LOS ANGELES-The Ratkovich Co.'s 5900 Wilshire property, along with several other Downtown Los Angeles buildings, shined in the shape of a heart last week to promote women's heart health.

LOS ANGELES-Michael Hurst joins Karlin Real Estate as co-managing director of real estate lending after seven years as head of the real estate lending platform at Buchanan Street Partners.

LOS ANGELES-M West Holdings, a private real estate investment firm, acquires the 248-unit, amenity rich Milano Apartment complex in the South Bay community of Torrance.

LOS ANGELES-AvalonBay Communities and MVE & Partners team to develop a new LEED Silver-certified mixed-use community in West Hollywood with market rate and affordable housing units.

LOS ANGELES-Former Thomas Properties Group senior managers Thomas Ricci, Randall Scott and John Sischo join Oak Pass Capital founder Charles Toppino to form a new joint venture, Coretrust Capital Partners LLC.

LOS ANGELES-Global manufacturer Flowserve US signs a 53,000-square-foot lease, 5-year lease with the Clark Family to expand its Southern California industrial storage space.

LOS ANGELES-CBRE welcomes Robert “RJ” Luth, Jr., Robert Doxsee and Daniel Eshbaugh to its Capital Markets Business Lending Group, focusing on the Northeast, Northwest and Midwest.

LOS ANGELES-According to an Institutional Property Advisors research brief, the economy will have its largest growth spurt since 2005 this year.