Globest Sectors

WASHINGTON, DC-As retailers take a more holistic approach to real estate management, they also turn toward urban locations and lifestyle settings.

HOLLYWOOD-The Beverly Hills-based firm sells the 1800 N. Normandie apartments for $21.7 million after acquiring the complex for $15 million in 2006.

GARDEN GROVE, CA-The San Diego-based investment firm sells its 277,000-sf Monarch project to an affiliate of Colony Realty Partners.

LAS VEGAS-The former Holy Cow casino goes to a Scottsdale, AZ-based investor who is making big things happen on a much smaller parcel abutting the Venetian and Palazzo developments.

EMERYVILLE, CA-The US Department of Energy's new Joint BioEnergy Institute inks a renewable five-year, 65,000-sf lease, dropping availability in the new 245,000-sf lab building to 30%.

BOSTON-After a year in Paradigm's portfolio, the asset moves for a handsome return. 'I think our investors are very happy,' says a Paradigm official.

BETHESDA, MD-Green Park Financial still sees the DC multifamily market as competitive and robust, despite the credit slowdown.

NEW YORK CITY-The locally based developer sheds three properties in the Southeast region to make up for some of the losses from recent transactions.