NEW YORK CITY-Cowtan & Tout, the UK creator of upholstery and fabrics, re-upped its lease in 111 Eighth Ave. for 10 years and expanded it for an additional 10,000 sf.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-The bank adds 21,000 sf in a 10-year lease, earmarking the extra space for a community room for use by local non-profit groups and a bank operations area. The bank also pushed a seven-year lease to 10 in the long-term play.

ATLANTA-The New York-based real estate investment firm has signed Bio-Lab Inc. of Decatur, GA to a six-year lease with an estimated aggregate value of $5.78 million at the 425,000-sf Conyers Distribution Center in the Interstate 20 East corridor of Atlanta.

CHICAGO-A new retail development begins on the site of a former YMCA in tony Lincoln Park, a North Side neighborhood. It will be anchored by Border's.