Globest Sectors

NEWPORT BEACH, CA-Frederick J. Stemmler of Hopkins Real Estate Group is named division alliance co-chair for 2003-04 by the International Council of Shopping Centers. He gets the Western US as his territory.

LONDON-Google UK, the European arm of the search engine operator, has signed up for 14,596 sf of offices in Derwent Valley Holdings' The Courtyard office refurbishment on Charing Cross Road, WC2.

MIAMI-The facilities include a $712.3 million, five-year revolving credit facility to mature in May 2008, and a $315.2 million, 364-day revolving credit facility to mature next May.

SANTA ANA, CA-An investor from San Francisco buys the Villa Altiplano Apartments, a one-building complex along Highland Avenue, from two Orange County investors. The fully leased complex brings in monthly rents ranging from $782 to $860.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Ruhl Forensic buys a 12,000-sf building at 15876 N. 76th St. for a "crash and smash" test site for its accident reconstruction business. The move from Central Avenue in Phoenix takes place July 1.

DETROIT-A new $9.1 million center, funded by Ford, will feature theater rooms, galleries and auditoriums for learning and exhibits.

DENVER-The law firm is taking 35% more space in the Wells Fargo Center than it did at the nearby Republic Plaza. The 72,200-sf of space includes a high definition plasma screen TV in the reception area, conference facilities with built-in video and teleconferencing capabilities, and a wellness/mother's room for staff.

WOODLAND HILLS, CA-The Denver-based apartment specialist buys an 11-acre site for a 522-unit development on a site that now houses a TV studio complex. Construction will start in about a year.