ATLANTA-The Chicago-based office property owner closes 24 deals in the last several weeks in a metro area where occupancies in some submarkets are reaching 25%, according to area brokers.

TALLAHASSEE, FL-McKenzie Landmark Development LLC of Boston pays New York-based Regency Green National Corp. nearly $4.8 million, or $37,344 per unit, for the 128-unit, 26-building property about two miles from the Florida State University campus.

DULUTH, GA-The Bloomfield Hills, MI-based homebuilder is taking the space for five years at the 104,947-sf, class A Crestwood Point building in this Atlanta suburb. The transaction brings the seven-year-old property to 95.5% occupancy.

ORLANDO-The Orange County Circuit Court ruling means Smyrna, GA developer Stan Thomas will have a $380,000 annual property tax bill instead of $1.8 million on the 1,800 acres he bought last year from Universal Orlando for an estimated $70 million or $38,889 per acre.

NORCROSS, GA-Two-year-old Rushmore Properties LLC of Chicago pays $18.7 million, or $50.82 per sf, for 14 single-story and two-story structures totaling 367,957 sf at Northwoods Commons, Northwoods Business Center and the Business Park.

BUFORD, GA-Network Strategies pays a below-replacement price of $20.16 per sf to Reno, NV-based DP Partners for the vacant, 302,600-sf Gwinnett County property about 10 miles from Downtown Atlanta.

ORLANDO-Menlo Logistics of Redwood City, CA signs an estimated 10-year lease at the 203,125-sf Crownpointe Distribution Center, developed and owned by Minneapolis-based Opus South Corp. The lease has an estimated aggregate value of $3 million.

TAMPA, FL-Overall second-quarter vacancy sits at 19.3%; class A is at 20.3%. Overall net absorption was only 1,950 sf. Despite the weak performance numbers, investment sales activity remains strong, reports Colliers Arnold Real Estate Services Co.