LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA-Vineyard Community Church buys a building it has been leasing for 10 years and adds another for growth. The acquisition puts 71,500 sf into the six-year-old church's hands

LOS ANGELES-Four new leases backfill 20,000 sf of the 120,000 sf that insurance firm Fremont Indemnity has been marketing for sublease at 500 N. Brand Blvd. The new tenants sign for the balance of the master lease term, which expires in 2007.

LOS ANGELES-The property is 100% leased at below-market rents, offering potential to raise rates to market for the new owner, Anastasi Development Corp. of Redondo Beach. The just-sold property is a 43,528-sf structure along Woodruff Avenue.

ANAHEIM, CA-Come May 7, the Gigante market chain cuts the ribbon on its first Orange County store in a 54,007-sf space at the 97%-leased Anaheim Plaza. The chain specializes in food and merchandise for Hispanic consumers.

LOS ANGELES-CUNA, owner of the historic El Capitan Theater, and the MTA are ordered to face off again over a lawsuit filed to recoup $800,000 spent on underpinning to prevent anticipated damage from subway tunneling in the mid-1990s.

LOS ANGELES-Long focused on industrial brokers, the group has added 60 brokers in recent weeks as it expands membership to include more office and retail brokers. The non-profit's name changes to AIR Commercial Real Estate Association.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA-A coffee distributor spends $1.8 million for an industrial building in Brookhollow Business Park while an electronics firm puts up $1.3 million for a property in Fairbanks Business Park.

MORENO VALLEY, CA-A Laguna Beach buyer acquires the Parkside Apartments from a Canadian investor, WRE Development. The deal reflects the continued momentum in the Inland Empire's multifamily market.