Orange County Business Journal

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New Life for Old Gym Part of Creative-Office Trend

Investors With Cash Grow Keen on Collaborative Space

SPECIAL REPORT-COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: Not your father’s office

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Bixby Land Co. On Office-Redos Roll

REAL ESTATE: Local projects joining those in Silicon Valley

The Irvine-based real estate investor and developer has found a niche of late as something of an office fixer-upper

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CBC Alliance Grows OC Operations With Local Buy

Strikes Deal With Bridge Commercial Properties

Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance is beefing up its local operations by acquiring another area brokerage with a niche in representing smaller businesses, in Real Estate

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Irvine Office Might Be Year’s First to Top $100 Million Mark

REAL ESTATE: Industry sources expect high rise to reach benchmark

2030 Main Street office likely to be OC’s first building to trade hands for more than $100M this year

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Retail Development Revs Up in Laguna Hills

REAL ESTATE: Upscale demographics draw renovations

Retail construction in Orange County has been a rarity over the past three years, but the city of Laguna Hills appears ready to make up for lost time.

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Shares of William Lyon Homes Rise After IPO

Shares of Newport Beach-based William Lyon Homes were trading above their offering price on Thursday, following the homebuilder’s return to the New York Stock Exchange.

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Homebuilder City Ventures Planning IPO

Newport Beach-based City Ventures Inc. is the latest Orange County homebuilder looking to go public via an initial public offering.

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$5.6M Per Acre for Land Parcel in Newport Center

Cost One of Highest Per Acre For Homes in Years

The New Home Co., development partner pay top dollar for land slated to hold the Meridian project, in Real Estate

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Mobilitie: Bringing 4G Wireless to a Venue Near You

TECHNOLOGY: Sold most traditional cellphone towers

Mobilitie LLC made its first major windfall by improving wireless coverage across the country, one cellphone tower at a time.

Irvine Co. Hikes Homebuilding, Apartment Execs

REAL ESTATE: New president posts reflect building boom

The boom in development for Irvine Company’s homebuilding and apartment divisions has led to a reshuffling of executive duties at the Newport Beach-based real estate company.

Family to Resume Control of Lyon Homes

REAL ESTATE: Value of homebuilder could top $700M

Irvine CoA planned return to the New York Stock Exchange for William Lyon Homes will put the Newport Beach-based homebuilder’s namesake family back in charge of its operations.mpany hikes homebuilding, apartment execs

Homebuilder City Ventures Planning IPO

Newport Beach-based City Ventures Inc. is the latest Orange County homebuilder looking to go public via an initial public offering.

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Sunstone Paying $309M for Boston, New Orleans Hotels

Aliso Viejo-based Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. said it is paying a combined $309 million to acquire a pair of hotels, in Boston and New Orleans.

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$875M Shopping List for Irvine Co.?

REAL ESTATE: Mortgage package on prime offices hints at more buys

An $875 million financing deal for the Irvine Company provides a rare glimpse into the operations and balance sheet of Orange County’s dominant office landlord.

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La Habra Apartments Change Hands for $19 Million

Local Buyer Acquires 1960s Il Pompeii Complex

Il Pompeii, an apartment complex in La Habra, has changed hands for $19 million, in Real Estate

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Swiss Equipment Maker Expands With Cypress Hub

REAL ESTATE: 10-year lease, OC consolidation part of plan

Cavotec plans to expand its West Coast manufacturing operations after inking new industrial lease

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No End in Sight as Olson Starts in Spectrum

Hotel Developer Also Eyes Old City Hall in Newport Beach, Pacific City in HB

Olson's pipeline could become a lot busier. It’s eyeing several other area sites for hotel development, including an adjacent site in the Spectrum.

FivePoint’s New Amenity for Great Park: Momentum

REAL ESTATE: Hot start for land sales; 2nd phase under way

A land sale that brought in close to $200 million has FivePoint Communities Management Inc.’s Emile Haddad thinking about the second phase of development at the Great Park Neighborhoods in Irvine.

Hager Pacific to Texas Border for Industrial Deal

REAL ESTATE: 16 buildings in cities at opposite ends of state

Hager Pacific Properties’ search for industrial property investments with strong upside potential has taken the company to a pair of Texas cities next to Mexico.

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Eight Builders Tapped for First Great Park Home Site

Newport Beach’s William Lyon Homes is among a group of eight builders selected to build the first 726 homes at Irvine’s Great Park Neighborhoods, which is set to open for sales by the end of September.

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Lyon Communities Makes Its Marke

REAL ESTATE: Apt. Company Taps Santa Ana for Local Growth

The company is well under way with a 300-unit development called The Marke at MacArthur Boulevard and Main Street in the South Coast Metro portion of the city.

Builder Seeks NB Home Hit, Indirectly; Logan’s Gym Run

OC INSIDER by Mark Mueller

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High-End Homes Aimed to Fill Newport Center Void

Meridian Project First in More Than 20 Years

Newport Center is about to get a little more livable

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Venture Helps Purchase Farm For Home Development

San Juan Capistrano Site One of Nine US Projects

Local venture helps purchase farm slated for home development, in Real Estate

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Shopoff Group Considers Major Riverside Project

REAL ESTATE: Commercial, housing pipeline grows

Shopoff Group mulls major Riverside project

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CoreLogic Shares Jump on Strong Q1 Report

CoreLogic Inc. saw a nearly 13% bump in its stock price on Thursday, after the Irvine-based provider of residential property information and analytics reported strong first-quarter earnings.

Thompson in Board Fight Over Retail-Focused REIT

REAL ESTATE: Other directors seek ouster, new adviser

The head of Thompson National Properties is facing another board battle

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Westminster Buy Likely Near Top of Industrial Market

Leased as Medical Device Maker’s Distribution Hub

Clarion Partners LLC has bought a Westminster building that holds a large portion of the local operations of medical device maker B. Braun Medical Inc., in Real Estate

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From Haute to Hip in Airport Area

Obey Takes Former St. John Knits Space in 170,000-SF Lease

Obey Clothing has expanded its operations into one of the more prominent industrial buildings in the area around John Wayne Airport.

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Creative Work Space Due for Market Test

REAL ESTATE: HQ of apparel brand on block after makeover

An 82,645-square-foot office about a block from The District shopping center went up for sale this month

Clean Energy Bound for Newport Beach

ENERGY: Move from Seal Beach to 70,000-SF headquarters set

Clean Energy Fuels will move its headquarters to Newport Beach

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Semiconductor Equipment Maker Shifts West Coast HQ

Kulicke & Soffa to Irvine Corporate Center

Kulicke & Soffa Industries is moving its West Coast operations from Irvine to Santa Ana, in Real Estate

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Newport Center’s Gateway Plaza to Go Dark

REAL ESTATE: Shutdown set as new Pimco HQ nears finish

Irvine Company gets ready for opening of the first of two office towers in Newport Center

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William Lyon Homes Puts IPO Target at $200 Million

REAL ESTATE: Yet to set number of shares; eyes NYSE

William Lyon Homes last week filed paperwork to raise $200 million in an initial public offering.

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William Lyon Homes Files $200M IPO

Newport Beach-based William Lyon Homes is looking to raise as much as $200 million in an initial public offering.

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Value Line on Top Public Cos.: $115B

Biggest Here Combine for Gains on Market Cap, Sales, Profits

SPECIAL ISSUE: PUBLIC COMPANIES - Value line on top public companies: $115 billion. Includes the 2013 OC's TOP PUBLIC COMPANIES list for download (pdf)

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KBS Spends $315 Million in Silicon Valley, Austin

REAL ESTATE: Data center, 7 bldgs on 32.7 acres in San Jose

KBS spends $315 million in Silicon Valley, Austin

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TRI Pointe’s Post-Recession Approach

How Homebuilder Plans to “Hit for Average”

SPECIAL ISSUE: PUBLIC COMPANIES - TRI Pointe plans to “hit for average”

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Kondaur Plans Move From City Plaza to TriCentre

Five-Year Deal Cuts Costs With Minimum Disruption

Kondaur plans move from City Plaza to TriCentre, in Real Estate

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Conexant Seeks Move in Plan to Cut Costs

TECHNOLOGY: Headquarters to be in smaller Irvine office

Conexant Systems plans to move its HQ from Newport Beach to a smaller location in Irvine

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Real Estate Brokers Continue Gains

Third Sales Uptick in a Row Centers on Apartments

SPECIAL REPORT - COMMERCIAL LEASING GUIDE: Apartment deals power gains for brokers. Includes the 2013 OC's LARGEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKERS list for download (pdf)

A Mixed Year in Commercial Property Management

Continued Lack of Development Causes Modest Portfolio Dips

SPECIAL REPORT - COMMERCIAL LEASING GUIDE: Property managers steady in 2012. Includes the 2013 OC's LARGEST COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGERS list for download (pdf)

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Irvine Co. Seems Set for Orchard Hills Homes Reboot

Pace Speeds Up Ahead of Cypress Village Opening

Irvine Company seems set for Orchard Hills homes reboot, in Real Estate

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Commercial Real Estate Brokers on Roller Coaster of Change

Mergers and Acquisitions Squeezing Out Midsize Firms, Creating Churn

SPECIAL REPORT - COMMERCIAL LEASING GUIDE: New firms for familiar faces

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New Brokerage Out to Shake Up Luxury Market

Villa Taps Local Vets, Deep-Pocketed Backer

Villa Real Estate out to shake up luxury market

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First American Names New CFO, Board Member

Santa Ana-based title insurance company First American Financial Corp. has named Mark Seaton as its new chief financial officer.

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Report: DJM in Talks on Deal at Lido Marina Village

Would Add to Recently Acquired Pacific City Land

Report: A potential property sale in Lido Village could add another notable redevelopment project to the marina-centric area, in Real Estate

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Thompson National in Struggle on Loans for Retail REIT

REAL ESTATE: Dividends on hold; reports point to asset sale

Investment fund run by Thompson National Properties is facing loan trouble

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Deal Expected for Central OC Tower

REAL ESTATE: Greenlaw eyed as buyer for 19-story office

The City Plaza tower in Orange is up for sale

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Batch of Blockbusters

Top Sales in Key Segments Combine for $1.2B in 2012

SPECIAL REPORT - TOP REAL ESTATE DEALS: No shortage of blockbuster property sales in Orange County last year

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