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Thomas Toomey

ULI Announces New Global Chairman

Toomey has been a longtime ULI member, trustee and Foundation governor and will serve a two-year term ending in 2019.

Central Park Station

Friedman, Forest City Sign Retail Lease at Central Park Station

Sprouts Farmer’s Market is set to open in the fall of 2018. The mammoth transit-oriented development will also include office space, a multifamily community, mixed-income condominiums and 60,000 square feet of retail space.

LA: Affordable Housing Wanted

Continued improvement in the area’s job market and a steady household creation maintain rent growth in contrast to the nationwide cooling trend, Yardi Matrix data shows.

Easterly Government Closes $128M Medical Financing

The 10-year non-amortizing loan is for the Department of Veterans Affairs Ambulatory Care Facility, located in Loma Linda, Calif. The asset was recently acquired by Easterly Government Properties.

George Lucas Museum Gets Green Light

Designed by MAD Architects, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will feature an estimated 100,000 square feet of gallery space. The landmark will house a collection illustration, photography, film, animation and digital art.

2807 Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake, LA

JV Acquires Historic LA Office Building

This transaction marks the second Los Angeles acquisition for Arc Capital Partners and Belay Investment Group. Bestor Architects and The Assembly Group will handle the building’s repositioning.

Stream Sells Santa Ana Office Asset

The buyer, Gold Acceptance, will occupy a portion of the 24,737-square-foot building. The two-story property, originally constructed in 1977, was renovated in 2016.

CBRE Arranges Sale of OC Industrial Asset

Makena Properties acquired the 81,836-square-foot property in Anaheim, Calif., for approximately $12.2 million. The building is fully leased to a dancewear retailer.

Bay Area Office Asset Changes Hands

Robert Wheatley Properties paid $15.5 million for a two-story, 18,353-square-foot office building in Menlo Park, Calif. CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Oak Grove Associates.

Scott Frederiksen

WPT Industrial Goes on $96M Shopping Spree

The REIT has agreed to acquire two distribution centers in Oregon and Texas. Combined, the properties offer more than 903,000 square feet of gross leasable space.