RYE BROOK, NY-Cadbury Schweppes plc, which closed on its 135,000-sf lease at 900 King St. here on Dec. 23, plans to have the first of about 425 employees begin to take occupancy of the new space by the first of April.

WHITE PLAINS, NY-Ginsburg Development Corp. of and Ridgemour Meyer Properties LLC plan to present a plan in the next few weeks to build a mixed-use project at the former A&P supermarket site across from the City Center development.

WHITE PLAINS, NY-Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Lehman Brothers Holdings acquired all of the $1.3 billion of outstanding senior debt of Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts Ltd. of London at an unspecified discount.

HAVERSTRAW, NY-Site-clearing work has begun on the first phase of the planned 850-unit Harbors at Haverstraw waterfront housing development being built at the former Rockland Fuel site here.

FAIRFIELD, CT-Colonial Realty Corp., reports it has closed nearly 150,000 sf in commercial and industrial lease and sales transactions in the Stratford, Bridgeport and Shelton markets in Fairfield County.

NEW YORK CITY-Officials have earmarked an additional $25 million to acquire up to 700 acres in the Croton Watershed. The "environmentally sensitive" properties are located in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties.

WHITE PLAINS, NY-Another Westchester County law firm has expanded its operations in downtown White Plains. Cerussi & Spring PC has signed a lease renewal and expansion transaction for 18,330 sf of space at the Gateway Building here.

RYE BROOK, NY-Cadbury Schweppes plc is poised to sign a lease for 135,000 sf at the now vacant 900 King St. office building here. The deal, although not yet finalized, would involve the relocation two subsidiaries.