Leasing

SEATTLE-"TOPOFF 2," a congressionally-mandated exercise to test local, regional, state and federal responses to terrorism, has local state and federal officials responding to a simulated radiological dispersal device in south Seattle this week.

DALLAS-The creditworthy tenant is settling into the class A space after setting off a bidding war that lasted nearly a year among Dallas CBD building owners. The hot pursuit was tied to a 10-year lease, with a top name and reputation for staying put.

DALLAS-The stack of deals range from 1,271 sf to 8,000 sf for properties as far north as Frisco to as far south as Temple, the newest location for close-out retailer Tuesday Morning. Regency Centers closes four in the stack for DFW properties.

BOSTON-Trinity Financial Inc. relocates to 40 Court St. The real estate development firm is moving from Golf Street to this 12-story 115,000-sf building owned by Paradigm Properties located in the heart of the city's financial district.

JERSEY CITY-Xtra, a specialty grocery chain, is set to take over the 50,000-sf store vacated by CitiMarkets in this city's Martin Luther King Drive Hub, a redevelopment project.

LONDON-The European Bank for Reconstruction and development is to stay in its existing headquarters at One Exchange Square, Broadgate in the City of London. Canary Wharf had been attempting to entice the bank to a new HQ in Docklands.

PHILADELPHIA-In relinquishing his post as president of the locally based,

TEMPE, AZ-The firm didn't have to roam far to find the expansion space that it needed. The five-year lease covers 40,000 sf in a building just 150 yards away from its old address. Expansion room, freeway exposure and aggressive pricing close the deal.