WHITE PLAINS-Urstadt Biddle Properties, which purchased the Westchester Pavilion shopping center here for $39.9 million last month, plans to market 10,000 sf of previously unused space and is studying plans to expand the facility by approximately 75,000-sf.

STAMFORD, CT-Fueled by transactions with financial services and insurance firms, leasing activity remained "steady" in 2002 at W&M Properties office portfolio in Westchester and Fairfield counties.

WHITE PLAINS-Endurance Reinsurance Corp. of America has leased 21,625 sf and will be relocating its New York headquarters to the former Kraft General Foods property at 333 Westchester Ave. here.

YONKERS, NY-City of Yonkers officials say that the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency has taken over the redevelopment of the former Purdue Frederick Pharmaceutical building here from Alfred Weissman Real Estate.

PURCHASE, NY-Following on the heels of recent large property maintenance contracts with Aetna in Connecticut and SONY in New York City, Grubb & Ellis reports it has been awarded the maintenance services contract for MasterCard International's global headquarters here.

ALBANY, NY-In a State of the State speech that some say provided some insight but little substance as to what the state will do about its projected multi-billion dollar budget deficit, Governor George Pataki handed out carrots to Westchester and New York City where he proposes to develop biotech Centers of Excellence.

STAMFORD, CT-The year-end 2002 office vacancy rates in Fairfield County continue to show a market trying to cope with a glut of available sublease space, while Westchester County exhibits signs of strengthening, according to officials with Cushman & Wakefield.

YONKERS, NY-Electronics retailer P.C. Richard & Son Inc. has acquired a 3.3-acre parcel on Central Park Avenue here for approximately $2.5 million so that it can replace its existing store nearby with a new store of about 36,000 sf.