ORLANDO—Blue Rock Premier Properties has acquired control and management of a $700-million multifamily portfolio in Florida.

MIAMI—After hiring a number of professionals away from other firms, Cushman & Wakefield just opened a Fort Lauderdale office in the SunTrust Center.

CHICAGO—There is a high demand for class A properties in the suburbs, especially in the Oak Brook area, where tenants have few options on the eastern end of the market.

TAMPA, FL—Larry Richey, senior managing director and Florida market leader at Cushman & Wakefield, as inducted into the NAIOP Tampa Bay Hall…