NEW YORK CITY-The acquisition swells the REIT's inventory by an additional 1.1 million sf. CalPers was the former owner. The acquisition is located roughly 30 miles north of Pittsburgh.

ATLANTA-Working from JLL's retail headquarters here, he will oversee all of the company's retail strategies, including leasing management, and development services.

AUSTIN-The Department of Small and Minority Business Resources is seeking council approval to engage in lease talks for 25,000 sf at a computer chip plant shuttered last year. The lease proposal runs 37 months.

LONDON-Occupier confidence is returning to the central London office market, with 2.5 million sf of space under offer at the end of the first quarter of 2002, according to Insignia Richard Ellis.