BELTSVILLE, MD-Makeup company Mirage Cosmetics Inc. purchases a new headquarters building for $2.2 million. The 34-year old industrial structure is nearly 51,000 sf and was previously owned by Duron Paints & Wallcoverings.

ROCKVILLE, MD-Metro Park North--a 17-building property housing 905,000 sf of office and flex space in the I-270 Corridor--changes hands from one California real estate firm to another, as PS Business Parks purchases the complex in a $127 million deal. Seller GIC Realty finally unloads the property after two failed attempts earlier this year.

GERMANTOWN, MD-Science Applications International Corp. renews the lease on its long-held space at 20201 Century Blvd. The company occupies 51,137 sf of a structure in the 270 Corporate Park office building complex.

WASHINGTON, DC-Starbucks inks a deal to open in Woodley Park at 3000 Connecticut Ave., the former home of the Animal Cracker Cafi. The 1,700-sf shop will open across the street from the National Zoo in early 2002.

ROSSLYN, VA-After helping Laurel Consulting Group, Inc. evaluate current area vacancies, Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc. facilitates the company's renewal of its current space at 1815 North Fort Myer Dr.

BALTIMORE, MD-The County Council has voted to sell five properties in hopes of raising about $6 million in cash. The sites cover a total of 20 acres and range in value from approximately $3 million to $4,700.

BALTIMORE, MD-Latitude 360 moves its headquarters to bwtech@UMBC, the newly developed research and technology park at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

WASHINGTON, DC-Congress passes the Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, giving state and local governments access to $250 million for the cleanup and conservation of abandoned commercial and industrial properties throughout the US.