CHICAGO-TMP Worldwide expands to a full floor of 15,685 square feet in a direct space deal after previously being a subtenant at the 36-story, 516,797-square-foot office tower.

TUSTIN, CA-Meta Housing Corp. acquires nine acres and an existing 24-unit residential building originally approved for 240 senior condos that will now be apartments.

LOS ANGELES-The financial services giant refinances 10 apartment complexes in a deal engineered by a team from Southern California offices of CB Richard Ellis Capital Markets.

WHITTIER, CA-Phoenix-based Cole Real Estate Investments buys Whittwood Town Center from the Prime Property Fund of Morgan Stanley.

SANTA ANA, CA-The new strategic alliance will enable Grubb & Ellis to offer Kettler's residential property management services to its clients nationwide.

SAN DIEGO-Locally based Excel Trust acquires and signs contracts for $157 million in properties in five states, while BioMed signs deals for $132.9 million of San Diego properties.

SAN DIEGO-Kearny Real Estate Co. acquires a 74,000-square-foot flex research facility via short sale and sells 50 acres of land in two recently closed transactions.

ALISO VIEJO, CA-The building is leased primarily to Kaiser Permanente. The buyer is an Irvine firm that specializes in medical office space.