MARIETTA, GA-Cobb County's largest city, 10 miles northwest of Downtown Atlanta, has selected Madison Retail to redevelop the 65-year-old Johnny Walker Homes complex into a $63-million, mixed-use enterprise called the Esplanade of Marietta.

ORLANDO-The property and facilities management specialist will oversee a six-building portfolio totaling 380,000 sf of office space throughout the metro area. At Crow, Berny Veilleux managed 108 properties totaling 500,000 sf for a national client.

ST. MARYS, GA-Express Scripts Inc. of Maryland Heights, MO expects to refurbish the 100,000-sf property by August and eventually hire a staff of 650 to process prescription drug benefit services for insurance companies and state health agencies.

TAMPA, FL-Employment gains in high-technology industries and the hospitality sector will translate to higher rents and lower vacancies, according to a new market analysis by Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co.

SANDY SPRINGS, GA-Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II Inc. has closed its estimated $82-million acquisition deal with locally based Pope & Land Enterprises Inc. for the 353,000-sf One Glenlake office building in this Atlanta suburb. GlobeSt.com reported the pending deal June 21.

ORLANDO-Off the market for two years, to give the hot Lake Buena Vista development hub time to stabilize, the 482-acre Bonnet Creek Resort development site is up for sales bids again. The purchase price is expected to be at least $1 million per acre.

ATLANTA-Lutz Real Estate Investments of Troy, MI pays Income and Growth Fund I and II LP $92.35 per sf for the 471,034-sf property tenanted by two separate divisions of Coca-Cola Co. for over 15 years. The deal closed in less than 60 days.

ATLANTA-Full Spectrum Lending Inc. and Countrywide Home Loans Inc. sign a seven-year lease valued at an estimated $3.3 million at Two Premier Plaza owned by Los Angeles-based Castle & Cooke Inc. at 5607 Glenridge Dr.