ATLANTA-Former Julien J. Studley Inc. executives James Cate, Bert Sanders and Patrick Duffy will serve as the managing principals of the new office at the Atlanta Financial Center. All told, 15 brokers have left Studley for Newmark.

PORTLAND-The $15,000 kiosks by Seattle-based Civia Media Group will be placed in the Portland companies' office buildings, providing tenants and visitors access to up-to-the-minute news, property information, city entertainment guides and advertising.

FORT WORTH-The 177-unit Second Dimension Apartments in West Fort Worth and 288-unit Bellaire in the city's Benbrook section fall under contract as investors look to multifamily product for reliable returns. Closings will take place after Memorial Day.

LAKE ZURICH-The one-story building at 555 Oakwood Blvd. undergoes a "fast-track retrofit" by Rosemont, IL-based McShane Construction Corp. following Smalley Steel Ring Co.'s $6.55-million purchase of the 190,000-sf facility.