NEW YORK CITY-Through a partnership with MoviebankUSA, Duane Reade is installing video vending machines.

PHILADELPHIA-Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital provides a $4.5-million fixed-rate loan for the 175,000-sf office and storage facility that Valhal acquired in 2000 and refurbished, taking it from 15% to 95% occupancy.

CARTERET, NJ-Despite weakness in third-quarter sales and, the regional grocery chain will invest another $15 million in renovations.

JENKINTOWN, PA-During an active quarter in which the financial REIT acquired 7.7 million sf from Wachovia and disposed of non-core assets, same-store and full-portfolio occupancy rose, and 312,000 sf of new leasing took place.

MELROSE PARK, PA-The 137-unit complex at 902 Valley Rd. here refinances with a 25-year, $6.7-million first mortgage. The prepayment penalty on the existing mortgage was waived. NorthMarq arranged the loan through Freddie Mac.

ALLENTOWN, PA-Within two weeks of buying the 607,000-sf warehouse at 860 Nestle Way, the Malvern, PA-based REIT pays $40.5 million to LaSalle Investment for the fully-leased buildings at 200 and 250 Boulder Dr. here.

PHILADELPHIA-Locally based CIAB Associates, which once sold its copier business to Ricoh, sells the 63,000-sf, net-leased Ricoh office and distribution center at 2727 Commerce Way to Atlanta-based Highland Equity Group. The asking price was $7 million.

PHILADELPHIA-The Conshohocken-based developer plans to convert the North Philadelphia parcel, which contains about 20 buildings aggregating more than two million sf, into Budd Commerce Center, a mix of office, industrial, retail and residential facilities.