FARMINGTON HILLS, MI-Trammell Crow Co. converts a condominium building from a multifamily complex units to office use, selling five Pines Office Condominiums in four months. The niche is businesses looking for small spaces.

BEL AIR, MD-Greenbrier Shopping Center and an adjacent five-acre parcel sell to Mid-Atlantic Realty Trust for $25.5 million. Security Management Corp. developed the property--which is anchored by a 55,000-sf Safeway market and sits on a 14-acre plot--in the mid-1990s.

PHOENIX-Buyer Lippow Development of Martinez, CA closes the deal with proceeds from a San Francisco multifamily sale. The 14,539-sf acquisition at 3063 W. Agua Fria Freeway comes with a 20-year lease.

ORLANDO-Robert I. Earl, the $600,000-a-year chairman of the 11-year-old, locally based, celebrity-themed restaurant chain, denies any wrongdoing and suggests any investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission will clear the company as well.