NEW YORK CITY-The low interest rate environment is credited as the reason the ownership at South Park Tower chose to refinance $95 million.

NEW YORK CITY-Shoe retailer DSW is opening two sites in Lower Manhattan. The company takes 30,000 sf in Union Square and 25,000 sf in Battery Park City.

NEW YORK CITY-Trizec Properties completes 10 new lease transactions in the hot Midtown market. A variety of companies sign on for 73,000 sf of space at 1065 Ave. of the Americas.

NEW YORK CITY-Jury selection begins in the second trial regarding World Trade Center insurance coverage. The first trial ended in early May with a jury saying the attacks constituted one occurrence, not two.

BRONX, NY-Retail REIT Acadia Realty Trust and P/A Associates acquires a multilevel property on East Fordham Road here and plans to add as much as 85,000 sf to the site. The area is the third strongest retail corridor in New York City.

BRONX, NY-Retail REIT Acadia Realty Trust and P/A Associates acquires a multi-level property on East Fordham Road here and plans to add as much as 85,000 sf to the site. The area is the third strongest retail corridor in New York City.

BRONX, NY-In an effort to revitalize another city neighborhood, the department of planning proposes rezoning that would add 11 blocks to this mixed-use district.

CAMBRIDGE, MA-Leggat McCall Properties fine tunes plans to develop a residential complex on the site of the former Necco candy factory here. In August, the firm paid $14.4 million for the full city block known as One First St.