New York

NEW ROCHELLE, NY-An affiliate of GHP Office Realty of White Plains reports it has purchased 145 Huguenot St., a 300,000-sf office building in downtown New Rochelle.

STAMFORD, CT-AvalonBay Communities has acquired Avalon at Greyrock, a 306-unit high-rise in downtown Stamford for $69.9 million. The move greatly increases its presence in the lower Fairfield County marketplace.

NEW YORK CITY-Retail management technology provider QRS signs an eight-year deal at what was briefly the world's tallest building. Previous tenant iWon.com moves downstairs to the 35-story property's second floor.

NEW YORK CITY-Community Board One has fired the opening salvo in what promises to be a fierce battle over the proposed Edward J. Minskoff building at 270 Greenwich St. Board members say it's too big, too tall, and totally ill-conceived.

NEW YORK CITY-Lance T. Shaner has given up his quest to acquire a 51% stake in Interstate Hotels, thereby leaving one less obstacle in the path toward a merger between Interstate and MeriStar Hotels & Resorts.

VALHALLA, NY-Westchester County government held an informational session nearby its one million-square-foot proposed biomedical research park on the Grasslands campus that attracted a host of commercial real estate development and health care firms.

NEW YORK CITY-Financial proxy solicitation company D.F. King commits to an 11-year, 26,000 sf lease at 48 Wall St. The signing brings occupancy at the 34-story office tower to 79%.

NEW YORK CITY-Good Jobs New York lambastes city and state mechanisms for meting out Downtown redevelopment funds. Lack of accountability, the absence of an affordable-housing requirement and a big-business cash grab are the group's major concerns.