ATLANTA-The Maryland shopping center developer is asking the Georgia Mountains Regional Development Center for permission to build at least 2.3 million sf of retail; an undetermined amount of office product; a hotel with at least 200 rooms; and luxury condominiums and apartments on a 177-acre tract. Total estimated cost: $100 million.

SAN FRANCISCO-In one of the largest lease deals of the year, Covington & Burling signs a 12-year lease for the top four floors in the One Front Street office building owned by LendLease.

SOUTHFIELD, MI-Insite Commercial Group, an offshoot of Schostak Brothers, will use a team approach, company alignments and a helicopter to aid in deal acquisitions and allow brokers to work on more deals.

SEATTLE-The Committee for Children has leased roughly 77,000 sf of warehouse and office space in two of Martin Smith Inc.'s properties.