LA JOLLA, CA-The accounting firm takes 25,646 sf in a 10-year lease. Ernst & Young moves from Downtown San Diego to its new space in the Plaza at La Jolla Village.

SAN DIEGO-After a record year of transactions in 2004, Westcore Properties LLC lands a five-building, 102,200-sf portfolio in the Kearny Mesa area. It's the first acquisition of the year for the company.

SAN DIEGO-After acquiring the property in May 2003, the Shidler Group sells the two three-story buildings for a nearly $4-million profit. It's been an active time for the company with more than $1 billion in deals over the past 12 months.

SORRENTO MESA, CA-The two-building, 87,298-sf Nancy Ridge Research Center here has been sold to Alexandria Real Estate Equities, a life science REIT.

SORRENTO MESA, CA-The two-building, 87,298-sf Nancy Ridge Research Center here has been sold to Alexandria Real Estate Equities, a life science REIT.

OCEANSIDE, CA-The Monarch Group, DWO Enterprises and Guthrie Development Co. acquire 124 acres with plans to develop 1.5 million sf of R&D, industrial and office space on the site.

OCEANSIDE, CA-The Monarch Group, DWO Enterprises and Guthrie Development Co. acquire 124 acres with plans to develop 1.5 million sf of R&D, industrial and office space on the site.

SAN DIEGO-The Los Angeles-based company takes 358,000 sf of office and industrial buildings. Lowe bought the properties from Cruzan Monroe.