Office

SANTA ANA, CA-The $2.2-million sale is the third disposition in the office portfolio since CT acquired it from Newport Federal in 2001, with the fourth under contract. The 18,126-sf Boardwalk is an 82%-leased building that went to two private investors.

BOSTON-John Hancock Financial Services Inc. sells its two adjoining properties located in the heart of the city's downtown area to NY-based the Related Cos. LP and locally based Beal Cos. LLP. The properties consist of a 61,110 sf building and an 18,000 sf parking lot.

CERRITOS, CA-The longtime employer for the Mid-Cities area remains in the market, but changes the address. In September, Memorex consolidates several Santa Fe Springs offices for 21,480 sf of class A space at Cerritos Towne Center.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL-Premier has purchased 41.6 acres of land here on which to build the planned 500,000-sf, four-building retail/office/warehouse project. The sale price of the land was about $4.2 million; MIP Ventures Ltd. was the seller.

DALLAS-Park Central 7 gets the new name on the office directory in a five-year lease for 10,000 sf. Twin Towers corners a two-year extension for 8,355 sf and a 62-month sister deal for 2,738 sf in a package valued at $409,000.

CHICAGO-Three buildings under construction or in the early planning stages have significant pre-leasing and anchor tenants, but it comes at the expense of older properties in a Downtown market that has suffered from job losses, professionals at RealShare Chicago noted.

BELLEVUE, WA-The creator of CD-Rom games aimed at young females is relocating from 2,800 sf in the 520 Corridor area of Bellevue to 7,100 sf on the south side of the Bellevue CBD.

LONDON-Google UK, the European arm of the search engine operator, has signed up for 14,596 sf of offices in Derwent Valley Holdings' The Courtyard office refurbishment on Charing Cross Road, WC2.