LOS ANGELES—The architecture and design firm names Anita Makwana as director of interior architecture and design to lead business development and growth for the firm.

LOS ANGELES— According to a the Mark Co. trend sheet, downtown condo values in April were $650 per square foot, an increase of 8% year-over-year and 1% month-over-month.

LOS ANGELES—The county will sell 675 tax-defaulted properties with a starting bid of $1,125 and a deposit amount of $5,000 in its first-ever online auction May 28 through May 30.

LOS ANGELES—The 29-year automotive properties expert joins the firm as principal tasked with developing and leading the firm's new automotive retail properties group.

LOS ANGELES—For the second year, the law firm partners with UCLA's Milken Institute to offer legal students with a unique and hands-on training opportunity in transactional law.

LOS ANGELES—Rock climbing company Sender One completes a 16-year lease transaction after the landlord agrees to raise the roof to 60 feet to accommodate 50-foot climbing walls, GlobeSt.com learns in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> story.

LOS ANGELES—BrightStreet Ventures' retail technology platforms serve shopping center owners and managers by testing brick-and-mortar locations prior to development or roll out, managing director Mark Sigal explains in this Q&amp;A.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA—In the middle of a $25-million renovation, Westlake Plaza completes lease transactions with six new tenants for a total of 13,079 square feet.