LOS ANGELES-The Society of Industrial & Office Realtors names Robert Morris as the president to head the new slate of officers for the coming year. Other officers hail from I/ESG, NAI Capital, Charles Dunn and Colliers Seeley International.

SEATTLE-Metzler North America acquires the office and retail portions of the 20-story class A building in Downtown Seattle on behalf of Hamburg, Germany-based Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG, the real estate arm of German fund manager Union Investment Group.

DENVER-An analysis by Gordon Von Stroh, a professor at the University of Denver, has found that apartments boasting an attached garage have 42.7% higher rent than the average rent for units without. Dishwashers also pay off big time, while a clubhouse- a relatively expensive amenity- pays off the least.

ARLINGTON, TX-Three are up and running in their new spaces while a fourth makes the move July 1, with three of the four taking space in the Great Southwest. In all, 31,502 sf close off at multi-tenant office/warehouse buildings.