Office

ATLANTA-Crocker plans to break ground in the first quarter on Two NorthPlace, part of the NorthPlace development in the Central Perimeter.

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ-The discount brokerage lays off all but 30 staffers as it prepares to go out of business.

Any long-term stabilization of the office market will be dependent on a strengthening New Jersey economy, which had been hampered by tepid employment growth during the past two years.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI-The company gets the military's nod to lead the development of multifamily, office, hotel and industrial facilities at the Selfridge base.

LOS ANGELES-The Metropolitan Transportation Authority names the L.A.-based developer for a 1.7-million-sf mixed-use project.

SAN FRANCISCO-The Dallas-based developer acquires the last two office development sites in the North Financial District.

ALBUQUERQUE-El Paso-based Hunt adds a well-known local resident to lead the Southwest push. The developer's pipeline totals $650 million, but that's just the beginning.

CARROLLTON, TX-Argus takes 801,142 sf in seven buildings at Billingley's International Business Park. The deal includes a preferred equity stake from the seller and an eighth building.