JACKSONVILLE-A major residential, retail and office project that fell victim to the recession, has new life. A partnership of Miami and Atlanta-based investors has purchased 120 acres of vacant land on the Southside Connector for a major mixed-use development.

CHICAGO-The office vacancy rate for downtown Chicago in the fourth quarter of 2013 fell to the lowest point in four-and-a-half years at 14.4%.

DALLAS-The office vacancy rate for the Dallas-Forth Worth area in 2013 fell to a little below 18%, the lowest level in more than a decade.

HOUSTON-The state of Texas remains the most attractive state for family relocations, according to Allied Van Lines Magnet States Report.

WHITE PLAINS, NY-The Building Owners and Managers Association reported on Monday that Ian Ceppos, senior managing director of Colliers International of Stamford, CT, was elected president of the organization.

HERNDON, VA-Dallas-based JLB Partners plans to build a 450-unit to 500-unit apartment development here near its Icon at Dulles apartment community.

WASHINGTON, DC-The administration of DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray is expected to name the winning bidder next month for the redevelopment of the Franklin School in downtown DC.

PHILADELPHIA-While building permits recently fell in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, for the year residential building permits are sharply higher in the tri-state region of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey than in 2012.