BRONX, NY-Montefiore Medical Center signs an early renewal on 53,000 sf at 2300 Westchester Ave. here. The center will be in the site through 2018.

NEW YORK CITY-Archstone-Smith continues to gobble up apartment communities here. For $266 million, the firm acquires a complex in Murray Hill and another in Brooklyn Heights. The company now owns just under 4,000 units here.

NEW YORK CITY-Archstone-Smith continues to gobble up apartment communities here. For $266 million, the firm acquires a complex in Murray Hill and another in Brooklyn Heights. The company now owns just under 4,000 units here.

BETHESDA, MD-Host Marriott Corp. closes on the acquisition of 28 hotels from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. as part of a $4-billion merger agreement involving 35 properties. Host Marriott also plans to change its name to Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. on April 17.

BETHESDA, MD-Host Marriott Corp. closes on the acquisition of 28 hotels from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. as part of a $4-billion merger agreement involving 35 properties. Host Marriott also plans to change its name to Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. on April 17.

NEW YORK CITY-A $217-million bond credit transaction replaces an approximately $180-million short-term construction loan for an affiliate of Rockrose Development. Two Gold St. is a 51-story rental apartment in Lower Manhattan.

NEW YORK CITY-A $217-million bond credit transaction replaces an approximately $180-million short-term construction loan for an affiliate of Rockrose Development. Two Gold St. is a 51-story rental apartment in Lower Manhattan.

FLUSHING, NY-The New York Mets release the design plans for the team's new ballpark. Work on the effort is expected to be completed by opening day in 2009.