NEEDHAM, MA-Newtown Senior Living LLC reports that it has entered the Connecticut market with the $6.3 million acquisition of Brighton Gardens, a 117-unit assisted living facility in West Hartford, from Marriott Corp.

BOSTON-A biotechnology company based in Toronto is currently seeking industrial space here for a laboratory facility, according to company officials. It has recently expanded to Odense, Denmark with the opening of a new facility there.

STAMFORD, CT-Yale Robbins Inc.'s online search engine for office space listings, MrOfficeSpace.com, has reached an agreement to link with the city of Stamford's Economic Development Corp.'s Website.

STAMFORD, CT-CB Richard Ellis officials say that the Westchester County office market continues to post strong results, although its overall office vacancy rate rose slightly in the last three months.

BOSTON-Stream International Service Corp. is expanding its space at the Canton Commerce Center and Axcel Photonics has secured industrial space in Marlboro, according to CRESA Partners/Boston, which brokered both transactions.

BOSTON-Colliers International, based here, says that despite the continuing volatility on Wall Street and the fears of a weakening US economy, the demand for commercial office space in major cities around the world remains strong.

STAMFORD, CT-The bearish attitude pervading Wall Street has crept into the psyches of many in commercial real estate here. Some even wonder if the hard times of the early 1990s will once again plague the Connecticut Gold Coast.

NORWALK, CT-eLEC Communications Corp. announces that it has opened its new 45,000 sf customer contact center at its soon-to-be corporate headquarters location at 543 Main St. in New Rochelle, NY.