Regions West | San Diego
Biotech Park Development to Headline Conference in June
May 14, 2008
The issue of best practices and emerging trends in maximizing the effectiveness of biotechnology parks will be the theme of a conference, BioParks 2008, to be hosted by the University of California San Diego Science Research Park in La Jolla on June 16.
delsur. San Diego-Area Green Development Recognized by National Building Industry
May 12, 2008
With 20 percent of the mixed use Del Sur community completed, The National Association of Home Builders yesterday named the project its Mixed Use Development of the Year.
El Cajon to Repair, Sell Six-Tenant Building
May 12, 2008 - Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
The building at 1068 Broadway will be fixed up and sold to recoup the city's costs relating to a failed partnership with the Heartland Foundation.
Developer on Board for $115M Stem Cell Research Facility
May 09, 2008
The San Diego Consortium for Regenerative Medicine has chosen local firm Lankford & Associates to build a new $115 million stem cell research facility, the San Diego Business Journal reports. T
San Diego Economy, Real Estate Likely to Remain Unsettled   
May 08, 2008
The San Diego area’s economy will remain beset by job losses in real estate and weak growth in other sectors for at least another two quarters, according to the annual UCLA Anderson Forecast from the University of California–Los Angeles Anderson School of Management. 
Landmark San Diego Restaurant Struggling
May 07, 2008 - Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
Chuey's Numero Uno is in bankruptcy, with the city among its creditors.
Landmark San Diego Restaurant Struggling
May 07, 2008 - Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
Chuey's Numero Uno is in bankruptcy, with the city among its creditors.
REIT Closes on 4 West Coast Office Buildings Totaling 275,000SF
May 05, 2008
Two weeks after announcing its plan to acquire seven office buildings in Southern California and Arizona, Pacific Office Properties Trust has closed on the purchase of four properties in San Diego and Phoenix. The REIT bought the assets, which total 275,000 square feet, from The Shidler Group.
Judge's Ruling Clears Hurdle for $1B Mixed-Use Project in San Diego
May 01, 2008
The development of the 3 million-square-foot Navy Broadway Complex in San Diego will not be stopped by the California Coastal Commission now that a U.S. District Court has ruled that the state entity does not have the standing to require developer Manchester Pacific Gateway L.L.C. to secure a Coastal Development Permit for the $1 billion project.
GMH Military Housing Division Bought by Balfour Beatty
May 01, 2008
Balfour Beatty Group has completed acquisition of the military housing division of GMH Communities Trust for $350 million, it has reported.
San Diego County Green Lights 900,000SF Redevelopment Project
April 09, 2008
Lowe Enterprises takes a big step forward with its planned redevelopment of San Diego's County Operations Center and Annex in Kearny Mesa, Calif., as the San Diego County Board of Supervisors gives the project the thumbs up. Lowe will reinvent the county's 37-acre complex with the development of a new 900,000-square-foot green office campus.
San Diego's Oldest Public Housing Complex to Undergo Major Renovation
March 27, 2008
Bay Vista Methodist Heights Apartments was just sold to The Amerland Group, a San Diego-based affordable housing company, the buyer has reported.
Emri Takes Poway HQ for $25M
March 26, 2008
Vancouver, Canada-based Emri Group has partnered with Chicago, Ill.-based Strategic Capital Partners to buy a 144,000 square foot Class A Headquarters/R&D building in the Poway submarket of San Diego, Calif. $25 million, it has announced.
San Diego Office Building Goes for $42M
March 20, 2008
Falcon Real Estate Investment Co. has announced the acquisition of University Pacific Centre, a four-story 97,000-square-foot office building in the University Towne Center submarket of San Diego, Calif., for $42 million.
Liberty Station Office District Reaches Leasing Milestone
March 03, 2008
With the recent signings by Mitre Corp., The Boeing Company and Jacobs Engineering Group, the first six buildings by McMillin Commercial at the Liberty Station Office District are now 100 percent sold or leased.
Kilroy Leases Education Company Signs Leases for 290,000SF in San Diego
Feb. 06, 2008
Kilroy Realty has just locked Bridgepoint Education Inc. into two leases for an aggregate 289,800 square feet of space at the REIT's Kilroy Sabre Springs Campus in San Diego.
Hines Snags 82,000 SF Lease Renewal in San Diego
Jan. 14, 2008
Golden Eagle Insurance Company has renewed its lease of 82,000 square feet on four full floors at 525 B Street, Golden Eagle Plaza, in San Diego, building-owner Hines has announced.
Redhill Realty, AEW Take San Diego MF
Jan. 09, 2008
RedHill Realty Investors and AEW Capital Management have announced the acquisition of Waterleaf Apartments in San Diego, Calif.
Stath Karras Cushman & Wakefield to Buy Major San Diego Brokerage
Dec. 18, 2007
Commercial real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield Inc. will be acquiring Burnham Real Estate, a regional firm based in San Diego.
neurocrine San Diego Firm Enters $108M Sale-Leaseback Deal
Nov. 01, 2007
San Diego-based Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. has entered into a $108 million sale-leaseback agreement with San Diego-based Veralliance Properties for its real estate assets.
new residence Ground Breaks on 239-Room Residence Inn in San Diego
Oct. 30, 2007
Bustling downtown San Diego is about to add 239 more rooms to its hotel pool as work commences on a new Residence Inn by Marriott. Hansji Hotels Inc. is developing the property.
summit Construction Begins at $1.2B San Diego Office Campus
Oct. 12, 2007
Grading work has begun on the first three buildings of what will eventually be a $1.2 billion, 11-building, 3.2 million-square-foot, Class A office campus called Summit Rancho Bernardo, to be located in San Diego.
Report: Irvine Buys into SoCal Archstone Portfolio for $1.4B
Oct. 04, 2007
Orange County, Calif.-based real estate firm Irvine Co. has agreed to buy a majority stake in apartment owner Archstone-Smith Trust's Orange County and San Diego holdings in a $1.4 billion deal.
StratReal $270M Buys 22-Property Industrial Portfolio
Sept. 12, 2007
Acting on behalf of a private client, Strategic Real Estate Advisors has purchased a nearly 5.5 million-square-foot industrial portfolio from TIAA-CREF in a $270 million deal. The 22 warehouse and distribution facility assets, picked up for a total of $270 million, are located across 11 cities.
$800M Expansion on Tap for San Diego Casino
Sept. 10, 2007
One of San Diego County's leading gaming facilities, the Viejas Resort and Casino (pictured), is about to undergo a growth spurt. Property owner and operator Viejas Enterprises, a division of the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, has just revealed that it will enlarge the existing destination via an $800 million expansion program.
 

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