NEWPORT BEACH, CA-Two Newport Beach companies team in a joint venture purchase of 15 properties, taking title to industrial, office, retail and acreage in the Greater Oxnard area as well as Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

BALTIMORE, MD-Israel-based multi-sensory entertainment company International Tourist Attractions agrees to become the anchor tenant of the Pier IV Building, a $35-million office and retail property being developed jointly by the City of Baltimore and the Cordish Co. ITA will occupy a 10,000-sf space.

EDISON, NJ-The asset was acquired by a manufacturer that will occupy more than half of its space and lease the rest. CBRE arranged the transaction.

MOUNT PLEASANT, NY-In another major coup for Westchester County, New York Life Insurance Co. has closed on the acquisition of the 383,000-sf Mount Pleasant Executive Center here. The insurer plans to employ 1,000 people at the former IBM facility.