EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ-Despite statements from some state officials that construction at the American Dream Meadowlands project might begin later this month, the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority still must vote on the revised plan.

NEW YORK CITY-Meridan Capital Group, LLC reports it has arranged $11.4 million in acquisition financing for two properties on the Upper East Side and another in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK CITY-Rebecca Minkoff, a handbag and accessory design firm, has signed a lease for 13,000 sf of space at 16 West 22nd St. here.

MIAMI-Aztec Group Inc. reports it has secured $3,905,000 in debt financing on behalf of a Hollywood, FL-based firm to acquire a Kmart store in Lakeland, FL.

ATHENS, GA-The first student housing project in years in the Athens central business district has broke ground.

MILWAUKEE, WI-A developer hopes to start construction in a few months on a 127-unit senior housing complex at The Brewery here.

BALTIMORE- AAC HP Realty LLC of New York City, an affiliate of investment firm Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., purchased the Harborview waterfront shopping center here for $98.5 million, city land records indicate.

CLARKSBURG, MD-Adventist Health Care is in negotiations to sell a 40-acre parcel that at one time was to be the site of a new hospital and medical campus here.