced him as property manager. A paying tenant moved in, and for a moment, it looked like victory was in sight. But in true soap-opera fashion, the building went into foreclosure before they could stabilize it. Mehrian’s years of damage had proven too deep. Act 3: The Blame Game Mehrian blamed the investors for the foreclosure, and as new ownership took over, hidden troubles emerged: unpaid utility bills, criminal lawsuits, and towering debts. The real shocker? Mehrian hadn’t paid rent in nearly three years, racking up over half a million dollars in dues. His habit of squatting stretched beyond DEM—he is apparently living rent-free at Barton Court, manipulating investors like a soap patriarch who clings to his power. Act 4: The Spin But like any classic villain, Mehrian didn’t fade quietly into the background. No, he re-emerged with an audacious claim: the foreclosure was actually a “blessing in disguise.” With an air of overconfidence only found in soap opera schemers, Mehrian announced his plan to buy the building back—at a bargain price, no less. Never mind that his credit and cash flow were nonexistent. Finale: Who’s Buying the Story? So, as the curtains fall on this chapter of the Downtown Executive Multiplex saga, the future is done. The new owners might try to clean up the mess, but Mehrian continues to spin his tales, casting himself as the misunderstood hero in a show only he seems to be watching. With years of mismanagement and mounting unpaid dues, the fate of DEM was sealed long before its final act. As Mehrian makes grand promises of redemption, one can only wonder—who’s still buying this soap opera? | 
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