LOS ANGELES-Beacon Capital Partners buys the 55-story skyscraper in Downtown Los Angeles, which was on the market for some time by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. The skyscraper, built in 1974, is more than 90% occupied.

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA-Snyder Langston Operon Group broke ground on its

IRVINE, CA-Mortgage company BNC Inc. will relocate to a class A high-rise at John Wayne airport in the largest class A lease in the airport market this year.

IRVINE, CA-Taiwanese firm Ace Antenna Co. buys the year-old, 11,000-sf building in Allred Business Center, where it will move from Chatsworth, Calif. Prior to the sale, the builidng was on the lease market for several months.

BREA, CA-The Orange County-based company buys two industrial buildings totaling 20,859 sf, plus the business of the tenant who occupied the property.

LOS ANGELES, CA-A new report says rents "have resumed their upward climb" in Los Angeles county, rising 1.2% from March, while Orange County lags and the Inland Empire shines.

AGOURA HILLS, CA-Silagi Development finishes work on its 93,000-sf Agoura Hills Gateway, which is among the region's largest spec office projects in 10 years.

FULLERTON, CA-The distributor of Mexican foods, moving from Cerritos, Calif., signs a five-year, $1.169 million lease for industrial space on North Gilbert Street.