STAMFORD, CT-The Old Advocate Building has been sold for $2.7 million to David Williams of Alliance Capital Management who will open a private art gallery displaying the works of Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol and others.

DETROIT-The automaker breaks ground on a 435,000-sf engineering building, designed to save space in the Southeast Michigan area. GM has reduced its facility space in Southeast Michigan by nearly 5 million sf since 1997.

BALA CYNWYD, PA-Susquehanna International Group LLP is closing in on one of the Philadelphia area's priciest real estate transactions to date. The securities trading firm is said to be on the verge of acquiring its current headquarters building for close to the asking price of $100 million

AUSTIN-BroadJump possibly has signed the largest lease this year this city, which has been at the mercy of the volatile high-tech market. The software developer has sealed a deal for 90,000 sf at the Domain. Move-in occurs Nov. 1.