NEW YORK CITY-New York Blood Center takes the freestanding building at 1200 Prospect Ave. in Westbury, NY to house new administrative offices, a laboratory and warehouse space. The 15-year, 55,000-sf deal is valued at $6.5 million.

LOS ANGELES-The former American Produce Building, located at 2160 E. 7th St. was built in 1986 and features approximately 30,000 sf of cooler space. The buyer, Davalan Produce is currently located in several buildings throughout the Downtown area.

DALLAS-The Staubach Co. in Dallas gets a lucrative contract to hawk 650,000 sf that's not living up to expectations. Ohio leads the pack with four stores ticketed for shutdown. Inquiries are rolling in, but no hard negotiations have begun.

WASHINGTON, DC-As part of its multi-million dollar advertising campaign, the National Association of Realtors begins airing radio advertisements today in an effort to gain more support for legislation that will prevent banking conglomerates from entering the real estate brokerage and property management markets.