Globest Sectors

CAREFREE, AZ-Guardian Technologies' subsidiary Palo Verde has laid out $800,000 for 100 acres in Wyoming and five acres in Colorado. One is ticketed for two equestrian ranches and the other, retail and commercial projects. Guardian's homeport is Carefree.

SIGNAL HILL, CA-Private investor F&B Properties purchased the multi-tenant industrial park from publicly traded, San Francisco-based Rreef. The eight-building Walnut Avenue Business Park was 93%-occupied at the time of sale.

LOS ANGELES-The renovation of the 70,605-sf facility is being celebrated today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Touted as West Hollywood's first class A office building, the property formerly housed the Playboy Corp.'s headquarters.

BELLEVUE, WA-While much of the printed word of late has focused on the gruesome situation many Eastside office building owners are facing, not enough has been said about the glorious opportunity it presents for those still able to take advantage -- and their brokers.

BURLINGTON, WA-As the retail hub of Skagit County, the small northwest Washington town of Burlington between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. is prospering. It is attracting new developments of all types in ever-increasing numbers--and traffic problems that mimic urban snarl.

LOS ANGELES-The nonprofit Trust for Public Land gets option from developer to purchase another 20% of the 1,087-acre Westside project. The 193 acres are currently targeted for 4,400 homes and 220,000 sf of commercial space.

ATLANTA-James A. Fleming, a law partner in Fleming & Ray, is the new senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at the locally based REIT. He replaces Tom G. Charlesworth who was promoted to executive vice president and chief investment officer in January of this year.

SANTA ANA, CA-The five-year deal for 38,970 sf has been inked by a long-term tenant of the building. The transaction follows another recent office deal in Santa Ana, in which an office suite was leased for $1.2 million.