BOSTON-The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center inches one step closer to getting ground-level retail now that a special state commission has recommended converting a portion of that building.

BOSTON-Mark Maloney, the Boston Redevelopment Authority director, will remain on as a volunteer to advise the mayor on planning and development issues.

MURRELLS INLET, SC-A $30-million renovation and expansion of Myrtle Beach's Inlet Square will get underway next year.

BURLINGTON, MA-Dallas-based Behringer Harvard has added two fully-leased Burlington buildings to its REIT I portfolio with the $82.3 million acquisition of Nokia's northeast regional headquarters.

NORTHBOROUGH, MA-McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc. will stay another five years at 55 Lyman St. in Northborough under an extended lease that also gave the company an extra 26,158 sf.

BOSTON-A move is brewing among architects and preservationists to save City Hall from the wrecking ball.

BURLINGTON, MA-A five building, self-storage portfolio has been acquired for $19.9 million by New York investment firm W. P. Carey from locally based Stor-U-Self Management Corp.

MILFORD, MA-A local buyer has acquired a five building portfolio for $24.5 million in a deal that includes Milford's Birchwood Office Park and a two-story office and medical building at 321 Fortune Blvd.