CANTON, TX-Homemade Gourmet will move in mid-June to its 22-acre campus, where a retooled 22,000-sf building stands ready. The structure is an interim solution to get the team in one spot. This year, works starts on a new office building and production facility.

TEANECK, NJ-The New Jersey chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) honored industry leaders for their contributions at its 16th annual gala on May 14.

SAN DIEGO-Mayor Dick Murphy reappoints Tyler Cramer to the commission, which investigates and improves dwelling conditions in the city of San Diego. Tyler is director, officer and principal at the law firm of Olmstead, Cramer & Pizzuto.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA-Essex Property Trust of Palo Alto buys the 400-unit complex from AvalonBay Communities of Alexandria, VA, and renames it to Huntington Villas. The 93%-occupied property was fully renovated last year.