SHARON, MA-The local conservation commission sponsors a plan to seize a 347-acre parcel here, known as Rattlesnake Hill, by eminent domain. The town had attempted to purchase the site last year but the proposal was defeated at the polls.

CHANTILLY, VA-General Dynamics Government Systems Corp. stays on at the Washington Technology Park at 15000 Conference Center Dr. with the renewal of its lease on 60,000 sf of space in the 470,400-sf class A office structure.

ATLANTA-St. Louis-based Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum has added Ebru Ercan, Brad Higdon and Jimmy Goldgeier to its 70-person Atlanta office.

SADDLE BROOK, NJ-A 45,000-sf Villager Hardware anchors the property, whose siteplan allows for another 20,000 sf of retail space. The Cronheim organization secured the permanent loan for the unnamed owner.