WASHINGTON, DC-The Route 1 and Interstate 95 corridor between the District and Baltimore is strongest submarket, as it builds on a base on non-technology tenants. Northern Virginia vacancy rates are expected to soar as technology projects are put on hold or remain unleased.

IRVINE, CA-The Irvine-based engineering firm is planning to build the facility on a 2.36-acre parcel, which it has purchased for $2.5 million. The company is relocating from another site in the Irvine Spectrum.

FRANKLIN TWP., NJ-Emcore, which had earlier leased an adjacent 113,000 sf for its offices and manufacturing, now occupies a three-building compound.

MIAMI BEACH, FL-The acquisition of the 704,538-sf mixed-use property represents a major step in a strategic plan to expand the company's investments in South Florida and the Caribbean.