MetLife Investment Management (MIM) has signed an agreement with DSD Renewables to install a 2.2-megawatt solar project and 510 kWh Battery Energy Storage System at Intersect, a creative office campus in Irvine, on behalf of owners PGGM and MetLife. The four-building rooftop and car canopy solar project will generate more than 3.5 million kWh of …

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The County of Orange has signed a long-term lease with Drawbridge Realty to occupy approximately 70,000 square feet at 1700 E. St Andrew Pl., located one block from the 55 freeway in Santa Ana. Lease terms were not disclsoed. Mike Embree, managing director and SVP, Drawbridge Realty, said, “1700 E. St Andrew is a quality building which …

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Local design leaders are joining forces to reinvigorate the San Diego Design Center, a 15,344-square-foot office campus located at 3605 Fifth Ave, in Hillcrest. Sean Slater and Frank Wolden of architecture, planning and interiors firm RDC, David McCullough of McCullough Landscape Architecture, and property owner Graham Hollis of Blue Sapphire Holdings are collaborating to bring back …

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A Pleasanton office complex mainly occupied by Clorox, the consumer and household products titan, has sold for $73.5 million in a deal that hints at a feeble Bay Area office market, the Mercury News reported. The sale price suggests the complex of six office buildings has lost more than one-third of its value since the …

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JLL has appointed Cynthia Kantor CEO of Project and Development Services (PDS), a newly created position. Based in Atlanta, Kantor now leads the full spectrum of PDS services globally, including managing the construction, development, design and branding of commercial real estate projects. “There are many enduring trends shaping the evolution of the built environment, and the needs of …

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Sola Salon Studios, the largest salon studio business in the U.S., has secured a lease for a new location in the Flatiron District at 50 West 17th Street. Occupying 7,200 square feet on the fifth floor, the space will provide 20 to 40 fully-equipped private salon studios for independent beauty professionals.   “We’re thrilled to …

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