ATLANTA-Gary Lee and Andrew Murphy, who have aggregately participated in deals valued at over $1 billion, join Carter's newly formed Private Capital Investment Property Group. Lee is senior vice president of the group; Murphy is vice president.

ATLANTA-Fulton County is expected to vote on the city's offer in February. If the deal is approved, Vulcan Materials Co. would be given two years to end operations and vacate the Belwood Quarry site in northwest Atlanta.

ORLANDO-Florida Hospital is spending a total $398 million, and Nemours Foundation is budgeting $390 million. In addition, Orlando Regional Medical Center is investing $125 million on new and renovated facilities.

ORLANDO-The area's 14-million-sf inventory improves its vacancy level for the 10th quarter in a row, ending 2005 with net absorption of 562,869 sf. It's the best quarterly performance since the record 1.36 million sf of positive absorption was posted in fourth quarter 2004.

MARIETTA, GA-After months of deliberations, the city council votes 7 to 0 to sell a Downtown 11-acre parcel to Winter Properties for a mixed-use venture comprising 315 townhomes and condominiums, 46,000 sf of office and 31,600 sf of retail. The project will rise one block from the city's historic Marietta Square.

MARIETTA, GA-After months of deliberations, the city council votes 7 to 0 to sell a Downtown 11-acre parcel to Winter Properties for a mixed-use venture comprising 315 townhomes and condominiums, 46,000 sf of office and 31,600 sf of retail. The project will rise one block from the city's historic Marietta Square.

MARIETTA, GA-After months of deliberations, the city council votes 7 to 0 to sell a Downtown 11-acre parcel to Winter Properties for a mixed-use venture comprising 315 townhomes and condominiums, 46,000 sf of office and 31,600 sf of retail. The project will rise one block from the city's historic Marietta Square.

TAMPA, FL-G&A Development pays BWP Inc. $16 million or for the 224-unit Bloomingdale Woods Apartments in suburban Valrico. Westgate RE LLC acquires the 32-unit Westgate Apartments from CF Investments Inc. for $2.14 million.