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Tishman, China Vanke to Build 655-Unit San Francisco Condo Tower

A new two-tower condominium property will soon sprout up in San Francisco, now that Tishman Speyer and China Vanke Co., Ltd. have joined forces to build a 655-unit residential community at 201 Folsom St.

Hotel’s Conversion from Sahara to SLS Las Vegas Finally Starts

Las Vegas’ Sahara Hotel & Casino, which closed in 2011 after decades as a Sin City icon, is finally beginning its transformation into the SLS Las Vegas.

MG Properties Acquires Terracina Apartments in Calif. for $95M

San Diego-based private real estate investor MG Properties Group has purchased the Terracina Apartments, a 736-unit multi-family property located in southeast Ontario, Calif., for $95 million from Colorado-based seller Archstone.

Wewatta & Wynkoop Refinance Two Denver Office Buildings for $74M

Wewatta & Wynkoop, a GE Asset Management and Crestone Partners managed entity, has secured a $74 million loan to refinance 1400 Wewatta and 1401 Wynkoop, two Class A contiguous office buildings totaling approximately 300,000 square feet in downtown Denver.

Western National Nabs 496-Unit Suburban LA M-F for $100M

Western National Realty Advisors wraps up acquisitions under its $200 million Western National Realty Fund II with the purchase of Ironwood and Fairway Palms, a sprawling 496-unit apartment compound in the suburban Los Angeles town of Rancho Cucamonga.

Pebblebrook Buys Embassy Suites in Downtown San Diego for $112M

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, of Bethesda, Md., has purchased the Embassy Suites San Diego Bay – Downtown for $112.5 million.

George Smith Partners Secures $185M in Financing for Retail Portfolio

DJM Partners has refinanced a four-property retail portfolio in Southern California with $185 million in financing arranged by the Los Angeles-based real estate investment banking firm George Smith Partners.

Bernards, Colombo Break Ground on New California Hospital

Ground is scheduled to break in February on the new $56 million Tehachapi Hospital in Tehachapi, Calif.

AIMCO Breaks Ground on $140M M-F Redevelopment in LA’s Trendy Venice Neighborhood

Lincoln Place, the largest garden-style apartment complex in the Los Angeles beach community of Venice, is about to get the facelift of a lifetime.

$2B Century Plaza Project Wins Unanimous Vote of LA City Council

With the final approval of the Los Angeles City Council secured, Next Century Associates is moving forward with its $2 billion plan to redevelop the historic Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel and build two 46-story residential towers as part of a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use project.