DETROIT-Detroit Free Press reported that Whole Foods Market Inc. is planning to break ground on a new store in a distressed area of Detroit's Midtown district.

LAKEWAY, TX-The Community Impact Newspaper reported that officials have recently broken ground on the first phase of the Serene Hills project in Lakeway.

CORAL GABLES, FL-Windsor Capital Corp. has recently bought a development site in the Miami area for $3.2 million.

HONOLULU-Hyatt Hotels Corp., a leading global hospitality company, has opened the second tower at the Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach hotel.

DALLAS-Valley View Center and KPMG Centre in downtown Dallas have reached foreclosure auction.

FISHERS, IN-Viking Partners Fund II LLC, Blue Ash-based Viking Partners' second fund, has made its first purchase in a suburb of Indianapolis.

LONDON-ASICS (UK) Ltd. and Korine Property Partners have exchanged agreements to open a flagship store measuring 7,000 square feet on Oxford Street in London.

PARIS-Generale Continentale Investissements (GCI) and Benson Elliot Capital Management have unloaded Opera Italiens and Olympique for EUR 150 million.