HOUSTON-Central United Life Insurance seals an 8,830-sf deal for 2727 Allen Parkway, a 416,685-sf structure on the edge of Houston's CBD. In a smaller lease, Equitable Investment relocates to a Westheimer building.

NEW YORK CITY-The PA puts out a call for design guidelines for Lower Manhattan while officially taking the reins of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., the organization originally formed to oversee the Downtown redevelopment process.

NORWOOD, MA-$13.2 million in permanent financing has been arranged for Norwood Park South office park, a three-building, 147,000 sf office complex. Principal Capital provided the funding on behalf of ND Norwood Park South LLC.

DEER PARK, TX-Bechtel Equipment Operations will be moving into a suburban office/warehouse positioned on 2 1/2 acres in Deer Park, a growing industrial town positioned 20 miles southwest of Houston.