WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, MI-Nanco of Los Angeles will try to turn the 1.4-million-sf mall, last owned by Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co., into "a destination place." Anchors include Sears, Marshall Fields, JCPenney and Kohls.

NORTHERN, VA-Transwestern Investment spends an estimated $165 million to acquire four buildings totaling more than 830,000-sf in Arlington and Fairfax Counties. The class A office/retail structures are all less than four years old.

NEW YORK CITY-Internet datacenter provider AccessIT signs a 10-year lease for two floors at 75 Broad St. The 675,000-sf building remained at full power with no communication problems on Sept. 11, in part due to a $30-million data backup renovation completed two years ago.

PHOENIX-The dental center was looking for a fourth location in a residential area, when Pointe Corridor Center II surfaced on the radar screen. The long-term lease is valued at $513,442 for the 5,000-sf office.