MIAMI-Lakeworth-Colony acquires a 117,000-sf neighborhood center in Tampa with occupancy of 97% and average asking rents of about $13.50 a sf.

ORLANDO-The three-year-old Council for Sustainable Florida, a non-profit, Tallahassee, FL-based consortium of corporate and government executives, recognized 21 statewide public and private groups for their outstanding performance, leadership and initiative in 2000.

ORLANDO-SouthStar Development Partners Inc. of Miami is selling five-acre to 10-acre parcels at the 21-year-old, 1,800-acre mixed use park next to Universal Orlando for $6 per sf to $10 per sf. SouthStar bought MetroWest last October from Debra Inc. of Saudi Arabia for $60 million or $115,384 per acre ($2.64 per sf).

RAHWAY, NJ-Denholtz Associates, based here, has paid approximately $186 million for a national office and flex/industrial portfolio from Chicago-based Banyan Strategic Realty Trust. Cohen Financial advised Banyan; Arthur Andersen LLP advised Denholtz.