SANTA ANA, CA-A Newport Beach private investor buys the 9,351-sf office building from Birtcher Real Estate Group, also of Newport Beach. The property came with a five-year tenant for the 23-year-old building.

TORRANCE, CA-The hospital calls the 95,000-sf office tower a critical step in the $200-million master plan to renovate and expand the 24-acre, 387-bed medical center at 3330 Lomita Blvd. All work should be completed in March 2004.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA-The theater chain becomes the fourth of five anchors for the 1.3-million-sf Victoria Gardens, with the fifth to be named soon. AMC's part of the show is a 16-screen megaplex in the center's entertainment district

SUN VALLEY, CA-Los Angeles-based Leeds settles into 22,500 sf, where it's set up a clearance outlet as a supplement to the warehouse operation. Inventory previously was kept at retail location. The five-year warehouse tab totals $1 million.

LOS ANGELES-The Los Angeles Unified School District names the Downtown LA management company to manage 1.2 million sf of district offices at eight location. The one-year contract is costing $731,342.

ANAHEIM, CA-Ron Duex Relocation Services will shift from leased space in Yorba Linda to a new industrial building at 1515 W. Mable St. in Anaheim. The single-story building was bought from its developer, American National Properties.

LOS ANGELES-The MaguirePartners landmark skyscraper will be renamed US Bank Tower as part of a deal for 165,000 sf in a consolidation of the Southern California operations.

RESEDA, CA-Pacific Properties of Los Angeles sells the 97%-leased Villa La Paloma Apartments to a Southern California-based private investor for more than $10.5 million. The deal is touted with upside potential from a rent hike.