EDINBURGH, UK-Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has acquired a supermarket at 2 Colinton Road in Morningside, a suburb of Edinburgh, in an off-market deal.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA-Essex Property Trust has purchased "The Huntington" apartment complex situated beside the Bella Terra mall in Surf City for $48.25 million.

LONDON-London & Stamford Property has signed an agreement to purchase an office building in Marlow for GBP 50.15 million.

DENVER-Guggenheim Real Estate LLC and Austin-based Forestar Group Inc. have partnered to develop a 304-unit apartment community in Denver.

DETROIT-United Methodist Retirement Communities and Presbyterian Villages of Michigan are preparing start a second phase of senior apartments in the East Riverfront District of Detroit.

BUFFALO-Kevin Helfer and Paul Lamparelli have reached a contract purchase a long-vacant structure on the 500 block at 535 Main St. in downtown Buffalo.

HOUSTON-Lowe Enterprises Investors has acquired the Hotel Derek, a boutique hotel in the Galleria area of Houston, for a national hotel investment venture.

WORCESTER, MA-A former vocational school in Worcester will be converted into a mixed-income development.