DALLAS-Up against 30 others, Metzler North America lays claim to the fully leased Galleria North Tower II in 45 days from contract to close. The buyer's persistence and promise of future transactions get Rreef's nod. Word is the core asset rings up $202 per sf.

GREENWICH, CT-Unilever completes the sale-leaseback of its North American headquarters for its home & personal care business unit at 33 Benedict Pl. here. Unilever sells the 119,344-sf building to a partnership of the Willett Cos. for $87.5 million.

LOGAN TWP., NJ-The new owner will spend $200 million to build out the Northeast Business Center, which will be renamed to carry its LogistiCenter brand. The park's existing two million sf of W/D space will grow to a total of 5.5 million sf.

BOSTON-The MBTA has selected two developers to build a mix of retail, condominiums and apartments on two parcels of land that were once reserved for the Central Artery and Green Line aqueduct.