MARLBOROUGH, MA- Newton, Massachusetts-based New England Development seeks a special permit to develop a 126,000-sf Target store on a 20-acre parcel it owns here right near Solomon Pond Mall. It's the second large development recently proposed for this town.

PORTLAND- Tom Usher, a senior director with Cushman & Wakefield, tells GlobeSt.com that he sees vacancy holding flat through mid-year. He also sees activity picking up, reiterating what many brokers around town have been telling GlobeSt.com since late January.

NEW YORK CITY-The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency awards a total of $3.2M of funding and $1.3M in federal tax credits to build affordable apartment complexes in three commonwealth communities.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA-Snowball, home of the IGN.com network for teen and young adult gamers, pays Stuhlmuller Property Co. $2 million to turn its 11-year, 66,000 sf lease into a two-year, 13,600-sf lease.