ORLANDO-The Orlando Sentinel reported that a Fortune 100 company has signed a lease for an office space measuring over 100,000 square feet in Kirkman Point Professional Park in south Orlando.

DALLAS-An industry expert said that the conversion of an old office property in downtown Dallas into a 130-room Homewood Suites by Hilton is part of a major trend happening all through the country.

MILWAUKEE-A Milwaukee County Board committee has permitted Chris Abele to negotiate with Rick Barrett market the Downtown Transit Center for the proposed Couture project in Milwaukee.

LONDON-The Great Capital Partnership (GCP), a joint venture between Great Portland Estates plc (GPE) and Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Capco), has signed agreements to sell The Jermyn Street Estate for GBP 120 million or GBP 60 million.

BOSTON-Gerding Edlen, a real estate company based in Portland, Oregon, will break ground this week on a $150-million apartment complex in Boston's Seaport District.

PHOENIX-The U.S. Veterans Benefits Administration's regional office in Phoenix will expand its administrative unit into a second location in uptown Phoenix.

PITTSBURGH-The former Marbella, a condo building at Chapel Harbor in O'Hara Township, is getting a new life and a new name under a new owner.

BERLIN-Deka Immobilien has acquired Berlins Grosse Freiheit, a transparent office building at Stralauer Allee 4, from HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung.