SILVER SPRING, MD-Ownership of the 100,000-sf Plaza del Mercado shopping center changes hands in a $20 million deal between buyer Federal Realty Investment Trust and seller Plaza del Mercado LLC.

MCLEAN, VA-Titleserv--a title and insurance services provider-- enters the hot Washington DC commercial property market by opening an office in McLean, VA to serve the Mid-Atlantic region.

ANNAPOLIS, MD-Phase II of Regatta Bay is primed for its 2004 debut with the start of construction on the second segment of the apartment community. It will be the city's largest multifamily residential property.

HAGERSTOWN, MD-Workers begin to toil away at building FedEx Ground's 335,000-sf distribution facility at Hunter's Green Business Center II. The Mid-Atlantic hub will sit on a 114-acre parcel and be home to 400 employees.

WYTHEVILLE, VA-Local auto steering components developer Wytheville Technologies Inc. decides to expand right at home, adding 150,000 sf to its current manufacturing facilities in Wythe County Progress Park.

MCLEAN, VA-The 100,000-sf office building at 1760 Old Meadow Rd. welcomes a new tenant with Project Performance Corp.'s leasing of 41,500 sf of space. It is a two-part deal that involves both prime let and sublet space.

BALTIMORE-A hotel to complement the Baltimore Convention Center is looking more like a reality with the Baltimore Development Corp.'s selection of RLJ Development LLC/Quadrangle Development Corp. to build a 750-room Hilton.

WASHINGTON, DC-The 565,000-sf office building at 1801 K St. is a hot property in the eyes of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP, which put together $155 million in permanent financing for the property's acquisition by Starwood Capital.