LOS ANGELES-The Hollywood-based CIM Group signs the home improvement chain for a 116,000-sf store at CIM's $114 million, 390,000-sf Midtown Plaza retail development.

GARDEN GROVE, CA-Burke Real Estate Group lines up $9.86 million in financing through Wrightwood Capital for the acquisition and construction of Monarch Corporate Center.

CASTAIC, CA-The Santa Ana-based tenant-in-common sponsor buys the Castaic Town Center, a 40,000-sf Walgreen-anchored property that was built in 2005 and is nearly 86% occupied.

PALM SPRINGS, CA-Hard Rock International signs a deal with the Nexus Cos. of Santa Ana to develop the property in Downtown Palm Springs near the city's convention center.

VALENCIA, CA-The new facility for Mechanix Wear, a maker of gloves used on the Nascar racing circuit, is being built by Oltmans Construction Co.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA-The developer relocates its headquarters to one of two class A office buildings in its newly developed Mammoth Professional Office Park.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA-The developer relocates its headquarters to one of two class A office buildings in its newly developed Mammoth Professional Office Park.

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA-The plan would include office, multifamily and other redevelopment on the site of Universal Studios, the studio theme park and Universal CityWalk.