HAWTHORNE, CA-Trident Dental Laboratories pulls out of West LA with the acquisition of a 48,000-sf structure near the El Segundo border. The new headquarters address has 38,000 sf of office space and the balance is warehouse.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-The 18-unit Windsor Manor Apartments in Buena Park and an eight-unit building along Malaga Drive in Dana Point trade in all-private deals involving California investors.

FULLERTON, CA-Pacific Messenger spends $3.3 million for a new building that was customized during a short-term lease that carried the deal to the closing table. The company vacated about 8,000 sf in Anaheim for the Fullerton property.

FOOTHILL RANCH, CA-Brite Ideas, which provides lighting for theatrical and corporate events, takes its corporate office and production from a leased site in Irvine to an acquired 10,261-sf industrial building in Foothill Ranch.

TORRANCE, CA-The LA-based Casa Leaders buys a new, 35,858-sf facility along 228th Street that will take its primary warehouse operations from Harbor City. The retailer is planning to move by month's end into a design with 24-foot clear heights.

LOS ANGELES-The 36-unit Pioneer Place in Glendale reaps more than $111,00 per unit and a 66-unit Hollywood complex fetches a premium too, as investors snap up mid-size buildings in a sector that's "under the radar" of the REITs and institutions.

WEST LOS ANGELES-Birtcher Properties takes Atria West's deed from Weyerhaeuser Mortgage. The development has two large buildings and four bungalows, with a tenant roster that includes two record companies.

ORANGE, CA-The value-added specialist acquires a 50,000-sf industrial building from the owner of Toyota of Orange. A new lease trails the purchase to take occupancy to 100%. The seller wanted and got a quick closing.