Yearly Archives: 2011

Aptos, CA - May 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HGA Architects and Engineers has won a 2011 SCUP Excellence in Planning Merit Award for the Visual and Performing Arts Village at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California. The Art Village won in the District or Campus Component category.

Los Angeles, CA - May 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- LAHQ’s 50th Annual Awards Luncheon will be honoring awardees that represent an extensive range of outstanding organizations, achievements and individuals

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- PCCP, LLC, SRM Associates and Scott Newman, a private individual, have announced they have formed a joint venture to develop a four-building 160,000-square-foot build-to-suit office project in Alameda, Calif. for VF Outdoor, Inc., a subsidiary of VF Corporation. The project will serve as the global headquarters for VF Outdoor and its brands including The North Face®, JanSport® and lucy®. Ground breaking for the project occurred today and completion is anticipated in summer 2012. Phil Lombardo and John McManus of Cushman and Wakefield represented VF Outdoor.

May 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week in Sacramento, the banking committees of both houses considered two bills designed to mitigate the effects of California's foreclosure crisis, and both failed in hearing rooms packed with supporters. Both bills, however, will be re-heard next week

Atlanta, GA - May 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As a result of TPG Capital’s purchase of MDA DataQuick, MDA Lending Solutions and MDA MindBox in January, the three companies will integrate their operations effective May 2, 2011. The combined company, which will operate under the name DataQuick®, will deliver advanced real estate information solutions powered by higher quality data, analytics and advanced decisioning.

San Francisco, CA - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Access to mortgage refinance loans sharply declined in communities of color – and increased substantially in predominantly white neighborhoods, according to a report released today by a multistate coalition of groups.

Torrance, CA - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Keystone Pacific is pleased to announce Renee’s well-deserved promotion,” said Denise Bergstrom, vice president of association management of Keystone Pacific Property Management. “She is very committed to the communities she manages and demonstrates the qualities necessary to take on this increased responsibility. She is a true professional in her field.”

San Francisco, CA - April 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tomorrow, the California State Senate Banking & Financial Institutions Committee will vote on SB729, the California Homeowner Protection Act. Introduced by Senator Mark Leno and Senator Darrell Steinberg, SB729 would require loan servicers to give struggling borrowers who apply for a loan modification a yes or no answer before starting the formal foreclosure process.

SACRAMENTO, CA - April 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Total housing starts in California, as measured by the number of building permits issued, climbed 9 percent in March on the strength of the multifamily sector, the California Building Industry Association announced today.

EUGENE, OR - April 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alison Gilbert of Prudential California Realty in Highland Park, California, has adopted the revolutionary IDX, Inc. technology, IDX Broker software. Now, Gilbert can integrate thousands of listings onto her website with a simple click of a mouse. The California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) database of listings is seamlessly linked to the website of Gilbert, giving her clients a thorough and complete network of properties to effortlessly search through

LOS ANGELES, CA - April 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the Western United States, has completed the $4.75 million sale of Russell Manor, a 35-unit apartment community located at 5333 Russell Ave. in Los Angeles.

LAGUNA HILLS, CA - April 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Muller Company, a full service real estate company specializing in management, investment and development of commercial real estate in the western United States, announced today that the firm now owns and/or manages nearly 608,000 square feet of office, retail and medical space in San Diego County, Calif. With the growth of its portfolio, The Muller Company has added two property managers, Maya Hausmann, CPM® as property manager and Christina Kitchen as assistant property manager.

Irvine, CA - April 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Faris Lee Investments, the nation’s largest retail investment advisory firm, has completed the $12.5 million sale of Shoppes at Puente Hills Mall, a 20,174-square-foot retail center located at 17501 Colima Rd. in City of Industry. Built in 2009 and situated on 2.52 acres, the center is an outparcel to the very successful Puente Hills Mall. The property is 87 percent occupied and includes Panera Bread, Chipotle, The Vitamin Shoppe, Wing Stop, T-Mobile, Jamba Juice, and others.

ONTARIO, CA - April 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT Realty Investors (www.ctrinvestors.com) of Aliso Viejo, Calif., has acquired the Champagne Building in Ontario, Calif., for $17 million. The 386,000-square-foot industrial warehouse, located at 1671 Champagne Ave. on a 15.27-acre site, was purchased from RGR Development Corp. With the Champagne acquisition, CT Realty expands its Inland Empire holdings to more than 3.3 million square feet.

SHERMAN OAKS, CA - April 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Darren Casamassima, a Principal of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc., a full service commercial brokerage company and member of the Lee & Associates group of companies, transacted a seven-year, 9,018-square-foot lease renewal at 10999 Riverside Drive in West Toluca Lake, CA. Total value of the lease is just under $1.5 million.

San Francisco, CA - April 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Diane Hourany, long-time realtor with Zephyr Real Estate, goes the extra mile to support San Francisco Ballet. In fact, her varied volunteer activities with the highly-acclaimed ballet company demonstrate that she goes several extra miles. A former dance instructor with a passion for ballet, she is a member of Bravo, a volunteer arm for the San Francisco Ballet Company.

EUGENE, OR - April 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sunland, California real estate professional Ritz Mirzaian and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to present California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) listings in a whole new way. IDX Broker software extracts raw listing data from the CARETS database and seamlessly integrates those listings onto the IDX synced website Mirzaian supports. As a member of CARETS, Mirzaian is now supplying her clients and other Southern California home seekers with a thorough look into the CARETS database that was once reserved only for real estate professionals. Mirzaian has chosen the dynamic IDX Broker software for her website, making it the first stop for many home seekers during their online real estate search.

Sacramento, CA - April 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California State Office Buildings 8 and 9, a pair of iconic towers along Sacramento’s downtown skyline part of a recent renovation led by HGA Architects and Engineers, have been awarded LEED Gold status due to HGA’s commitment to sustainable design. The twin 20-story towers, intended to house approximately 1,700 State of California employees, exceeded its original goal of LEED Silver, pegging an extra notch in the internationally recognized green building certification system. The towers’ renovation was completed last fall when Building 9 opened up to government employees.

LOS ANGELES, CA - April 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The share of distressed homes sold in March declined from February, but was unchanged from a year ago, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

San Francisco, CA - April 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco has allocated $12 million to its 2011 Workforce Initiative Subsidy for Homeownership (WISH) and Individual Development and Empowerment Account (IDEA) first-time homebuyer programs.