FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-Environmental activists want the state to borrow bond money to buy privately-held land before the dirt is commercially developed. But Gov. Jeb Bush opposes borrowing unless it is absolutely necessary.

OAKLAND PARK, FL-Slootsky Holdings paid Century Group $3.6 million for the four-story, 59,225-sf structure at 2701 W. Oakland Park Blvd., 30 miles north of Downtown Miami. Seller and buyer are from Miami.

CORAL GABLES, FL-Steve Nostrand, Codina's director of mortgage and investment banking, says that by serving as a correspondent for the Birmingham-based lender, Codina's Real Estate Services Group can offer competitive Fannie Mae loans for affordable multifamily housing projects.

BONITA SPRINGS, FL-"Intense commercial development pressure" has necessitated a $40 million highway widening project. Bonita Springs is 120 miles northwest of Downtown Miami.

FORT MYERS, FL-The project is part of a revitalization project in which the city's Downtown Redevelopment Agency has spent nearly $49 million in public funds so far.

HOLLYWOOD, FL-The sale was part of a lease option agreement under which NY-based Distribution Funding III has the right to buy 27 properties owned by IL-based Prologis Ltd. III.

JENSEN BEACH, FL- The Fourth District Court of Appeal has refused to label a forced apartment demolition action as one of great public importance. The ruling means there is no guarantee that the Florida Supreme Court will accept the plea from developer Thomas Thompson.

BOCA RATON, FL-Charles Shane and James King have established Bryason Realty Corp., which will be affiliated with King's Bryason Corp. The center will include the renovation of an existing building and the construction of a new structure on an adjacent site.