WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA-Developer Cohen Brothers Realty Corp. names Cushman & Wakefield to lease the 400,000-square-foot office building under construction here.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA-The Irvine Co. and the global investment management firm reach an agreement in principle to build a new headquarters building at 650 Newport Center Dr.

SAN FRANCISCO-One buyer acquires a 17-building apartment portfolio at a 6% cap rate, while another snags a one-of-a-kind complex across from the San Francisco Civic Center.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA-Rob Hannan joins the company as managing director of investment sales, and Brett Raskin joins as a managing director at KW Properties Group.

CITY OF COMMERCE, CA-The locally based chain of 283 stores in four states gets an offer from the Schiffer/Gold family and Leonard Green & Partners to take it private at $19.09 per share.

SANTA MONICA, CA-The Game Show Network signs a 50,000-square-foot renewal at the Arboretum Courtyard here. Other deals close in Downtown L.A. and Manhattan Beach.

LOS ANGELES-The 24-year industry veteran joins the West Los Angeles office capital group as a managing director.

THOUSAND OAKS, CA-Building owner Cusumano Real Estate Group names CBRE to market the class A office space at the former corporate headquarters of Xircom, an Intel company.