The 5.9 shock that registered on the East Coast yesterday thankfully saw no injuries but served as a call to review precautionary measures for real estate and for infrastructure.

New Boston Fund is making moves to increase its presence in key markets in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and CFO and COO Tim Medlock has just been appointed to the position of president.

In yet another step forward in the execution of its growth strategy, Colliers International has brought Pittsburgh Commercial Real Estate Inc. into the fold to enhance both its reach and its portfolio of services.

Private equity real estate group Tryko Partners has purchased Loch Raven Village, a 495-unit rental community in the city’s Towson neighborhood. Loch Raven is one of Maryland’s largest residential developments.

In a partnership with affiliates of AEW Capital Management L.P., Quadrangle Development Corp. has purchased the storied 420,000-square-foot property in the East End submarket of Washington, D.C.

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. nailed down an $80.5 million loan for Allegro Residences, a 297-unit, Class A mult-housing community in Washington, D.C.

Kenco Logistic Services L.L.C. has laid claim to more than half of the industrial building at 100 W. Manor Way in Robbinsville, N.J., with the signing of a 504,300-square-foot lease. The four-year-old facility sits along the New Jersey Turnpike.

Dawn Arrabito brings 15 years of industry-related experience in northern New Jersey to the table, with experience including portfolio consulting work for Hoffman LaRoche. At Cushman & Wakefield, her focus includes landlord and tenant representation.

The year-to-date figure marks a 450 percent increase in activity for the firm from mid-2010 to mid-2011.

Lingerfelt Cos. increased its large presence in the greater Richmond, Va., area by a whopping 919,000 square feet in one fell swoop with the purchase of a 14-building office and flex portfolio from Liberty Property Trust.