Office

ORLANDO-In Central Florida's biggest office deal of the year, Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. of Oak Brook, IL paid an estimated $88 million for 440,000 sf of class A space in three of the four existing office buildings at the 109-acre Celebration Place Office Park in Celebration, FL, 20 miles south of Downtown Orlando.

WESLEY CHAPEL, FL-The Pasco County Commission has just given the go ahead for the proposed Cypress Creek development, a multi-faceted project that would bring a hotel, office space, retail space and residential units to the largely undeveloped area.

WOODLAND HILLS, CA-The insurance company takes 30,000 sf of space in a Warner Center office park owned by the REIT. The move will combine and expand two existing claims offices in Woodland Hills and Ventura.

LONDON-New research from Catella shows prime West End rents have fallen 12% in six months. And the agent reports that the City market is off 8% over the same period.

DALLAS-Attorney Joe Geary challenges a 10-minute gap in a legal posting and the start of a meeting that resulted in Palladium's $43-million incentive package for its $600-million Victory project. Geary's clients want new votes by the TIF board and council.

NEW YORK CITY-Retail management technology provider QRS signs an eight-year deal at what was briefly the world's tallest building. Previous tenant iWon.com moves downstairs to the 35-story property's second floor.

WASHINGTON, DC-The recently shuttered Columbia Hospital for Women will likely be reborn as an apartment property now that the 230,000-sf facility has been put on the market.

NEW YORK CITY-Community Board One has fired the opening salvo in what promises to be a fierce battle over the proposed Edward J. Minskoff building at 270 Greenwich St. Board members say it's too big, too tall, and totally ill-conceived.