ARLINGTON, VA-The shutdown of nonessential federal operations earlier this month “likely disrupted a wide variety of projects” in the both the public and private sectors, says Ken Simonson, chief economist at Associated General Contractors.

DANBURY, CT-At just north of one million square feet, Matrix Realty Group's office property accounts for 30% of the market's class A space.

BUFFALO, NY-The $46.3-million Clinical Science Center at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute is intended to help the institute meet demand for in-patient and outpatient services.

WASHINGTON, DC-The council's latest quarterly survey of apartment market conditions showed all four indexes were below the break-even line for the first time in four years.

LOCKPORT, NY-The world's largest user of integrated Internet services, Yahoo plans to spend $170 million to expand its data center here, which it considers a worldwide showcase.

MEDFORD, MA-Fellsway Plaza, built in multiple phases dating back to the 1950s, has traded to a venture of Charter Realty & Development Corp. and Regency Centers Corp.

NEW YORK CITY-The shopping center operator's debut as a publicly traded REIT could be the largest in the retail sector since Simon Property Group's $840-million IPO in 1993.

STAMFORD, CT-Along with the 124-unit Parallel 41 here, Institutional Property Advisors has also arranged apartment sales in New Haven County and in Fall River, MA.