BOSTON—Isabel Acuña, a 21-year real estate industry veteran, has been promoted to director of project management for Avison Young's office in Boston.

FRANKLIN, MA—Tech firm EMC Corp. has signed a major industrial lease renewal here. The Hopkinton, MA-headquartered company inked a renewal for the entire 192,000-square-foot building at 109 Constitution Blvd.

LARGO, FL—The Bay Pointe Apartments development here has traded for $18 million or $43,165 per unit.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL—Four new lease deals at Phillips Point, bring the office complex to more than 96% occupancy. The recent deals total 65,600 square feet and are valued at $46.5 million, according to brokerage firm Taylor & Mathis.

WASHINGTON, DC—The rather lukewarm response to recent station development opportunities offered by Metro is not a sign that area developers are no longer enamored with transit-oriented development projects.

ARLINGTON, VA—Political news publisher Politico is expanding its operations and moving next door at Arlington's “twin towers” properties.

WALTHAM, MA—Developer Boston Properties reports it has leased 150,000 square feet of office space to Wolverine Worldwide at 10 CityPoint, part of the next phase of its major mixed-use office and retail project here.

CHARLOTTE, NC—CBRE's Debt & Structured Finance Group arranged a $13.35-million bridge loan on behalf of Adler Kawa Real Estate Advisors for its purchase of four buildings in the Oak Hill Business Park here.