CHINO HILLS, CA-Pan Pacific Retail Properties Inc., a Vista, Calif.-based REIT, adds to its Southern California portfolio of shopping centers. It is the second deal in a week for the mall REIT.

LOS ANGELES, CA-The L.A.-based Kor Group taps Taisei Construction of Cypress, Calif. to convert a 53-year-old, 13-story office tower to 322 apartment units, part of a continuing trend Downtown.

LOS ANGELES, CA-The L.A.-based Kor Group taps Taisei Construction of Cypress, Calif. to convert a 53-year-old, 13-story office tower to 322 apartment units, part of a continuing trend Downtown.

CARSON, CA-ICREST International takes half of a 99,000-sf building in Carson's Dominguez Technology Center. The new building at 1250 Victoria St. was developed and is owned by The Carson Cos.

SUN VALLEY, CA-With plans to relocate its operation from Van Nuys, a company that provides mobile facilities for the film industry acquires 65,000 sf in three buildings on six acres at 11473 Penrose St. in Sun Valley.

LOS ANGELES, CA-Newmark President James Kuhn tells GlobeSt.com the Studley brokers will staff new offices in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties for the New York brokerage, which already has an office in Long Beach, Calif. and one in West Los Angeles.

ONTARIO, CA-The firm's Frigidaire division outgrows another Ontario location of 150,000 sf and moves into larger facility for distributing refrigerators to retail outlets. The warehouse was built in 1987 and is owned by ProLogis.

COSTA MESA, CA-The sale of the seven-unit building at 2677 Orange Ave., in escrow for 120 days, underscores the steadily appreciating market for apartments in the Orange County region.