VAN NUYS, CA-Aslan Realty Group buys the 161-unit Sonterra Apartments from Fairfield Meadowbrook LLC. The 27-year-old complex at 15425 Sherman Way occupies 3.5 acres and has been upgraded extensively.

IRVINE, CA-The eMachines lease is for five years for 147,136 sf at a distribution building owned by the Irvine Co. The building houses headquarters and warehouse operations.

LOS ANGELES-The new fund has $350 million in commitments and expects to reach $500 million. It will finance apartments, office, retail and industrial properties, providing high loan-to-value bridge loans and other types of funding.

VENICE, CA-An example of live-work spaces that have become popular on the Westside of Los Angeles, the 28,000-sf complex was fully occupied at the time of the sale. The chairman of Altemus-Warner leads the buying partnership.

SAN CLEMENTE, CA-Oggi's Pizza acquires the 10,429-sf industrial property, one of nine buildings planned at a portion of Talega Business Park, for $1.1 million. The project is one of a number developed to meet demand for owner-user industrial buildings.

SIMI VALLEY, CA-The firm leases 33,700 sf of office space in a 10-year, $4-million lease, opening a new branch in an expansion from Chatsworth. The new office takes 3850 Royal Ave. to 100% occupancy.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA-Peterson Enterprises, a maker of fireplace equipment and outdoor barbecues, acquires the 17,256-sf industrial building in Capistrano Business Park.

VALENCIA, CA-FountainGlen Properties of Orange County pays $6.9 million to Newhall Land and Farming Co. for a 7.38-acre site to develop an apartment community for an active 55-and-over crowd.