STERLING, VA-Leasing activity for the 10 and 14 Pidgeon Hill Drive buildings is now being handled by Advantis Real Estate of Tysons Corner. Together, the structures are 91% leased and account for nearly 90,000 sf of prime office space.

BETHESDA, MD-Taking their relationship further into the future, CoStar Group Inc. and Julien J. Studley sign a long-term agreement allowing JJS to benefit from CoStar's database of extensive commercial real estate property and tenant information. Neither party is disclosing the financial terms of the deal.

ORLANDO-In early 2002, Universal Partners kicks off a $38-million renovation to the 800-room Delta Court of Flags Hotel. The retooling is designed to take the property from an economy hotel into a four-star destination resort in summer 2003.

ORLANDO-Spotlighting Lake Mary's $200-million, mixed-use Colonial TownPark, the Central Florida Chapter of the National Association of Industrial Office Properties selects Birmingham, AL's Colonial Properties Trust as its 2001 developer of the year.

GERMANTOWN, VA-KSI Service's Kingsbury Crossing at Water's Landing opens, as new tenants move into the 143-unit apartment community. KSI spent $16.6 million on the complex, which sits along Interstate 270.

WASHINGTON, DC-The District tries to return to the business at hand as Mayor Anthony Williams gives a status report on development projects. Most notably are the $14.1-million renovation of Downtown's Mather Building and the construction of the Newseum's new home.

WASHINGTON, DC-The Bernstein Companies acquires 1000 Vermont Ave. from Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors for $16 million. Bernstein makes the purchase of the 80,000-sf building through its $100-million Consortium Capital equity fund.

WASHINGTON, DC-The District tries to return to the business at hand as Mayor Anthony Williams gives a status report on development projects. Most notably are the $14.1-million renovation of Downtown's Mather Building and the construction of the Newseum's new home.