LAS VEGAS-Approximately 713,000 sf of retail was added to the Vegas Valley in the fourth quarter but net absorption was 787,000 sf, pushing vacancy down by another 20 basis points.

LOS GATOS, CA-Crow Holdings Realty Partners IV LP pays $28.25 million for Downing Center, a 72,000-sf retail center anchored by a recently remodeled Safeway.

BOTHELL, WA-The lab and office space REIT finalizes a 10-year lease agreement for two thirds of a 65,000-sf building here that it acquired vacant in November for $10.5 million.

PORTLAND, OR-Local developer Tom Moyer expects to break ground this fall for a 35-story office building adjacent to the 27-story Fox Tower, which he started in 1997 without tenants or financing.

PORTLAND, OR-Local developer Tom Moyer expects to break ground this fall for a 35-story office building adjacent to the 27-story Fox Tower, which he started in 1997 without tenants or financing.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS-Russell Industries of Houston plans to acquire and develop condo hotels, luxury resorts and marinas with an affiliate of Miami-based Andros Isle Development Corp. Both companies are publicly traded on Pink Sheets.

ALAMEDA, CA-City officials this week sign off on the last in a series of approvals necessary for the mixed-use Alameda Landing project.

LAS VEGAS-Gaming win continues to be less of a factor as revenue increases from rooms, food and alcohol, according to the fiscal year totals released this week by the Nevada Gaming Commission.