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Dallas, TX - July 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Global architecture, planning and design firm RTKL has promoted three of its healthcare leaders – Dallas-based Debbie Cameron and Donald R. DeBord Jr., AIA, and Washington D.C.-based Jeffrey Davenport, AIA – to senior vice president.

Brea, CA - July 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp., one of the largest owner-operators of shopping centers in the U.S., takes a step in its strategy of investing in new Southeastern U.S. markets by selling The Brea Center in Brea, Calif. The 56,945-square-foot retail center at 719-96 Brea Blvd., sold to Gerrity Atlantic Retail Partners, LLC, for $14.5 million.

Lone Tree, CO - July 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp., one of the largest owner-operators of shopping centers in the U.S., has sold the 34,749 square-foot Heritage Hills Shopping Center in Lone Tree, Colo., as part of its effort...

Torrance, CA - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Markus Ashley of Keystone Pacific Property Management has returned to the Temecula office as a senior community association manager. “Markus brings a high level of experience to our Temecula office and will be a valuable addition to the Keystone Pacific team,” said Denise Bergstrom, vice president of association management of Keystone Pacific Property Management.

San Jose, CA - July 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- NxGen Modular officially opened its new corporate headquarters this week in San Jose, near a number of well-known technology companies such as eBay, PayPal and Symmetricom.

Los Angeles, CA - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has hired Nancy E. Darr as a Business Developer for the firm’s Los Angeles office. Darr will be responsible for collaborating with firm leadership to implement business development and marketing strategies within the Southern California market.

Torrance, CA - June 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Abernathy as principal of Lee’s San Diego-UTC office. An industrial real estate specialist, Abernathy brings more than 20 years of experience in landlord and tenant representation.

Torrance, CA - June 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firm, has closed on the $2.3 million sale of an 11,440-square-foot office building located at 1160 Nicole Court, in Glendora, Calif.

Torrance, CA - June 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firm, has closed on the $2 million sale of a 21,455-square-foot industrial park located at 1488 E. Mission Blvd., in Pomona, Calif.

Torrance, CA - June 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In one of the largest Class A multifamily transactions on the West Coast this year, Denver-based Archstone has acquired a 187-unit condominium development for $80 million from McFarlane Partners of San Francisco. Jim Fisher, a principal with Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc., and Stephen Peters, a principal with Lee & Associates-Investment Services Group, represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction

Torrance, CA - June 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Terry Kammes of Keystone Pacific Property Management has earned the Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM®) designation through the California Association of Community Managers

Torrance, CA - June 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, has hired Brian True as a senior associate at its Michigan office. An experienced commercial real estate veteran, True will bring his expertise in tenant representation to his new role at Lee & Associates Michigan. While he puts his focus on the Metro Detroit area, True's diverse background in investigative research will provide a valuable advantage to his clients in identifying and analyzing various commercial real estate opportunities

Torrance, CA - June 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Craig Viergever, SIOR and Kurt Unger, CCIM, SIOR of Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm, represented Bagcraft Papercon in the lease of a 225,000-square-foot production facility at 6448 Best Friend Road in Norcross, Ga. The facility, situated on 11.75 acres, includes 13,000 square feet of office space and has a 30-foot clearance. Bagcraft and the landlord, Selig Enterprises, will retrofit the building to meet Bagcraft Papercon’s manufacturing specifications.

Torrance, CA - June 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $3.1 million sales transaction for a 15,436-square-foot industrial building located at 2 Wrigley in Irvine, Calif.

Torrance, CA - June 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leslie D. Reed, an attorney with the national real estate law firm Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, will be honored with Commercial Real Estate Women-Los Angeles’ 2011 Women on the Rise award at CREW-LA’s Women at the Top event June 22.

Torrance, CA - June 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, represented both the buyer and seller in a $5.7 million industrial sale at 1400 Victoria Ave., in San Bernardino, Calif.

Torrance, CA - June 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firm, has closed on the $1.2 million sale of a 10,600 square foot industrial complex at 1746 Tyler Ave., in South El Monte, Calif.

Torrance, CA - June 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a move further signaling the evolution of one of the nation’s largest commercial brokerage firms, Lee & Associates has named 34-year industry veteran Duncan Lemmon as president of its West Los Angeles office. Lemmon, who has spent more than half his career with Lee & Associates, will head the office, which has been dominant in the creative office/entertainment sector of L.A.’s West Side.

Torrance, CA - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates Central Coast, a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm, has closed on the $2.1 million sale of a 1.12 acre parcel in San Luis Obispo, Calif., where buyer, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, will build a 10,000-square foot store due to open in Q1 2012.

Torrance, CA - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- For Christine Deschaine, it was the running water she missed most. Traveling through the Amazon on a small medical boat, she volunteered to work in a mobile dental clinic and assisted a team providing extractions to those living in remote villages. Almost two weeks passed as she traveled between flooded villages with few modern conveniences. Amidst this exotic jungle and beautiful terrain, that was still the biggest culture shock. Yet the gratitude and welcoming faces of the people she helped made it hard for Deschaine to be anything but grateful herself.