SADDLE BROOK, NJ-The Italian-owned garden and pet supply company is on board at Jos. L. Muscarelle's 205,000-sf 45 Mayhill St. after a transaction arranged by teams from NAI James E. Hanson and Strategic Alliance Partners.

DALLAS-The 202-unit Pleasant Grove Village is the collateral for the 10-year loan in a first-time deal between AmeriSouth Realty and New York City lender, Nomura Bank. Bought in 2001, the complex has undergone a $1-million rehab.

LAKE OSWEGO, OR-After holding it for 10 years, the Ventura County Employee Retirement Association sells Oswego Village, an 86,600-sf grocery-anchored strip center, for $12.3 million.

NEWARK, NJ-The tax collectors will continue to occupy all of one floor and part of another at the Gale Co.'s 22-story, 429,000-sf downtown tower. Company officials report "significant activity" involving the building's remaining available space.