ST. LOUIS-Chicago-based The Habitat Co. has acquired two apartment communities in St. Louis County for a combined $30 million.

CINCINNATI-World Class Capital Group LLC, a real estate investment firm based in Austin, has purchased a self-storage portfolio in Ohio.

DALLAS-Hillwood Communities has officially started construction on Harvest, a 1,000-acre master-planned development in Argyle and Northlake, in collaboration with Realty Capital.

HOPKINTON, RI-Philadelphia's Binswanger has closed the sale of an industrial facility in Ashaway, Rhode Island.

SANTA CLARA, CA-San Diego-based ServiceNow has leased an approximately 150,000-square-foot office space in Santa Clara.

WALTHAM, MA-RLJ Lodging Trust has bought Embassy Suites, a 275-room hotel in Waltham, Massachusetts, for $64.5 million.

NEW YORK CITY-The Federal Emergency Management Agency has signed a short-term lease for a 200,000-square-foot space at Forest Hills Tower to house its New York City headquarters.

AUSTIN, TX-Hanover Co., a multifamily developer based in Houston, is preparing to break ground soon on a planned apartment project just south of the well-known Uchi restaurant on South Lamar Boulevard.