CAMBRIDGE, MA-The architectural firm takes more than 21,000 sf for its headquarters at 1030 Massachusetts Ave. here near Harvard Square.

BOSTON-Market watchers insist that conditions are better than first-quarter data would indicate.

FRAMINGHAM, MA-Colony Realty Partners is said to be pursuing the portfolio of nearly 400,000 sf here. If so, the seller is Maric Inc., a Needham-based real estate investment firm.

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME-Home Properties reaps $7 million in its sale of a 95-unit multifamily complex that it held for 10 years.

FRAMINGHAM, MA-The six-acre parcel at 125 Pennsylvania Ave. here is being eyed as a first-class office park.

READING, MA-The real estate investor and Principal Financial Group spends $225 million so far for their $300-million fund, which began five years ago.

ANDOVER, MA-Condyne and Greenstreet Real Estate are upgrading 160 Dascomb Rd. into a mix of commercial uses.

DEDHAM, MA-The massive suburban lifestyle center moves one step forward as construction begins on a site overlooking Route 128.