NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA-Clifford Beers Housing and PATH Ventures break ground for a 49-unit multifamily residence for low-income residents 55 and older in the Community Redevelopment Agency NoHo area.

ANAHEIM HILLS, CA-The joint venture of Realm Real Estate and the Bascom Group acquires the 75,000-square-foot building that was developed in 2008 and is 100% leased.

LOS ANGELES-A joint venture of Urban Partners, Blackstone and two other partners taps HFF to market the mixed-use student housing and retail project next to USC.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA-The locally based company refinances eight multifamily properties in Florida and Nevada with $220 million in loans arranged by HFF.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA-The company names Craig Beam to lead its healthcare services practice in the Western US and bolsters its retail group with the addition of Scott Riddles.

LOS ANGELES-Westwood Financial Corp. sells the properties in one-off transactions and markets 40 more from a 68-property portfolio that it bought in 2010.

LOS ANGELES-The company wins leasing assignments for more than 2.5 million square feet of space in Southern California.

GOLETA, CA-The sale of a 70,000-square-foot office building that was listed for $19.86 million is the largest in this market in the past five years in this week’s roundup of commercial real estate news in the West.