National

WEST CHESTER, OH-First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. bought the five-building Union Commerce Center, the four-property Commerce Park Plaza and another site.

WILMINGTON, MA-The 200,000-sf building is located in a suburban community sporting substantial commercial space.

WASHINGTON, DC-Vacancy rates in the in the District's Central Business District are among the lowest in the entire city.

BROADVIEW, IL-Granite Realty Partners plan to invest more than $15 million to turn the Target into a multi-tenant retail building at Broadview Village Square.

FOREST HILLS, NY-The centers sold include such national tenants as Gap and Staple and are part of a reverse 1031 exchange with a center in Charlottesville, VA.

FLOWER MOUND, TX-Granite begins work on 90,200-sf and 61,800-sf buildings in the park after several tenant prospects clamor for new yet smaller distribution spaces.

DALLAS-Transwestern Dallas and Delta Associates kick off the forecast season, predicting the region's fundamentals stay in the black as the nation's economy slows.

ORLANDO-The Hollywood Plaza Shopping Center, which traded hands for $17 million, is 100% occupied.