PHILADELPHIA-Temporary African-American holiday mall is seen as precursor to a permanent retail facility beneath City Hall.

CHANDLER, AZ-The finishing touches go on the lead-off play for McShane Chandler Industrial Park. The initial building wave delivers three buildings, ranging from 57,450 sf to 85,400 sf. The build-out cost for the 24.5-acre park is projected at $20 million.

ARLINGTON, VA-The Hartford, a new 212,000-sf office building near the Clarendon Metro station, opens its doors to a new tenant, PageSoutherlandPage. The architecture and engineering firm will occupy an 11,200-sf space at the class A building under a long-term lease agreement.

ATLANTA-Despite having his partner drop out at the last minute, Allen Goins, president of AG/Armstrong, perseveres and wins approval from Fulton County commissioners for a 170,609-sf retail, office and residential venture at Birmingham Four Corners in the largely rural northwest end of the county.