NEW YORK CITY-The townhouse and condominium development is taking shape at 197 Berry St. in Williamsburg.

CHICAGO-Aviva PLC, a London-based insurer, is on the look out for another company to share its office space measuring 50,000 square feet at 300 N. LaSalle St.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL-Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has negotiated the sale of Emeritus in Altamonte Springs.

NEW YORK CITY-The Backer Group, a development and management firm based in Brooklyn, has registered for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its Twin City Lofts.

NEW YORK CITY-Jersey-based Cupcake Stop has inked a lease deal with Thomas M. Graham & Co. for 450 square feet at 70 Greenwich Avenue.

NEWTON, MA-Senior Housing Properties Trust has inked a deal with CommonWealth REIT to acquire 27 medical office properties in 12 states for $470 million.

MIAMI-AIDS Healthcare Foundation has bought an 8,200-square-foot two-story retail/office building situated at 1510 Alton Road, Miami Beach for $3,187,500.

FORT MYERS, FL-Colorado-based realty investment firm Real Capital Solutions along with Cameratta Companies has proposed new plans for First Street Village, a mixed-use project located in The River District of Fort Myers.