SOMERVILLE, MA-Proposals to develop Yard 21, the vacant 9.3-acre site here, are due next week and officials are hopeful that a plan for the city-owned land will revitalize the stalled development of two additional parcels that developers hope will one day compose Assembly Square Common.

TEMPE, AZ-Tempe's year-to-date negative absorption hasn't stalled a $5-million buy of a 45,000-sf office building. Seller Principal Capital Group gets more than $111 per sf for Rural Court in a deal brokered by a Phoenix Grubb & Ellis team.

MORRISTOWN, NJ-Grubb & Ellis has the marketing assignment for Patriot's Plaza, Building A, a headquarters-quality facility that has just become available. Corporate neighbors include AT&T, Honeywell and Bayer.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI-First-half demand keeps rents stable, thanks to developers and owners smartly holding back on new building. Vacancies haven't skyrocketed and asking rents remain stable, says Paragon Corporate Realty Services.