NASHVILLE-Tony Giarratana, a Nashville developer, has reacquired a parking lot beside the Encore condo tower in SoBro with plans to construct a four-star hotel there.

RICHARDSON, TX-The Connor Group, a real estate investment firm based in Ohio, has purchased Arboretum Estates Apartments, a 338-unit apartment complex at 411 Buckingham Road in Richardson.

SHEFFIELD, UK-Plusnet has leased more than 53,000 square feet of office space at The Balance in Sheffield from CBRE Global Investors.

MEMPHIS-Local buyers William and Carol Mathis have bought the Biltmore and McAlpin apartments located at 1812 and 1820 Madison Ave. out of foreclosure.

NEW YORK CITY-BevForce is expanding its footprint on Harrison Street in lower Manhattan.

NASHVILLE-Tony Giarratana, a Nashville developer, has reacquired a parking lot beside the Encore condo tower in SoBro with plans to construct a four-star hotel there.

NEW YORK CITY-Frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles is opening an outpost in Chelsea in March.

ALBANY, NY-Developers are planning to start construction by the end of this month on a $3.1-million residential project at the corner of Barrett and Union streets in downtown Schenectady.