NEW YORK CITY—After serving in various roles at the real estate investment firm for 16 years, the development and capital markets professional comes onboard as EVP and head of urban development.

LOS ANGELES—Douglas Emmett buys a West L.A. office building for $225 million from Hines, which purchased the property for the same price during the last peak and held it through the downturn.

WASHINGTON, DC—Al Sraiya and Qatari Diar are illustrative of the latest wave of foreign investors seeking out opportunities in the Washington, DC area.

WESTWOOD, MA—The property, built for Eversource (formerly NSTAR), has served as its Massachusetts headquarters since its construction in 2001. The space being made available in the building will be ready for occupancy by as early as October 2016.