LOS ANGELES-Hunt Barnett, Peter Best, Rick Buckley, Chris Houge, Lisa St. John and Gary Weiss open LA Realty Partners will focus on West L.A.'s class A office market.

SAN RAFAEL, CA-Sares Regis Group of Northern California wins a contract to manage the two-building office complex, which sits on 35 acres here.

LOS ANGELES-The 172-unit development is a project of CRA/LA, developer McCormack Baron Salazar and other city and county agencies.

SAN DIEGO-The new phase will add two 150,000-square-foot office buildings to Lowe Enterprises' development of the County Operations Center and Annex redevelopment in Kearny Mesa.

OAKLAND, CA-If exports continue climbing, the rise in volume could produce demand for more industrial space in the region.

HOLLYWOOD-Los Angeles-based Lowe plans to immediately begin improvements on the five-story, 100-unit complex, considered vintage Hollywood for its architectural and interior design.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA-The Denver-based industrial expands its presence in the region as Jeff Phelan and the Southern California office of Phelan Development Co. join the REIT.

KIRKLAND, WA-The Horsham, PA-based investment firm forms a venture with Pacific Property Company Inc. to buy into the Montebello Apartments.