DENVER-Buildings at 4740 Florence St. and 10482 E. 49th Ave. is part of a larger office/warehouse portfolio deal financed with the help of the local office of real estate investment banker NorthMarq Capital.

DENVER-Klipp Colussy Jenks DuBois Architects leads a team that also includes Brennan Beer Gorman of New York City and Harold Massop Associates of Denver. Brian Klipp's involvement in previous hotel efforts is cited as a key factor in decision-making.

DENVER-Randy Nichols gets financing from a consortium of four banks for the mixed-use project he is building in Cherry Creek North. Vectra Bank of Denver, Compass Bank, and National City Bank of Cleveland join Guaranty Federal Bank of Dallas.

AURORA, CO-The Chicago-based company pays $36.88 million for the class-A Retreat at the Heights Apartments. Houston-based developer Allied Realty sells its fourth multifamily rental community in the state, moving on to other projects here and in Westminster.

DENVER-Summitview Eagle Venture LLC pays $77.5 million for the 666-unit Parkway multifamily rental community and another $25.3 million for the 230-unit Saddle Ridge Apartments in separate deals.

DENVER-Chicago-based Sheldon Good & Co. swings the gavel on 92 acres of vacant land in the business park. The $6.5-million minimum bid is about half the retail value of the land, says executive managing director Jim MacDonnell.

DENVER-Sagebrush Development LLC's 14-story, 54-unit building is expected to open in November 2003. T-1 lines in every unit as well as floor-to-ceiling units are among the selling points.

BOULDER, CO-The director of the University of Colorado Real Estate Center is honored for work he did over three decades in South Florida, when he helped develop master-planned communities such as Pelican Landing and Pelican Marsh.