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Torrance, CA - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has negotiated an industrial lease transaction in Hayward, Calif. The lease, valued at approximately $1.35 million, began in May 2012.

Torrance, CA - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Designing Healthcare facilities is a challenge because they are so functionally driven. It requires an architect who understands how healthcare facilities operate, and who has an aesthetic philosophy that merges functional efficiency with design excellence.

Torrance, CA - June 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Auction.com (http://www.auction.com/) the nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, reaffirmed its strength in the luxury residential market with the May 23 auction of a signature oceanfront estate located on Brighton Road..

Torrance, CA - June 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction has begun on the $120 million multifamily project at 4201 Via Marina in Marina del Rey, Calif. Designed by Nadel Architects, Shores, a 12-building complex, is just a stroll away from both the beach and the marina docks. The County of Los Angeles, which owns and manages Marina del Rey, along with owner and developer Jerry Epstein of Del Rey Shores, LLC, one of the original Marina del Rey developers from the 1960s, envisioned the need for renovation and redevelopment to meet the demand for new, quality, higher-density, contemporary apartment living near the ocean.

Torrance, CA - June 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westside Estate Agency, (www.weahomes.com), a leading luxury real estate agency with offices in Beverly Hills and Malibu, is among the first luxury realtors in the country to adopt HTML 5, the latest initiative in the firm’s ongoing effort to use cutting edge technology to market properties.

Torrance, CA - June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The 60,000-square-foot industrial building at 3401 Exposition Blvd., in Santa Monica, was sold for $18.65 million to Watt Investments. The sale and purchase of the building, which currently includes production companies was brokered by Lee & Associates West Los Angeles. Centinela Studios, LP was the seller.

Torrance, CA - June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate brokerage firms in the country, has closed the sale, valued at more than $7 million, of a warehouse in Hayward, Calif.

Torrance, CA - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Daniel B. Guggenheim and Leslie D. Reed, two associates from the national real estate law firm Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, were honored with the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award at the 14th Annual Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) Real Property Section Installation and Awards Dinner, which was held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 30. Two out of the three recipients of the prestigious award are from the Los Angeles office of Pircher, Nichols & Meeks.

Torrance, CA - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coming on the heels of a recently closed sale for another local distressed office on Red Hill Ave., Lee & Associates, one of largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has closed a $9 million office sale for Pointe Red Hill in Tustin, Calif

Torrance, CA - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has announced the sale of the first oceanfront and highest priced home to sell in La Jolla this year at $5.45 million, according to the San Diego Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Public records indicate that the four-bedroom, seven-and-a-half bathroom home located at 5204 Chelsea Street was purchased by Heath A. Carr, chief executive officer of Fibrwrap Construction, LP.

Torrance, CA - May 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- You can’t throw a stone without hitting a mixed-use development underway or in planning in Santa Monica, Calif. these days. At least eight mixed-use projects combining residential and retail are either under construction or in planning stages as Santa Monica readies for the completion of the Expo Light Rail line and works to increase the available stock of housing, according to Christine Deschaine, a principal of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc. who is preleasing one of the projects underway and advising on another

Torrance, CA - May 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc. one of the largest commercial real estate brokerage companies in Los Angeles County, and Moss & Company, a leader in property management in Southern California, have formed an alliance to offer building owners a seamless transition from acquisition to the management of commercial properties

Torrance, CA - May 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- C.W. Driver has been named construction manager for the City of Beverly Hills Public Works Warehouse and Shops project, a $7.8 million expansion plan which will be located at 9357 Third Street near Civic Center Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif. When completed in January 2013, the facility will become an essential services facility that will allow the City’s maintenance and communications departments to operate in case of an emergency or natural disaster. C.W. Driver has begun working with RTK Architects on the pre-construction phase for the project.

Torrance, CA - May 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Auction.com (www.auction.com), the nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, will auction an oceanfront estate on the Newport Beach coastline. Online bidding opens Monday, May 21 and closes the evening of Wednesday, May 23.

Torrance, CA - May 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Neil uses his strong work ethic and market knowledge to ensure the end results are satisfactory for both parties involved in every deal,” said Craig Hagglund, managing principal of the Lee’s Oakland office. “We’re very thrilled about Neil’s addition to our team. His focus and dedication will continuously ensure successful and seamless transactions.”

Torrance, CA - May 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Andrew Platt has joined Auction.com (www.auction.com), the nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, as managing director on the New York-based capital markets team.

Torrance, CA - May 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rusty Williams, a principal with Lee & Associates’ North San Diego County office, has been accepted for active membership in the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Membership in SIOR, the most prestigious professional commercial and industrial real estate association, is a designation reserved for only those who demonstrate exceptional ethics as well as a high gross fee income (GFI) per year in the commercial real estate industry. Only the top-one percent of commercial brokers meet the stringent membership requirements

Torrance, CA - May 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- C.W. Driver, a premier builder serving the Western United States since 1919, has hired Christopher Piché as director of business development to expand project opportunities for the firm’s Southern California operations. Piché will cultivate new and existing client relationships throughout the company’s broad range of building types/markets, including hospitality and gaming, sports and entertainment, education, civic and retail/mixed-use.

Torrance, CA - May 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The already strong luxury home market on the Westside of Los Angeles continues to show strong progress, according to the latest Westside Estate Agency (www.weahomes.com) analysis of luxury housing data.

Torrance, CA - May 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has appointed Ryan Martens to principal in the Oakland office. Martens will specialize in industrial sales and leasing.