Orange County Business Journal

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Brokers Market “Trophy Towers” as Best of Best

SPECIAL REPORT: COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE UPDATE. Today’s market for office sales in Orange County is a far cry from the go-go days of 2006 and 2007

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New Home in Land Deal for Condos in Newport Center

REAL ESTATE: Eyes 79 units on site next to Marriott

New Home in land deal for condos in Newport Center

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Developers Slowly Start to Take Stock of Aging OC

Projects offer senior luxury, multigenerational housing

SPECIAL REPORT: COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE UPDATE. Developers see green in graying OC

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Essex Buys 50% Stake in Skyline Towers for $85M

Year’s Richest Deal Priced at $487,000 Per Apartment

Skyline at MacArthur Place gets a tweak in its ownership structure, in Real Estate

Publisher Paying $19.4M for One Pelican Hill

The publisher of a Japanese newspaper is under contract to buy the most expensive house built in Orange County during the last housing boom.

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Tilly’s Long Road to IPO Pays Dividends for Shaked

APPAREL: Ownership, timing contrast with 95 Volcom IPO

Tilly’s long road to IPO pays dividends for Shaked

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Buchanan Street Gets Active in Texas, Looks Here

Purchases Include Austin Apartment Complexes

Buchanan Street is starting to get more active on the acquisition front, in Real Estate

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Lyon Homes Sees $90M on Land Sale

REAL ESTATE: Paid $65M for site in Silicon Valley last year

William Lyon Homes sells off a 27-acre former mall site in NorCal to real estate investor Rockwood Capital LLC

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OC 50: Inventory of Influence

Time of Turnover for This Year’s List of Business Leaders

SPECIAL REPORT: OC 50 - Inventory of influence

Standard Pacific Eyes Marblehead

REAL ESTATE: Plans to spend $400M+ on land in 12

Standard Pacific Corp. remains interested in buying land once controlled by master developer SunCal Cos.

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Broadcom’s Tustin Campus Could Cover 70+ Acres

Chipmaker in Talks About Possible HQ

Broadcom Corp.’s talks on possible Tustin campus cover more than 70 acres, in Real Estate

Highfields Aims to Put 3 on CoreLogic Board

REAL ESTATE: Hedge fund’s choices seen as move on CEO

Highfields puts up three for CoreLogic Inc. board in push for change

Tilly's Shares Surge After IPO

The initial public offering of Irvine-based Tilly’s Inc., the largest traditional IPO seen in Orange County in several years, is a hit with Wall Street on its first day of trading.

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Irvine Co. Considers More Newport Center Apartments

REAL ESTATE: Seeks approval for 524 units on re-entitlement

Irvine Co. considers more Newport Center apartments

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Park Place Tower Could Test Record

REAL ESTATE: Sources hint at price tag of $500 per SF or more

Park Place Tower sale could test record

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Nexus Brings High-End Style to Senior Rentals

REAL ESTATE: Lounges, sushi bar, hair salon; short trip to Hoag

Santa Ana-based developer Nexus Co. brings high-end style to senior rentals

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Irvine Co. Mounting Apartment Construction Push

Cypress Village Open, More On Way

Cypress Village one of several area projects bound to boost Irvine Company’s profile in multifamily market over the next few years, in Real Estate

Option One Paying $28M to Settle SEC Charges

An Irvine-based subprime mortgage lender has agreed to pay $28.2 million to settle government charges that it failed to disclose its deteriorating financial condition amid the industry’s collapse in 2007.

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Lineup Change for Platinum Triangle’s A-Town Sites

REAL ESTATE: LNR separates from Lennar, eyes apartments

Two of the most prominent parcels of developable land in Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle have gone through changes in ownership

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Alcon Takes All of Former WD Campus

REAL ESTATE: Plans move from Spectrum to Lake Forest

Eyecare company Alcon Research inks deal to move local operations from Irvine to a Lake Forest office complex

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BGC Shrinks Grubb Operations After Bankruptcy Buy

Questions Remain on HQ, Newmark Combination

BGC shrinks Grubb operations after bankruptcy buy, in Real Estate

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Developer, Mortgage Lender Both Shop in Tustin

REAL ESTATE: Industrial, office bargains on same block

A pair of Tustin buildings have sold in separate deals

Irvine Co. Buys Printronix HQ

REAL ESTATE: Signs tech manufacturer to Spectrum lease

Printronix Inc. plans to relocate to the Irvine Spectrum after selling its headquarters to Irvine Company

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Burnham USA Sells Best Buy Building in Orange

Proceeds From Retail Sale to Be Reinvested

Newport Beach-based Burnham USA Equities Inc. says it has money to spend on value-add acquisition opportunities, in Real Estate

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Tri Pointe Takes Over Stalled Brio Project

REAL ESTATE: 11-acre tract set for 91 single-family homes

Irvine-based Tri Pointe Homes Inc. has bought a long-stalled housing development in La Habra

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No FDIC? No Problem: Amazon Subsidiary Fills Out 40 Pacifica

REAL ESTATE: Lease to a2z replaces feds fast at Spectrum

No FDIC? No problem: Amazon subsidiary fills out 40 Pacifica

KBS Still Big Buyer, Aims to Pay Down ‘Repo Debt’

REAL ESTATE: Shares down, dividend ended for 1 of 5 REITs

KBS remains big buyer as value sags on REIT

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Ricoh Renews Lease for 500,000 SF at Steelcase Site

Tustin Industrial Deal Among Largest Since 10

Ricoh Electronics Inc. has renewed its lease for one of the larger industrial buildings in Orange County, in Real Estate

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Public Cos. Top $100B

Highest Sales Since ’05; Slower Pace on Profits

Orange County’s largest public companies posted a second straight year of sales gains in 2011

Post-Recession Result: CEO Changes

30% Turnover for Top 50 Public Companies Since ’07

ABOUT THIS LIST: Post-recession inventory: CEO changes. Includes the 2012 OC's LARGEST 100 PUBLIC COMPANIES list for download (pdf)

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On the Hunt

Big Prospective Tenants Mull Offices of 100,000-plus SF

SPECIAL REPORT: COMMERCIAL LEASING GUIDE: Big prospective tenants mull offices of 100,000-plus square feet

Managers’ OC Portfolios Slim Down, Total Space Rises

CBRE, Irvine Co., Transwestern maintain top positions

ABOUT THE LIST: Managers’ OC portfolios slim, but their total space rises. Includes the 2012 OC's TOP COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGERS list for download (pdf)

Biggest Brokerages Combine for Second Consecutive Uptick

Top offices combine for 18% rise to $15.5B in sales, leases

ABOUT THE LIST - Biggest brokerages combine for second consecutive uptick. Includes the 2012 OC's TOP COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKERS list for download (pdf)

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Sares-Regis Pays $10.4M for Sante Fe Springs Industrial

Plans 305,000-SF Building on Spec at 13-Acre Site

Sares-Regis Group is starting to bet big on speculative industrial development on projects just outside OC, in Real Estate

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Donald Kennedy: 1918-2012

Made Title Insurer Integral Part of Business, Philanthropic Landscape

Donald Kennedy: 1918-2012

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County Seeks Developers on 100 Open Acres in Irvine

REAL ESTATE: Ground lease likely

County of Orange seeks developer to help turn 100-acre parcel in Irvine into a mixed-use project

First American's Donald Kennedy Passes Away

Donald Kennedy, chairman emeritus of Santa Ana-based title insurance company First American Financial Corp., passed away on Saturday. He was 93.

RMV Names Homebuilders for Sendero

REAL ESTATE: Under way on initial project of 690 acres

Rancho Mission Viejo LLC names homebuilders for Sendero

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Goodrich to Shift L.A. Offices to Brea

REAL ESTATE: 280 employees expected to arrive this summer

Goodrich Corp. is consolidating two L.A. County locations to Brea, bringing several hundred jobs to OC

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MPG Plans to Give Up 500,000 SF in Brea

REAL ESTATE: Rest of holdings here distressed or on sales block

MPG Office Trust Inc. plans to let go of 500,000 SF in Brea

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Distressed Properties Still Account for Biggest Deals

More than 75% of $634M in sales stemmed from downturn

Shadow of the commercial real estate crash in 2007 and ’08 lingers over OC’s market for high-profile office sales

Title Cos. Adjust Focus to Commercial Transactions

Shift comes as residential sees drop in new mortgages

ABOUT THE LIST: Title companies adjust focus to commercial transactions. Includes the 2012 OC's LARGEST TITLE INSURERS list for download (pdf)

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Apartment Rents Still Hot, Sales Cool

REAL ESTATE: Trend has recent buyers building

Once red-hot market for apartment sales appears to lose steam here, signs emerge that the rest of the U.S. could follow suit

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Leasing Leaps

Up 33% in 2011; Sales Also Solid, Despite Dip

OC companies inked blockbuster deals last year, out-of-town investors comprised bulk of region’s big-dollar commercial real estate buys

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Gateway One Adds Nearly 40,000-SF in Anaheim Hills

Lender to Keep Another 25,000 SF in Nearby HQ

Gateway One Lending & Finance adds nearly 40,000 square feet in Anaheim Hills, in Real Estate

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Triangle Square Eyes Entertainment Bucks With Makeover Plan

REAL ESTATE: $25M budget; new name latest shift from shops

Triangle Square eyes entertainment bucks with makeover plan

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Will Harbor Blvd. Get a Big Cadillac?

REAL ESTATE: Dealership brings hopes for flagship across street

Vacant car dealership along Harbor Boulevard in Costa Mesa has a new automotive tenant who plans a big makeover

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Anna’s Linens Re-Ups in Costa Mesa Business Park

53,164-SF Space Valued at Almost $4.7 Million

Bed and bath retailer Anna’s Linens Inc. has renewed the lease for its Costa Mesa headquarters, in Real Estate

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Applied Buys 124,000 SF With IPO Pending

REAL ESTATE: All-cash deals; gets stake in fellow device maker

Rancho Santa Margarita-based Applied Medical Corp. buys some 124,000 square feet with IPO pending

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Built by Irvine Company, Furnished by Pimco

That’s the Plan on Newport Center HQ for Bond Trader

Details are starting to emerge on the most prominent office building to go up in Newport Beach in nearly 30 years

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