HARRISON, NY—Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. of Greenwich, CT has increased its retail holdings in Westchester County with the $10-million purchase of the Harrison Shopping Center here

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BROOKLINE, MA—Chestnut Hill Realty has added a 115-umit mid-rise apartment community here to its portfolio for $73.5 million.

NEW YORK CITY—The city's office market was as hot as the temperatures last month, posting its sixth straight month of positive space absorption, according to brokerage firm DTZ.

WASHINGTON, DC—Akridge and Brandywine Realty Trust are co-developing 25 M St., a 275,000-square-foot mixed-use property located one block from Nationals Park.

STERLING, VA—Private equity manager Velocis has acquired two Class A office buildings totaling almost 180,00 square feet in the Loudoun Gateway Business Park here.

BOSTON—John Hancock plans to build a new 26-story office building in the Back Bay here.

NEW YORK CITY—A subsidiary of the REIT has completed the refinancing of its 1.1-million-square-foot mixed-use property with U.S. Bank.