NEW YORK CITY-The City Planning Commission has approved Rudin Management's proposed plans to redevelop the St. Vincent's Hospital site into a residential development.

RALEIGH, NC-Clarion Partners, a real estate investment firm based in New York, and The Residential Group LLC have formed a joint venture to develop a garden-style apartment community in Raleigh.

CARLSBAD, CA-Bixby Land Co., a commercial real estate firm based in Orange County, has purchased Palomar Oaks Technology Park, an R&D and office complex in Carlsbad, for $15.8 million.

ATLANTA-Jackmont Hospitality Inc. has acquired six TGI Friday's restaurants and the development rights for five more restaurants in the coming five years.

ARLINGTON, VA-ARLnow has reported that the Arlington County Board has approved a plan to improve portion of Virginia Square in Arlington.

RICHMOND, CA-Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is expecting to start the first phase of its second campus, which could contain approximately 2 million square feet of office, R&D and lab space, in Richmond.

LONDON-Westminster City Council has granted planning consent for Prupim's flagship office project at 30 Berkeley Square in London.

NEW YORK CITY-Syracuse, New York-based Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is opening its first Brooklyn location in Boerum Hill.