AURORA, CO-The designs of the 46-unit Tall Pines at Tallyn's Reach in the southeast corner of this city and Fletcher Elementary School receive Design of Excellence awards. Tall Pines' environmental sensitivity and non-symmetry in elevations are cited.

BROOMFIELD, CO-Nearly 2 million sf of office and retail space, as well as 1,700 multifamily condominium and rental units, are planned in the wake of a market hit hard by the telecom meltdown.

DENVER-The 73-room Peery Hotel, considered a prize Salt Lake City hotel asset, is added to a portfolio that includes The Oxford Hotel in Denver, the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel, the Residence Inn by Marriott in Milwaukee and the Courtyard by Marriott in San Diego.

DENVER-Bob Beauprez's Heritage Place project, which will include 59,000 sf of retail and 28,000 sf of office space in addition to 75 condominiums, reminds some of Water Tower Place on Chicago's Magnificent Mile.

DENVER-Every submarket is feeling the effects of overbuilding and sublease space, though none as bad as the Northwest corridor, which is saddled with a 53% vacancy rate. "Today, 25 office buildings can deliver blocks of space of 100,000 sf or more," Fuller and Co. reports.

DENVER-The overall occupancy rate in the Denver area was 72.8% in June, according to Robert E. Benton & Associates Inc., down 3.5 percentage points from June 2001.

DENVER-In an expansion mode, regional law firm Snell & Wilmer doubles its space at the Tabor Center at 1200 17th St. to 40,000 sf. New hires will help the firm serve its new Arizona market.

DENVER-Rather than locating one specific space, major corporations will look to industrial providers such as ProLogis to solve their nationwide warehouse needs, explains John Seiple, president and CEO of North America for the world's largest REIT.