NEWPORT BEACH, CA- Paul Gallagher joins the Newport Beach-based REIT as EVP of portfolio strategy, becoming a member of the senior management team.

GARDEN GROVE, CA-The sale of the asset for more than $166,000 per unit indicates investor appetite for apartments, CBRE brokers say. It is the first time the property has traded hands since it was built in 1987.

LOS ANGELES-The three firms lease a full floor at the 11-story office building, which is located at 520 S. Grand Ave. in Downtown Los Angeles.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA-Harper Property Associates LLC, a locally based private investor, buys the apartment complex for a teardown into condominiums. Located at 1236 N. Harper Ave., the asset currently houses 12 units.

CERRITOS, CA-LG International takes 18,723 sf of office space for its US headquarters in a move from two industrial buildings that it owns.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA- California Faucets Inc. buys the owner-user building from Superior Forge Realty Inc. in an expansion for the buyer.

IRVINE, CA-The Newport Beach-based investment firm, along with AEW Capital Management, sells the landmark property to the Silicon Valley company C.M. Capital Corp.

VAN NUYS, CA-DeWitt Stern Group will open its second California location after signing a five-year lease for 12,500 sf at Tri Center Plaza.