NEW YORK CITY-The Harmony Group has secured approvals from the city of New York to convert the dilapidated Rockaways Courthouse into a medical surgical center.

MEMPHIS-The redevelopment of the former Chisca Hotel here has a new main partner—locally based Carlisle Corp.

SARASOTA, FL-WCI Communities has purchased the Sarasota National golf course here and with it the right to build more than 1,500 housing units at the 2,400-acre property.

DETROIT-Tower Defense and Aerospace LLC has notified state authorities that it plans to close the former W Industries Inc. headquarters and plant here by the end of next month.

CHICAGO-Sears Holding Corp. has hired Mid-America Real Estate Corp. to sublease space at eight stores in the state of Illinois.

BALTIMORE-The Emerging Technology Center, an incubator that has been in operation since 1999, is relocating into smaller quarters at the former King Cork & Seal Building this fall.

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ-The Red Roof Inn filed suit against the Mount Laurel Planning Board seeking to overturn its approval of a developer's site plan for construction of a Walmart near its 108-room facility here.

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ-Mack-Cali CEO Mitchell Hersh says that the company is seeking counsel from a “institution of higher education” to help with its redevelopment of the Pearson Education complex here.