PHILADELPHIA- Jack Soloff Jr. joins the local office of Grubb & Ellis as VP. The former principal with Seligsohn Soens Hess and Rubenstein Brokerage Group handled leasing for more than three million sf here.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-Career City College pays just over $11.2 million for Atrium 2000, a 109,250-sf, class B office building at 2000 West Commercial Blvd. The largest tenant recently exited, making way for the college's expansion.

PHILADELPHIA-The portfolio of 24 diverse buildings that were acquired and rehabilitated by Sherman Properties over the past 12 years encompasses 263 units and is 97% occupied.

SCRANTON, PA-The building, located on a 7.3-acre site at 501 South Washington Ave. here, sells for just over $1.8 million, or about $11.69 per sf. It contains 19,110 sf of freezer space and a 13,702-sf office area.

MIAMI-Equity One promotes Robert Malagon EVP and asset manager of its nine-million-sf Florida portfolio. The Boca Raton office of Trammell Crow nabs a former Trizec exec. Fidelity National Title targets new VP post to grow business here.

WYOMISSING, PA-Carlino Development Group pays $7.8 million for six Leesport branches and leases them back for 20 years at a monthly rental rate that begins at $58,549. The bank expects to save $175,000 next year alone.

BOCA RATON, FL-The Cotton Bay and Mahogany Bay apartment complexes in West Palm Beach and Boynton Beach, respectively, contain an aggregate of 772 units. Both are more than 18 years old and outside Gables' "premium neighborhood" target.

MIAMI BEACH-Related Group of Florida unveils Apogee, its priciest condo project yet. The 22-story, 67-unit condo is set to break ground next year on the last remaining waterfront parcel on the southern tip of South Beach.