NEW YORK CITY-With healthy vacancy rates, high rents and limited space for future development, sources see continued positive trends for office properties in this market.

NEW YORK CITY-Chicago Title Insurance Co. has been a tenant at SL Green's 550,000-sf 711 Third Ave. property for 10 years and signs for another 10 years on the fifth floor.

NEW YORK CITY-Real estate journalist and publisher Peter Slatin will be responsible for the editorial content of RCA's Capital Trends series of reports.

BROOKLYN, NY-Habitat for Humanity is building 41 affordable housing condominiums here and for every dollar invested, it is expected to generate $3 in economic activity.

NEW YORK CITY-Andrew Scandalios jumps from investment sales producer to senior managing director to focus on institutional-grade transactions nationally across all property types.

NEW YORK CITY-The Empire State Development Corp. furthers the $6.28-billion project's implementation, a plan, which the agency is expected to formally approve this fall.

NEW YORK CITY-The sale of two pre-war apartment buildings with 11 retail store on the Upper West Side provides long-term development potential.

NEW YORK CITY-There are 33 specific recommendations made in a report revealed by Mayor Bloomberg designed to improve the safety of abatement and demolition operations here.