ATLANTA-The locally based utility holding company reportedly got a bargain at $14.75 per sf, versus the midtown average of about $21 per sf. Its choice of the Midtown property is expected to help revitalize a market that has been soft for a decade.

PORTLAND-Five of the major local brokerage houses agree this week to have most of their licensed brokers subscribe to the new database and broadcast email system starting June 1, giving the Commercial Association of Realtors the revenue base it needs to keep its fledgling online subsidiary growing and improving. It's not without controversy, however.

CHICAGO-Capitalizing on soft market conditions, the Great Books Foundation gets a reduction in its lease rate in a deal keeping the organization at 35 E. Wacker Dr. in the Central Loop.

NEW YORK CITY-Integrated communications provider Paetec takes 13,000 sf at 75 Broad St. in the largest of four recent signings totaling 25,600 sf. Owners JEMB Realty cite a return to traditional tenancy in the downtown market as the driving force behind a recent flurry of leasing activity in the building.