LOS ANGELES-The law firm of Murchison & Cumming will remain at 801 S. Grand Ave. in downtown Los Angeles for the next 10 years after it renegotiated its existing lease with Shuwa Investments Corp.

SEATTLE-Starbucks Coffee Co., the locally-based java retailer, says it will head south of the border. The company has signed a joint venture agreement with International and SC de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., an affiliate of Alsea, S.A. de C.V. Alsea is a leading quick service restaurant operator and foodservice distribution company in Mexico.

ATLANTA-The Atlanta office of Lend Lease Real Estate Investments gave the locally based developer a funding commitment on the five-year loan within two weeks, a factor that sealed the transaction for Oakmont which was shopping for the best deal with several lenders.

QUINCY, MA-Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc. acquires a 119,000-sf office building at 150 Newport Ave. The purchase of the four-story building was made on behalf of a pension fund client.