National

BALTIMORE-The Canada-based racetrack owner exercises its option to acquire the remaining 49% of the company that operates Pimlico and Laurel Park.

ORLANDO-Leading real estate professionals agree that population and job growth are the driving forces behind opportunities in the region.

ATLANTA-The locally based company is taking space north of Atlanta and in Greenville, SC. Combined, the leases total 61,000 sf.

ST. LOUIS-The property enjoys a recent 10-year lease, but also is right across the street from a hospital.

SUGAR GROVE, IL-A four-building office complex is being built on the site with construction expected to begin the third quarter of this year.

NEW YORK CITY-GlobeSt.com learns that due to the size of the property, this is one of the largest defeasance transactions closed for the eight-year-old company.

BOXBOROUGH, MA-The six-year-old asset in the Interstate 495 office market was custom-designed for a technology tenant.

DALLAS-A private investor from Los Angeles gets his first real estate in the region, the 83%-leased Northlake Doctors Building, as he shops for more office and retail to buy.