PORTSMOUTH, UK-The Whiteley Co-Ownership Trust, a joint venture partnership between Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited and British Land, has signed 10 pre-lease deals totaling 24,700 square feet at Whiteley Shopping Centre, a 320,000-square-foot development in Hampshire.

NEW YORK CITY-Law firm Brandt Steinberg & Lewis has leased 8,917 square feet of office space located at 1430 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan.

LEEDS, UK-Hammerson has signed agreements to purchase The Victoria Quarter, a retail destination situated in the center of Leeds' retail core, from Kennedy Wilson for GBP 136 million.

LEEDS, UK-Land Securities has disclosed the opening date for Trinity Leeds, a 1-million-square-foot retail centre in Leeds.

AUSTIN, TX-Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which bought the bulk of office buildings in Austin in $1.2-billion deal during the real estate boom, is now trying to sell the properties.

AURORA, CO-United Natural Foods Inc. will lease 535,000 square feet of space at Gateway Park in Aurora from The Pauls Corp.

LIVERMORE, CA-Greenville Investors, a subsidiary of Pacific Union Holdings, has sold Pacific Corporate Center, a 208,000-square-foot complex in Livermore, to Walnut Creek-based Vertical Ventures LLC for an undisclosed amount.

DORAL, FL-Victoria's Secret Stores has signed a five-year lease for 16,460 square feet of space at Beacon at 97th Avenue Business Park in Doral.