NEW YORK CITY—The portfolio, which consists of five buildings totaling 205,000 square feet, will become residential properties.

BOSTON—Gordon Brothers, which is headquartered here, is expanding its operations to Latin America via several leadership appointments as well as…

GOSHEN, NY—Merlin had considered sites all along the East Coast for the project that will include a 250-room hotel and theme park. He said Merlin was also mulling properties in New Jersey and Virginia before deciding on pursuing the Goshen parcel.

BOSTON—Trinity is moving forward with three development projects in the Boston region and another three in New York City in the near term.

WESTMINSTER, MA—The Route 2 Commerce Park complex is part of a more than 10 million-square-foot portfolio owned by a joint venture formed by Hackman Capital Partners, Calare Properties and KBS Real Estate Investment Trust of Newport Beach, CA.

NEW YORK CITY—The sale price was nearly four times the amount previously paid, in June 2010, to Japanese retailer Takashimaya.

BOSTON—The hotel parcel to be built at the Central Artery Parcel 9 site in the North End is one of the few remaining parcels unlocked by the Big Dig.

NEW YORK CITY—In a newly created role at Hunt Investment Management, the appointee will concentrate on opportunistic debt investing and managing investment vehicles focused on related strategies.