Wells was represented by Colliers Seeley and Zuvich CannonAssociates, with the buyer represented by Westbridge RealtyAdvisors, according to Parker Hudson, managing director ofdispositions at Wells Real Estate Funds, which has managed theasset for several years.

The Wells transaction was one of two recently closed officedeals in Orange County that included a new, $5.2 million lease bythe Willdan Group of Cos. for a new headquarters at 2401 EastKatella Ave. in Anaheim, according to Julien J. Studley Inc. DavidCantwell of Studley reports that WGC, an Anaheim-based engineeringfirm that primarily serves government agencies, will move a shortdistance from its current address at 2125 East Katella Ave. to abuilding owned by Layton Belling & Associates in March 2005.Cantwell and Tim Schramm of Studley represented WGC, with landlordLayton Belling represented by David Dowd and Greg Brown fromCushman & Wakefield in the 90-month, 31,000-sf deal.

The new WGC headquarters is in Anaheim's Platinum Triangle, thearea surrounding Angel Stadium. Cantwell says the lease featured"an aggressive rental rate, a generous tenant improvementallowance, monument signage and a renovation of the building'scommon areas." The Willdan Group of Cos. is an engineering,planning, building and safety, geotechnical, and financial andeconomic management firm that was established in 1964.