Los Angeles

SANTA MONICA, CA-Nancy Newman comes to Dreier Stein & Kahan LLP at an integral time, as the firm plans its merger with Browne Woods & George LLP.

LOS ANGELES-The buyer acquires a 33-unit portfolio in the San Fernando Valley and Koreatown, an increasingly popular multifamily district for investors.

CARSON, CA-Harvard Grand Investment Inc. of Los Angeles buys the Doubletree Carson Civic Plaza Hotel in a transaction brokered by PKF Capital.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA-Kennedy Wilson refinances 17 of its multifamily properties in Japan with a loan that fixes the rate and lengthens the term.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA-Economist David Hale says growth has slowed in the US, while the global economy's recent boom is reshaping the balance of power.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA-Participants at the PREA conference say green buildings will be the norm, instead of the exception, sooner rather than later.

LOS ANGELES-Bank of America signs for 83,000 sf, after which Charter Holdings plans $30 million in improvements to the Garland Center at 1200 W. Seventh St.

LOS ANGELES-The L.A.-based firm teams with New York City-based Real Estate Capital Partners to develop mixed-use projects on the West Coast.