ATLANTA-Area brokers familiar with the Downtown submarket tell GlobeSt.com on condition of anonymity the leases are for an estimated 10 years at quoted rents of $22 per sf with a combined estimated value of $50.6 million, making the deal among the largest to date in metro Atlanta.

DALLAS-The locally based company is taking a conservative stance, keeping a close eye on tenant credit quality.

ORLANDO-The Orlando developer paid Curry Ford Associates $3.1 million or $41.05 per sf for the 75,500-sf Curry Ford East and University Square Associates $3.35 million or $36.81 per sf for the 91,000-sf University Square Shopping Center.

GRAFTON, MA-As part of an ongoing effort to fund the Clean Elections law, representatives of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Warren E. Tolman seize 242 acres that it is considering for auction. Stunned local officials charge that the move is politically motivated.