NEW HAVEN, CT-Bow Tie Partners of New York City will open its Criterion Cinemas development at the former United Illuminating building here today. The five-screen cinema will be located at the firm's Temple Square development, which will soon include 44 luxury apartments and several restaurants.

NEW BRITAIN, CT-GVA Williams of Connecticut reports that grocer Price Rite, a division of Wakefern Food Corp., bested several other grocery chains in securing 32,000 sf of space at Columbus Plaza here.

CHESHIRE, CT-The Hampshire Cos. of Morristown, NJ has acquired Cheshire Commerce Park, a 220,000-sf industrial complex here for approximately $7.1 million. The purchase was made through the firm's Hampshire Partners Fund VI.

NORWALK, CT-One of the few speculative office buildings currently under construction in the New York metro area reached a new milestone. Building and Land Technology held a topping off ceremony last Friday for its 901 Main Ave. building, part of the Towers at Merritt River Corporate Campus.

CORTLANDT MANOR, NY-Wilder Balter Partners, Inc. and the Housing Action Council begin construction on the 161-unit Jacob's Hill senior housing development here. The project will feature 103 rental apartments and 58 condominiums.

WHITE PLAINS-MetLife, Inc., which more than two years ago put its 712,131-sf White Plains Plaza office complex on the market for sale, only to pull the twin-tower complex off the market less than a year later, has had a change of heart.

SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY-More than 18 months after it acquired the property, New York Life opened its new 383,000-sf Westchester campus on Tuesday at the former Mount Pleasant Corporate Center here.

WHITE PLAINS-Ginsburg Development LLC is moving forward with its $100-million "Pinnacle" luxury condominium project at 250 Main St. in the heart of the Downtown area here. The firm hopes to break ground on the venture by the spring of 2005.