HOUSTON-Hines CalPERS Brazil Fund II starts the one-million-sf Louveira Swans and 1.1-million-sf Cajamar. The fund has five parks at various stages and 14 in the queue.

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BEDFORD, MA-The life sciences firm renews and expands into nearly 65,000 sf, holding fast to a location that started out as a sublease and has ended in a longer term deal.

IRVING, TX-The class AA space is secured with a seven-year term after an aggressive chase in the market for the deal. Meritage will consolidate all but one office in the region.