BERLIN, CT-The Brickyard Shopping Center, which is anchored by Home Depot and Sam's Club, is changing hands. Cedar Shopping Centers Inc. of Port Washington, NY has signed a deal to acquire the 274,000-sf complex here for $29.3 million.

GROTON, CT-The ownership of the Ledges Apartments, a 339-unit townhome/apartment community here, obtains $43 million in permanent financing for the project.

SCARSDALE, NY-Ginsburg Development receives a key approval from the Village of Scarsdale's Land Use Committee and is now in talks to develop a mixed-use $40 million parking garage in the heart of the Downtown district.

RYE BROOK, NY-Triarc Cos. Inc. is in negotiations with the RPW Group to become the first corporate tenant of the former Altria Group property at 800 Westchester Ave. here. The firm is looking to lease more than 50,000 sf for its new corporate headquarters.

DANBURY, CT-Loews Cineplex Entertainment reports that it plans to expand and renovate its existing theater here at 104 International Drive. The completed megaplex will feature 16-screens and stadium-style seating and will be the largest theater in Northern Fairfield County.

FAIRFIELD, CT-Stoneridge Partners, headed by former New York City real estate executives Robert S. Skolnick and David Small, starts construction on its first project, a $55-million luxury condominium development here on Kings Highway.

ALBANY, NY-Governor George Pataki plans to ask the State Legislature to increase the number of Native American casinos that could be in the Catskill region from three to five. The governor's new plan has met with mixed reviews from business leaders and politicians in the area.

NORWALK, CT-In a move that will consolidate operations housed in four office locations in Fairfield County, the Interpublic Group of Companies, a major advertising and marketing services firm, has signed a lease for 110,000 sf of space.