WALLINGFORD, CT-The developer of the new 300,000-sf national headquarters for Mortgage Lenders Network secures a $50.75-million construction loan for the project.

HARTFORD–In what local brokers say is a record for Central Connecticut, Newton, MA-based HRPT Properties Trust has acquired an industrial property portfolio totaling more than 1.45 million sf for $97 million.

BREWSTER, NY-Akzo Nobel, a Netherlands-based manufacturing firm, is relocating most of its Westchester County operations from Dobbs Ferry to 66,000 sf of space at 281 Fields Ln. in the Putnam County Village of Brewster.

SHELTON, CT-Pitney Bowes is selling three parcels of land totaling 26 acres across the street from its nearly 500,000-sf complex.

SHELTON, CT-After a nearly year-long search for space in Westchester and Connecticut, Cara Therapeutics decides to relocate its corporate headquarters to One Parrott Dr.

HARTFORD-Work finally began late last week on the first phase of the Front Street Project, a planned entertainment, retail and residential development to be built at Adriaen's Landing in Downtown.

STAMFORD, CT-Despite some few large corporate space givebacks, leasing activity in Westchester and Fairfield counties was robust in the third quarter of this year, states a report issued by CB Richard Ellis.

GREENWICH, CT-Starwood Capital Group reports it has launched a new luxury "eco-friendly" hotel and residences brand called simply "1" and plans to open its first hotel in Seattle in late 2008.