ALBANY, NY—The New York Gaming Facility Location Board on Monday named Chicago-based law firm Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP as its consultant in the upcoming review of anticipated applications from casino license applicants later this year.

NEW YORK CITY—Cushman & Wakefield reports that it has been retained by RXR Realty as the retail agent for 75 Rockefeller Plaza. The assignment follows the hiring of C&W last year as the leasing agent for the office space in the 620,000-square-foot tower.

ATLANTA—Three metro Atlanta apartment communities have been traded recently for a combined value of nearly $40 million.

MEDLEY, FL—The 185,000-square-foot mixed-use Megacenter Palmetto under construction here is scheduled to open its doors this spring.

PHILADELPHIA—U.S. Sen. Bob Casey reports that the city of Philadelphia is once again a finalist for a $30-million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant that would finance housing-related improvements in North Philadelphia.

HOBOKEN, NJ—HFF reports it has arranged a $35-million refinancing deal for the 128-unit The Metropolitan of Hoboken community here.

BALTIMORE-An involuntary bankruptcy filing on Friday against a company that owns part of his Westport property has given developer Patrick Turner a temporary reprieve from a foreclosure auction and perhaps time to work out a deal to save his $1.4-billion development.

WHEATON, MD—Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has increased the scope of the Wheaton town square plan, requesting the County Council approve nearly $144 million for the project.