OLYMPIA, WA-The Port of Olympia's property, bordered by State Avenue and Marine Drive, contains an old warehouse, a used car company, a boat repair business and a boat storage yard. The City of Olympia has zoned the property for mixed uses.

SKOKIE, IL-Local developers Scott Gendell and Seymour Taxman paid $8 million last year for the 6.4-acre site at 9340-9408 N. Skokie Blvd., and volunteered $1 million in concessions to win approval of a 110-unit condominium and 24,190-sf retail project.

CHAMBLEE, GA-The Stockton, CA-based developer plans to break ground before year end on The Battery at Chamblee Station, a 192-unit, class A multifamily this suburban community. First listed in 1999, the 4.16-acre tract sold for $2.7 million, or $649,038 per acre ($14.90 per sf).

NEW YORK CITY-Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft LLP, one of New York City's oldest and most prestigious law firms, has signed a 20-year, 450,000 sf lease for 1 World Financial Center.