SAN DIEGO-The Long Beach-based commercial real estate firm picks up a 69,900-sf office facility here for $13.5 million. The property is fully occupied by Hitachi Data Systems.

SAN DIEGO-The 93,464-sf facility located in The Crossroads at 4S Ranch industrial park is acquired by NSI Crossroads LLC. It is the fifth building in the seven-facility complex to change hands this year.

SAN DIEGO-The locally based organization Vietnam Veterans of San Diego starts construction on its Veteran's Village development, now that site clearing and grading are already under way. The project, which will cost $18.3 million to build, is slated to rise in three phases.

SAN DIEGO-The Ninth & G development planned for Downtown's East Village neighborhood moves a step further, as the Centre City Development Corp.'s board of directors grants design review approval for the mixed-use project.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA-According to a report released Friday by the California Employment Development Department, San Diego County is experiencing a slight increase in joblessness. The region reports an unemployment rate of 4.1% for March 2004, as compared with 4% for the prior month.

SAN DIEGO-JMI Realty and Cisterra Partners announce a formal agreement to develop the $80-million office project adjacent to the new Petco Park, in another signal that a Downtown office revival has begun.

SAN MARCOS, CA-The developer reveals its design plans for a new office facility on Boardwalk Street in San Marcos. The facility will stand three stories high and encompass 38,516 sf upon completion.

SAN DIEGO-The historic hotel is located at 2223 El Cajon Blvd. in the city. The buyer, Hampstead Lafayette Hotel LLC, plans to renovate the historic portion of the building and construct a 250-unit condo project on the balance of the site.