Atlanta

ATLANTA-The 52-year-old, $8 billion Dallas-based homebuilding and financial services firm is paying about $3.2 million for the East Fox Court dirt in suburban Alpharetta, GA, across from Roberts Realty Investors Inc.'s Addison Place apartment community.

ATLANTA-Jerry and Brett Buckner, previously of the locally based Buckner & Co., join the Irvine, CA-based company's office here as senior advisors. Kevin Boughner moves over from Wachovia Securities. The new trio takes the local office brokerage staff to a dozen.

ATLANTA-After nearly a decade-long absence from this market, the Troy, MI-based company partners with Royalton Investments to buy the nine-story, 86%-leased, 125,603-sf building. Hayman may build condominiums on its rooftop parking deck.

ATLANTA-Masterfoods USA of Cleveland, TN, a division of Hackettstown, NJ-based Mars Inc., is adding a new line, Cookies And, to its brand of chocolates. No major building construction was involved in the expansion of the Tennessee plant.

ATLANTA-Stacey Corso, editor of Real Estate New York, a monthly Real Estate Media Inc. publication, will handle all aspects of commercial real estate in Atlanta's eight-county market, along with breaking major industry news in other Southeast areas. Corso may be reached at 212-929-6900 or [email protected].

ATLANTA-The locally based American arm of British-based Six Continents PLC is putting the former Tishman Hotel Corp. executive in charge of Six Continents' growth and development of all company brands in the western states. Watkins will be based in Phoenix.