In one of the first major transactions to break through the all-to-quiet South Florida commercial real estate market this year, Duke Realty Corporation has closed on its purchase of Royal Palm at Southpointe, located at 900 and 1000 South Pine Island Road in Plantation.

CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), the world's leading commercial real estate services provider, was recently named the exclusive leasing agent for Sawgrass Place West, a 100,000-sq. ft. call center/office building located at 5601 N. Hiatus Rd. in Tamarac, Fla. and Cypress Pointe, a 49,000-sq. ft. office building located at 2001 NW 64th St. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.