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LOS ANGELES – September 15, 2014 – A cohesive approach to design, marketing and operations has led to a rapid leasing performance at 8th+Hope, a 22-story, 290-unit luxury glass high-rise in the South Park district at 801 Hope Street, developed byWood Partners. The .7-acre complex, managed by Wood Residential Services, is one of the first post-recession high-rise apartment […]

Homebuyers Respond to Much-Needed Single-Family Homes at Fair Prices  WEST COVINA, Calif. – September 8, 2014 – Just five months after its grand opening, Brandywine Homes announced that it has sold all 19 single-family homes at Waverly, a 2.3-acre gated community in West Covina, 18 miles east of Los Angeles. “Within the San Gabriel Valley, there

Urban Infill Project Will Appeal to Young Professionals in Rapidly Expanding, Underserved “Silicon Desert” Market CHANDLER, Ariz. – September 4, 2014 – Wood Partners will break ground in October on Alta Steelyard Lofts, a 301-unit luxury apartment community in downtown Chandler that will add distinctive rental units to the employment-dense, rapidly developing “Silicon Desert” core. With a particularly

 World’s Top Cycling Teams to Compete in Seven-Day Race Through Colorado Rockies LADERA RANCH, Calif. – August 13, 2014 – Team SmartStop® Pro Cycling will compete with the world’s top professional cyclists in the 2014 USA Pro Challenge in Colorado August 18 through August 24. Team SmartStop® includes 2013 Tour of Utah KOM Competition winner Michael Torckler, National Race Calendar points leader

HAWTHORNE, Calif. – August 12, 2014 — Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. (SSTI), a publicly registered non-traded self-storage REIT, in a joint venture with Westport Properties, Inc. and USA Hawthorne, LLC, a fund sponsored by an affiliate of the advisor of SSTI, recently announced the disposition of a 510,000-square-foot building for approximately $46.7 million to a publicly

From Its Humble Beginning as Three Attorneys Working in a High-Rise Building Garage, Newmeyer & Dillion Has Grown into One of Southern California’s Largest, Most Successful Law Firms NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (August 11, 2014) Tom Newmeyer and Greg Dillion founded Newmeyer & Dillion LLP in 1984 with the belief that lawyers were not simply professionals, but service professionals.

SSGT REIT Focuses on Development, Redevelopment and Lease-Up of Self Storage Properties LAS VEGAS/FT. PIERCE, Fla. – August 7, 2014 – Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. (SSGT)–a private REIT targeting the development, redevelopment and lease-up of self-storage properties–recently closed on its first transaction with the purchase of two facilities totaling approximately 2,000 units and 260,000 net

Vistara, a 298-Unit Apartment Community, Should be Ready for Leasing in Mid 2015 ONTARIO, Calif. – July 31, 2014 – The Picerne Group, a privately held real estate investment firm based in Southern California, recently broke ground on Vistara, a Class A, 298-unit apartment community at Haven Avenue and 4th Street. This project is expected to be completed

Veteran Property Manager Focuses on Building Best Practices and Teams HOUSTON – July 28, 2014 – Wood Residential Services, the property management division of Wood Partners, has promoted veteran property manager Kim Small from vice president to senior vice president for the Central Region. A seasoned, well-respected executive, Small oversees all property management for Wood Residential Service’s Central

Canyon View Development Will Bring 36 New Single-Family Homes to Desirable, Built-Out Area LAS VEGAS – July 14, 2014 – Presidio Residential Capital has partnered with Summit Homes of Nevada to build Canyon View, a $7.8 million five-acre community with 36 single-family homes conveniently located near the Las Vegas Strip, McCarran Airport, Interstate 15 and the Clark County 215 Beltway