PORTLAND, OR-The operator of local restaurants, bars and nightclubs takes on the largest public assembly space in Old Town with plans for a restaurant, bar and nightclub that will have an island theme similar to that of its most recent tenant, Banana Joe's.

LONDON-The driving licence agency DVLA has bought 43,000 sf of space next to its existing Swansea Vale building in South Wales. It now occupies 113,000 sf in the area

DETROIT-A number of recent deals have livened up the central Michigan and Downriver area of Detroit, including the sale and lease of multifamily and retail properties, handled by different companies.

FLORHAM PARK, NJ-Kushner Properties, as the new entity is known, will be in charge of managing and leasing commercial holdings that have grown to 7.5 million sf in the last 18 months.