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Chatham Adds Five Hotels to Portfolio in Part of $1.3B Deal

Chatham has completed the first step of its multi-faceted, $1.3 billion expansion plan with the acquisition of five Innkeepers hotels totaling 764 rooms for an aggregate $195 million.

400 KSF Falls Church Corporate Center Sells for $86M

The Falls Church Corporate Center, on the edge of the Washington, D.C., area, just sold in an $86 million deal brokered by Transwestern.

CBRE Arranges $49 Million Sale of Sè Hotel in San Diego

In a sign of continued life for the hospitality sector, CBRE announced that it completed the $49 million sale of the Sè Hotel in San Diego to an affiliate of Kimpton Hotels & Resorts.

438-Unit L.A. M-F Property Commands $132.9M

The 438-unit Millennium Warner Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Woodland Hills just sold to Wesco L.L.P. for a purchase price of nearly $133 million.

Strategic Hotels Closes $120M Refi of Loews Santa Monica

Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. continues to stagger maturities on its balance sheet with the $118.3 million refinancing of the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel on Los Angeles County’s Westside.

307,700-SF Orange County Building Trades for $70M

Office property values are ticking up, but steal-of-a-deal transactions have not disappeared entirely. Case in point: The approximately 307,700-square-foot office tower at 2600 Michelson Drive in Irvine, Calif., just sold for $70 million.

Harrison Focuses on Healthcare Facilities, Goes JV with Bickford Senior for $62M

In another sign of life for an up-and-down economy, especially in the healthcare sector, Bickford Senior Living and Harrison started a JV for six assisted-living facilities in a deal worth approximately $62 million.

Sperry Van Ness, Promus Merge San Diego Operations

The San Diego market is a small beacon of light for a national economy still mostly in the dark. Capitalizing on that opportunity, Irvine, Calif.- based Sperry Van Ness merged its local operations with Southern California firm Promus Commercial.

L.A. Apartment Property Paragon Trades for $58.6M

Cornerstone just acquired the mixed-use Paragon at Old Town, a suburban Los Angeles asset, from Urban Housing Group for $58.6 million.

Empire State Building Keeps Getting Greener

After undergoing a retrofit initiative in 2009, the tallest building in New York City has achieved Energy Star certification for 2010, its second year in a row.