DALLAS-David Pemberton and his Centcom partners stake their first claim with six centers in four secondary cities. The deal closes with a $21.1-million first mortgage, $2.5 million in mezzanine financing and a mixed bag of investors kicking in the equity.

ATLANTA-Five new commercial projects valued at more than $200 million are planned for the metro area over the next 18 months. Two condo residential towers, two apartment complexes and an office condo undertaking comprise the surge in construction activity.

QUINCY, MA-In its first step in its long term South Shore real estate plan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts buys the seven-story Solomon Willard building from State Street Corp. for $39.3 million.

LAS VEGAS-The Phoenix based real estate company Desert Troon acquires the 475,000-sf Best in the West Power Center in Northwest Las Vegas from Best West LP, a part of The Molasky Group of Companies.