THE WOODLANDS, TX-Sigma-Genosys will be taking 39,000 sf of a 58,000-sf new building in Research Forest. The project, which just broke ground, abuts the biotech firm's existing operation at 1442 Lakefront Circle for a total of 70,000 sf.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Auto Nation, based in Ft. Lauderdale, has bought a Nissan dealership in Scottsdale, opening the door to a consolidation of adjacent operations to form the nation's largest Subaru dealership. Auto Nation shells out $2.3 million.

PHOENIX-The metropolitan region is feeling a pinch from the sagging national economy, with industrial vacancy dipping by nearly a point. The 7.2% vacancy results from more than 1.8 million sf coming back on the market.

ATLANTA-The nation's second largest wireless carrier after Verizon Wireless Inc. will be moving this fall into space originally developed by the Barry Real Estate Cos. for Nortel Networks Inc. of Ottawa, Canada.