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MUKILTEO, WASH. — InterContinental Hotels Group is developing a 130-room Staybridge Suites in Mukilteo. Located at the intersection of Mukilteo Speedway and Paine Field Boulevard, the five-story, all-suites hotel will feature 1,900 square feet of meeting space, the brand’s Just Like Home Theater with a 52-inch plasma high-definition television, an indoor pool, a 2-mile nature trail, Wireless Anywhere Internet access, daily breakfast buffet, complimentary 24-hour guest laundry, a workout facility, a complimentary 24-hour business center and BridgeMart®, a 24-hour convenience store. The hotel is owned by Mukilteo Hotel LLC and will be managed by 360 Management Company LLC, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group. Completion is slated for fall 2009.

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TUSTIN, CALIF. — KAMF Tustin LLC has acquired three medical office buildings in Tustin as part of an investment package brokered by John Bosko and Bob Bush of NAI Capital’s Newport Beach, Calif., office. The transaction was valued at $10 million. Located at 13422 Newport Ave., the first property, the 14,023-square-foot Tustin Medical Arts building, sold for $3 million. Bosko and Bush also represented the seller, Tustin Medical Arts, in the transaction. The second property, offering 20,450 square feet at 13362 and 13372 Newport Ave., was acquired for approximately $4.46 million. Gary Stache and Pat Scruggs of CB Richard Ellis represented the seller, Selcasnan Limited Partnership, in the transaction. Located at 1101 Bryan Ave., the 45,302-square-foot third building sold for $2.57 million. The seller, Bryan Medical LLC, was self-represented in the transaction.

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LOS ANGELES — Slated to open in December, the second phase of L.A. Live will bring restaurants and entertainment venues to the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment District. Part of the $2.5 billion, 4 million-square-foot development, the newest phase will feature 12 restaurants, a 2,300-square-foot Club NOKIA, the Conga Room, Lucky Strike Lanes, ESPN Zone, the ESPN West Coast broadcast headquarters and The GRAMMY Museum. L.A. Live is the result of a partnership between Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), the city of Los Angeles and numerous consultants. RTKL provided architectural services for the project. The third phase, which is scheduled for completion in late 2009/early 2010, will feature a JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, The Ritz-Carlton Residences and a 14-screen Regal Cinemas, as well as meeting and ballroom spaces.

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PORTLAND, ORE. — Phoenix-based Alliance Residential Company has broken ground for the construction of Broadstone Enso, a mixed-use development located in the heart of Portland’s Pearl District. The 152-unit luxury property will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 524 to 1,305 square feet. The units will feature 9-foot ceilings, stone kitchen countertops with islands, furniture-style vanities with stone tops, and wood plank-style flooring. Additionally, the property will offer a landscaped outdoor courtyard, a fitness room, a clubroom with a fireplace, a flat-screen television and an exclusive resident wine storage room with a tasting area. Designed by Portland-based Myhre Architects and Interior Design, the property also features 9,900 square feet of storefront retail space. Completion is slated for first quarter 2010.

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MONROVIA, CALIF. — Urban Housing Group is breaking ground for The Courtyards at Old Town, a multifamily complex in Monrovia, in early November. Designed by KTGY, the four-story property will feature 163 luxury apartments and 6,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Units will offer granite countertops, maple cabinets, broadband wiring, in-unit laundry and 9-foot ceilings. The community will feature a pool, a spa, a fitness center, a clubhouse and seven landscaped courtyards. HSBC Realty Credit Corp. is providing financing for the project, which is slated for completion in April 2010.

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RENO, NEV. — DP Partners has completed the development of the first speculative distribution facility at its LogistiCourt™ at Silver Lake in Reno. Located west of the intersection of Moya and Lear boulevards, the 65-acre master-planned development will feature approximately 1.4 million square feet of industrial space. Situated on a 24-acre site, Building A, a multi-tenant, cross-docked facility, features 32-foot clear ceilings heights, energy-efficient T-5 lighting, 2 percent skylights, 50-foot by 50-foot bays, 60-foot speed bays, 102 truck docks, eight drive-in doors, parking for 163 cars and an ESFR fire-suppression sprinkler system. Designed by Reno-based Blakely Johnson & Ghusn Architects, the facility can accommodate tenants ranging in size from 65,000 to 545,550 square feet. Reno-based United Construction Co. served as general contractor for the property.

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LOS ANGELES — Bogert Investment LLC has acquired an 18-unit luxury apartment building in Los Angeles. Located at 1317 S. Westgate Ave., the 21,656-square-foot property sold for $7.3 million. At the time of acquisition, the property was 100 percent occupied. Michael Marechal of Marechal Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer; Michel Hibbert of Charles Dunn Company’s West Los Angeles office represented the seller, 1060 Sherbourne Associates LP, in the transaction.

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OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — San Diego-based ConAm Group of Companies has acquired a 14.4-acre land parcel, which is located north of Highway 78 at Rancho Del Oro Road and Vista Way in Oceanside, for $30 million. The parcel features a partially developed residential mixed-use project, which includes 221 multifamily units with commercial office and retail elements. The seller was the orange County, Calif., division of K. Hovnanian® Homes®. According to Irvine, Calif.-based The Hoffman Company, which brokered the transaction, ConAm plans to complete construction and market the units as apartment rentals.

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LA MESA, CALIF. — Encinitas, Calif.-based The Villas Apartment Homes LP has purchased The Villas at La Mesa, an 86-unit multifamily community located at 8515 Chloe Ave. in La Mesa. Beverly Hills, Calif.-based KW/WDC La Mesa LLC sold the property for $11.54 million. Built in 1971, the community offers 67 one-bedroom/one-bath units, two two-bedroom/one-bath units and 17 two-bedroom/two-bath units. Additionally, the property features tropical landscaping, a swimming pool, a spa, on-site laundry facilities, and ample open and covered parking. Steve Hoffman of Hendricks & Partners’ San Diego office represented the seller in the transaction.

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WALNUT AND RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has completed the sales of two retail properties occupied by Tutor Time, a subsidiary of A.B.C. Learning Centers Limited. In Walnut, a Redwood City, Calif.-based private investor acquired a 10,500-square-foot property, which is located at 21639 E. Valley Blvd., for $4.15 million. August Wen of Century 21 represented the buyer; Jeff Conover of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller, Glendale, Calif.-based Walnut Preschool LP, in the transaction. In Rancho Cucamonga, Los Angeles-based Beccaria Partners has purchased a 10,500-square-foot property for $4.1 million. Glendale, Calif.-based Alta Loma Preschool LP sold the property, which is located at 10420 Alta Loma Dr. Clark Everitt of Investment Real Estate Associates represented the buyer; Conover represented the seller. Both properties are long-term leased to Tutor Time.

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