Orlando

A train station would mean more demand for vacation homes at The Grove, which is located five miles from Disney World.

"Downtown Orlando has been on our radar since the firm's inception."

The real estate and investment firm has opened the new facility at 100 East Pine St. The new office will be led by Laura Monaco, who has left JLL to take on the role of property manager with Denholtz Properties.

Overall, Chicago recorded 854,255 square feet of law firm transactions from the third quarter of 2019 through the second quarter of 2019, up from 702,971 square feet the year prior.

The new location it is expected to open for business in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Locally-based Nicole Crafts, the parent company of A.C. Moore, announced that it was exiting its retail operations and has hired the retail and real estate divisions of Gordon Brothers to close the A.C. Moore stores located from Maine to Florida.

The properties were sold by Angelo Gordon of New York City and Commercial Florida Realty Partners.

Traff served as VP at Madison Marquette for the past eight years where she focused on the retail leasing of mixed-use lifestyle centers, grocery-anchored shopping centers and ground-up development.