LONDON-City North Group has been granted planning permission for its 175,000-sf office scheme at One City Road, on the northern fringe of the City of London. But in the current market a speculative start has been ruled out.

LONDON-Capital & Regional has added to its portfolio of mixed-use retail and leisure schemes with the formation of a joint venture with AWG to take over the struggling Great Northern scheme in Manchester city centre.

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL-Another condominium tower has begun construction in South Florida. La Perla Ocean Residences is planned for 326 residences on 42 stories. The developer is Cornerstone Premier Communities of Coral Gables, FL.

LONDON-Google UK, the European arm of the search engine operator, has signed up for 14,596 sf of offices in Derwent Valley Holdings' The Courtyard office refurbishment on Charing Cross Road, WC2.