Orange County

As the largest BIA division in the nation, BIASC has a unique opportunity to be the leading voice in the building industry nationally and to leverage its expertise in government affairs, incoming CEO Jeff Montejano tells GlobeSt.com.

Customized retail space is hard to find, opening the door for buildings that cater to services, restaurants, salons, exercise studios and unique retailers that work well in a downtown-foot-traffic market, Flinn West's Jayne Flinn tells GlobeSt.com.

OCTA and Caltrans break ground on the I-405 improvement project, which adds one regular lane in each direction between Euclid St. and I-605, as promised to voters through Measure M.

Sourcing land and labor remains one of the key struggles for many builders in the region, which causes delays, Baldwin & Sons' Melissa Hazlett tells GlobeSt.com.

Tenants are trying to hedge against rising rents and lower vacancy, plus landlords are requiring longer terms in order to stabilize an asset or secure debt, JLL's Byron Foss tells GlobeSt.com.

Affordable investment is viewed by many institutional investors as a niche sector that also meets socially responsible investing, yet it is hardly a niche, Avanath's Daryl Carter tells GlobeSt.com.

The firm acquires a 197,370-square-foot, two-building office asset here from the Colton Co. and plans to invest approximately $15 million to reposition it, including a reworking of the shared outdoor area between the buildings.

MBK Homes expects single-family starts to increase slightly and apartment starts to slow this year, while maintaining an overall balance with demand, Craig Jones tells GlobeSt.com.