LONDON-HSBC Bank plc, Wells Fargo and pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank have provided senior financing to Blackstone Group for the acquisition of distribution warehouses across the UK.

FORT WORTH-Davis Development, a multifamily housing developer based in Atlanta, has bought 20 acres of land on North Tarrant Parkway situated between Highway 377 and Ray White Boulevard in North Fort Worth from Hillwood Communities for a multifamily project.

PHILADELPHIA-Vision Group Ventures' master plan for I-81/I-78 Logistics Park moved ahead as Panattoni Development Co. grasped a 129-acre land at the Central Pennsylvania campus to build a 1.5-million-square-foot industrial space.

DULUTH, GA-Gwinnett Daily Post reported that Nilhan Hospitality has received approval from the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau to build Marriott at Gwinnett Center, a 300-room hotel in Duluth.

SUNNYVALE, CA-San Francisco-based D.R. Stephens & Co. has bought a Moffett Park building for $3.5 million from Lindsey Family Trust.

FALLS CHURCH, VA-Burlington Coat Factory, a discount clothing retailer, has inked a lease for 47,000 square feet of space at Seven Corners, a shopping center located in Falls Church.

MIAMI BEACH-The $412-million loan on the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, a 1,594-room resort, was sold on the CMBS market to investors.

ANN ARBOR, MI-Borders Group's former headquarters located in Ann Arbor has been placed on the market for sale for a price of $6.9 million.