NORTHLAKE, IL-Freudenberg Household Products leases 254,000 sf at 505 Railroad Ave., which until last year was headquarters and warehouse for Dominick's Finer Foods, to consolidate its Roll-O-Matic Mop and Vileda cleaning products divisions.

BELLEVUE-Kmart's bankruptcy could hurt the owners of the sites where stores have closed down. Many Washington leases were put up for public auction, which leaves the owners little control over their properties. However, the owner of two former stores has reached a termination agreement that may save him this headache.

HOUSTON-The Arnold & Associates law firm will occupy 3,417 sf at 2401 Fountainview Dr. while MCS Technologies, a petroleum industry provider, will ease into 3,177 sf at 1220 Augusta Dr.

SAN FRANCISCO-According to Mayor Willie Brown, the need for affordable housing is a major one, considering San Francisco's sky-high real estate prices in the past decade.