SAN DIEGO, CA-The project will entail the addition of new guest rooms, a new pool area and a new lobby and conference facility to the Dana Inn & Marina, Bartell Hotels' property in the Mission Bay area of San Diego. With design work completed, construction on the project will commence in early 2003.

CARLSBAD, CA-The Carlsbad-based company reports a net loss of $0.19 per diluted common share for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, as compared to a net loss of $1.7 million or $.03 per diluted common share for the same period in 2001.

SAN DIEGO, CA-A 19-year industry veteran, Anna M. Martinez steps down from her post at Bank of America to join San Diego-based American Mortgage Network. She has been hired as vice president of Capital Markets and New Business Development.

SAN DIEGO, CA-The locally based retail developer and owner says total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was $88.7 million, which reflects a significant increase from the same period in 2001 when total revenue was $51.3 million.

SAN DIEGO, CA-The 17-year-old technology company is wrapping up an expansion of its corporate headquarters in the San Diego Tech Center. Slated for completion within the next month, the project will give Synergy an additional 7,000 sf.

VISTA, CA-The construction and mezzanine financing, arranged by Buchanan Street Partners, will cover 97% of the total costs of development for Burke's new 157,000-sf industrial project here known as Burke Sycamore Vista Business Center.

RANCHO BERNARDO, CA-The San Antonio, TX-based developer completes acquisition of a 1.61-acre site in Rancho Bernardo and plans to begin construction on a 200-room Hilton Garden Inn here in early 2003. The total acreage owned or controlled in the immediate area is 4.5 acres.

SAN DIEGO, CA-The vacancy level in San Diego's flex market increased slightly from 14.9% in second quarter 2002 to 15.3% in the third quarter, while availability contracted from 16.9% to 15.4%, according to recent research by Insignia/ESG.