ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Privately held Burke Real Estate Group pays $5.7 million for 13.8 acres inside Talega Business Park in San Clemente to build more than 210,000 sf of mixed-use space.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Equity Residential Properties has completed its $90-million purchase of Toscana Apartments in Irvine. The $160,000 per-unit price is a county record.

SANTA ANA,CA-Title Insurance Co. receives high marks from Standard & Poors, despite increased pressures on the firm due to parent company's agressive acquisition strategies.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-The 371-room, $29-million hotel is expected to open next November in Garden Grove.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Venus Textiles has leased a build-to-suit building, while Freight Management will occupy the larger of two suites in the new building it has just purchased.

ANAHEIM, CA-Local air conditioning firm buys recently built building from developer. Structure has good frontage to the 91 freeway.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA-City officials present development partners with award for helping to save the valuable "Seacliff Shore Birds" art collection, which has already been relocated from a shopping center to City Hall.

IRVINE, CA-This first Bay Area purchase will be the flagship deal for Gale & Wentworth California to open an office in northern California next year.