OCEANSIDE, CA-San Diego-based Pan Pacific Retail Properties Inc. pays $5.5 million to Crown Realty for Oceanside Crossing, an 88,000-sf, grocery-anchored retail complex.

SAN DIEGO-Jones Lang LaSalle and the National Football League complete renovation work on a community center here, which is part of the NFL's Youth Education Town Center program.

CHULA VISTA, CA-Encompassing 4,456 sf, the property stands at 591-595 H St. It is currently occupied by Starbucks Coffee Co. and Version Wireless.

SAN DIEGO-Mary Lynn Merz, DDS and OD, inks a 10-year lease for 2,215 sf of office space in the Champions of the West Tower. She has already moved into the space, which is being used as an orthodontist's office.

CARLSBAD, CA-San Diego-based Eureka LLC acquires the property from Laubro No. 3. Located at 3334 Eureka St., it contains 14 units.

CARLSBAD, CA-GDC Group Inc. acquires the class A facility from Pacific Carlsbad Partners LLC. The property, which encompasses 6,360 sf, is located in the Carlsbad Research Center.

SAN DIEGO-According to recent research on the region by Burnham Real Estate Services, the San Diego industrial market is already on the road to recovery with a vacancy rate of 7.4%. This figure marks the lowest vacancy level since 1997, the report says.

SAN DIEGO-Locally based Preferred Employers Insurance Co. inks a five-year lease for office space at Pacific Center I. The transaction is valued at $2.3 million.