ALEXANDRIA, VA—SENTEL Corp. has inked a seven-year lease at 2800 Eisenhower Ave. here totaling nearly 31,000 square feet.

ROCKVILLE, MD—Finmarc Management has acquired the Travilah Square Shopping Center for $22.4 million.

BOSTON—One recurring theme from the RealShare Boston event on Wednesday was that Greater Boston is one of the hottest commercial real estate markets in the country—led by the financial services, life science, and high-tech sectors. However, early indicators of an eventual slowdown have also started to emerge.

WASHINGTON, DC—Carr Properties has acquired the Columbia Center office building located near the to-be-built Fannie Mae headquarters here.

BOSTON—In the aftermath of the second audit critical of some of the operations and policies of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has proposed to replace two long-standing board directors.

NEW YORK CITY—For those seeking a hotbed of commercial real estate activity in Manhattan, the West Side was the place to be in the second quarter of this year, according to new research.

BOSTON—Locally-based real estate private equity firm Rockpoint Group has acquired the twin high-rise office towers at 75-101 Federal St. here for $326.5 million.

BOSTON—The Peebles Corp. chief investment officer Tawan Davis says the company, which entered the market here in January with its designation as the developer of a major mixed-use project in Back Bay, is looking to expand its presence in Boston in a major way.