LOS ANGELES-A former halfway house that was turned into 13 apartments has found a new owner in an Ontario, CA investor who beat out several other bidders with his $2.7 million offer. The property's high rent and cap rate were significant factors in his decision to buy.

PHOENIX-A California dialysis products supplier spends $2.4 million for a two-building, 107,000-sf office/warehouse complex in the southwest submarket to set up a regional headquarters and production facility in a rail-served building.

PHOENIX-A San Diego couple looking for a multifamily property to satisfy a 1031 Exchange puts an unsolicited $12.1-million offer on the 166-unit complex. The North Phoenix location, 1999 construction and 95% occupancy were big attractions.

TUCSON, AZ-The University of Arizona's project is set to go before the city council in November. If all hurdles are cleared, the science center will be a magnet for additional CBD development, including a convention center expansion.

TEMPE, AZ-Huntington Square, which fell out of escrow three times, finally sells to a California group that plans to hold it for the long term. The center, filled with a mix of smaller tenants, changes hands for $4.4 million.

LOS ANGLES-An L.A.-based architectural firm is having a major impact on China. Rothenberg Sawasy Architects, one of the few American-based firms operating in that country, has 10 projects on the drawing board, including a master planned mixed-use development in a Beijing suburb.

GLENDALE, AZ-A California investor's unsolicited $4.5-million offer wins a "pride of ownership" property, the Maryland Garden Apartments at 4529 W. Ocotillo Rd. At closing, it is about 90% occupied.

PHOENIX-Eastbourne Investments and its local partners for three years go separate ways after plans for a 1.2-million-sf repositioning of the re-christened Phoenix Spectrum Mall fails to get off the ground. Now, the ball rests in the local players' court.