NEWTON, MA—About four months after its $280-million sale, shoe designer and marketer the Rockport Group has signed a long-term lease and says it will be relocating its corporate headquarters from Canton, MA to 70,000 square feet on Washington Street here.

NEW YORK CITY—Most real estate executives believe CRE property values here have reached their peak, according to a new survey.

BOSTON, MA—The Greater Boston/Cambridge region is one of the top technology markets in the United States. Tech firms are making business decisions to locate here based on future growth rather than simply cost –per-square-foot factors.

NEW YORK CITY—Don Andrews, former chief compliance officer and director of risk management at Bessemer Trust, has joined the Venable law firm as a partner in its New York City office.

NEW YORK CITY—The industrial complex that once served as a mill for the Cross Siclare paper company in Staten Island is on the market, GlobeSt.com learns in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b>story.

BOSTON—The Mount Vernon Company, Inc. has issued a letter of intent to the Boston Redevelopment Authority to build a mixed-use project on Western Avenue and Waverly Street in the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston.

BOSTON—The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has extended its lease at BioMed Realty Trust's Center for Life Science, GlobeSt.com has learned in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b>story.

BOSTON—JLL's latest addition to its life sciences team here believes that if the Pfizer-Allergan merger is approved, the deal may in fact be beneficial to the Cambridge area market.