NEW YORK CITY—Industry leaders opine on the positive developments—and possible pitfalls—in the city's future in part one of this GlobeSt.com series spotlighting a panel discussion at last week's NYU Schack Institute conference.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Partners National Real Estate Advisors and the Bulfinch Companies, Inc. report that the Forrester Research world headquarters building located in the Cambridge Discovery Park here has been sold.

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA—French firm Skipper Logistics has established its first US location in this Atlanta suburb.

PHOENIX—In this edition of Deal-Tracker, Colliers International in Greater Phoenix recently completed the investment sale of a 60,080-square-foot retail space in Peoria for $3.67 million, or $61.12 per square foot.