HOUSTON-A law firm moves into 25,572 sf in Phoenix Tower in a long-term lease that lifts occupancy to 81% in the 619,000-sf high-rise in the Greenway Plaza submarket. In the Galleria, a bank takes 4,864 sf.

DENVER-Taylor Kohrs will be building a new $9 million recreation center in Laramie, WY. The company is expanding from its Denver base, which continues to enjoy success after 20 years. Another Denver-based company, Ohlson Lavoie, is designing the rec center.

YONKERS, NY-Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has acquired the 3 Odell Plaza office building here for $6 million. The REIT also announced it has leased approximately 45,000 sf of space at its new property to Montefiore Medical Center.

ATLANTA-The North Miami Beach-based REIT pays $47.2 for the nine-year-old, 100%-leased, 512,630-sf Presidential Markets shopping center in Snellville, GA, 20 miles east of Downtown Atlanta. Cousins Properties Inc. and Presidential Marketcenter LLC, both locally based, were the sellers.