WOODLAND HILLS, CA-Local residents are divided over the inclusion of a Costco store in the mixed-use development project called The Village at Westfield Topanga in Woodland Hills.

BURBANK, CA-The first major 276-unit rental-housing tower named the Empire Landing situated at the corner of Empire Avenue and Buena Vista Street has officially opened on September 21, 2010, with 40% of its units leased.

LOS ANGELES-Illi Commercial Real Estate, a Encino-based commercial realty lease management firm, has successfully negotiated two lease transactions on behalf of the landowner.

AGOURA HILLS, CA-Colliers International has successfully completed two sales transactions in Agoura Hills.

SIMI VALLEY, CA-Kingsbridge International, Inc., a wholesaler and importer of giftwares and housewares, has acquired a 208,493-square-foot, two-building industrial asset at 2900-2950 Madera Rd. in Simi Valley from Bank of America for $11.42 million.

ORLANDO-ACM DT Properties, LLC has acquired a 6,460 square-foot office condo on the 18th floor of The Plaza building in downtown Orlando on Church Street and Orange Avenue from CNL Bank at the rate of $108 per square foot.

LOS ANGELES-Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has successfully completed two multi-housing deals.

NEW YORK CITY-LCOR, the owner of an 18-story, 140,000 square-foot, Class A office tower at 545 Madison Ave at East 55th Street, has added two financial services companies as its tenants.