NEW YORK CITY-In separate transactions, Synergy Fitness inks a long-term lease for a new 9,200-sf gym on West 14th St. and North Face opens its first Manhattan store in 8,000 sf on the Upper West Side.

SAN DIEGO-Ohio-based investor Square Foot XIV acquires the building, which stands at 17170 Bernardo Center Dr., occupied by 24 Hour Fitness. 24 Hour Fitness is a long-term tenant here, having inked a 20-year lease here in 1992.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO-In his second attempt in seven years, legendary financier Sam Zell has made an offer to buy Chateau Communities, the largest owner of manufactured housing communities in the country. Manufactured Home Communities would pay $1.82 billion in cash for the properties and would forego normal due diligence procedures to expedite the closing.