MAITLAND, FL-ADS Telecom, with offices in suburban Lake Mary, Tampa and South Florida, buys 8,000 sf for an estimated $1.68 million. It is the first of 14 transactions scheduled to close by year's end at the 53,000-sf, Maitland Professional Office Village.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL-Direct vacancy for the first half is 14.2%, down from 15% in the same period last year. Rents are moving upward with the average asking rate at $18.56 per sf, about 3% higher than mid-year 2004, according to Advantis/GVA Real Estate Services Co.

ATLANTA-The 22 buildings in seven major hubs sell for about $177.41 per sf after being on the market since June, people in a position to know tell GlobeSt.com. The Atlanta portfolio consists of 800,000 sf with average occupancy at 90%.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI-Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust, a retail REIT, puts shopping centers on the market. The centers, combined, are valued at $85 million, and are approximately 1.29 million sf.