EMERYVILLE, CA-The decision paves the way for other redevelopment projects on contaminated sites in urban core areas by validating the use of eminent domain in property acquisition and by allowing the city Superfund-style cleanup authority, according to an attorney representing Emeryville.

CHICAGO-Steven Bandolik is the new president and CEO of privately-held commercial real estate firm, replacing Jack Eimer, who becomes president of Transwestern's central region. He will lead a force of 1,350.

LONDON-Having already trimmed some $417 million in assets, company leaders now turn to Europe with axe in hand. The goal is to "create a company focused on the US office market," insiders tell GlobeSt.com.

ATLANTA-The 125-room, five-story, 70,000-sf Hildton Garden Inn Atlanta North Point sits on a 2.5-acre pad in fast-developing Alpharetta, GA, 15 miles north of Downtown.