SAN DIEGO-In its third transaction in a month, H.G. Fenton Co. has acquired Club River Run, a 368-unit luxury apartment community in Mission Valley for $49.5 million.

OXNARD, CA-AstroCosmos Metallurgical has signed a 10-year lease valued at $3.9 million. The company will be expanding its headquarters into a 70,000-sf facility here.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-New research on the region's office market shows that the vacancy rate rose in this year's first quarter, while rents dropped. However, the region seems poised for recovery, as the same quarter experienced a decrease in construction levels and sublet space.

BASTROP, TX-Susan Wendel will step in as president and CEO of the Central Texas town's chamber of commerce. Her "get-it-done" attitude is sure to help spur more development for the state's 10th fastest growing community.