GOSHEN, NY-Former Bank of New York exec Robert Hannan has been named managing director of the Orange County Capital Development Corp., a liaison organization between lenders and small business that will begin operations early next year.

WHITE PLAINS, NY-Fidelity Corporate Real Estate signed on for nearly 13,000 sf of space at W&M Properties' 711 Westchester Ave. W&M is also marketing more than 100,000 sf of underutilized space leased to AT&T at 500 Mamaroneck Ave.

WHITE PLAINS, NY-Ivy Equities and Barrow Street Capital LLC held a groundbreaking event for their "the Shoppes at Main" project to be built at the former site of a Sears store, which had operated at the site for more than 30 years.

STAMFORD, CT-Apex Hospitality Corp. acquired a former assisted living facility here for approximately $7.5 million and plans to spend another $2.5 million to convert the 84,500-sf building into a new Hampton Inn & Suites.

GREENWICH, CT-Hedge fund firm Sagamore Hill Capital Management has signed a sublease for approximately 19,000 sf of space at the 10 Glenville St. building here.

SHELTON, CT-In the second major lease transaction at the property since 1 Parrott Dr. was reopened earlier this year after an extensive renovation, Imagistics International Inc. has signed for more than 14,500 sf.

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY-A German knife manufacturing company expanded its US operational headquarters with the acquisition of the 65,000-sf 333 South Highland Ave. building for $5.2 million.

WINDSOR, CT-HRPT Properties Trust of Newton, Mass. has purchased the 100 Northfield Drive office building here for $13.7 million, according to CB Richard Ellis, which brokered the sales deal.