NEW YORK CITY-Partly due to the success of its <i>South Beach Diet </i> publication, Rodale Press inks a renewal and expansion deal at 733 Third Ave. Thanks to some restacking, the publisher ups its presence to 113,699 sf.

FLUSHING, NY-A development plan with costs, excluding land, estimated at approximately $265 million is being put in place to revitalize the Downtown area of this Queens community. A report suggests an improved transportation infrastructure is a critical need.

NEW YORK CITY-The nearly two-million-sf site, which SL Green acquired two years ago for $480 million, is the subject of a first mortgage of $425 million. The Times Square site serves as the world headquarters of Viacom Inc.

NEW YORK CITY-A joint venture of Nathan Berman, Yaron Bruckner and Eastbride NV closed on the acquisition of the 800,00-sf 20 Exchange Pl. here. Berman and Bruckner also closed on additional financing for another Lower Manhattan acquisition--63 Wall St.

NEW YORK CITY-The locally based fund closes its third fund in a series with $292 million in equity raised. Investments planned include an assortment of transactions throughout the US.

NEW YORK CITY-A select group of New Yorkers learned of the current development boom in "Downtown" Los Angeles that exceeds more than $2 billion. The event, geared toward investors, was sponsored by the L.A. Downtown Center BID and brought out such speakers as L.A.'s mayor and police chief, as well as C&amp;W chair John Cushman.

NEW YORK CITY-Swig Burris adds another site to its growing portfolio of Lower Manhattan acquisitions. This time the firm partners with Broadway Management to take the 400,000-sf 80 Broad St. Financing for the acquisition totaled $64 million.

NEW YORK CITY-As GlobeSt.com projected on April 27, Bruce Mosler will replace Arthur J. Mirante II as C&amp;W's president and CEO. As this morning's press conference revealed, Mosler's rise comes with a short list of strategic changes.