DENVER-The New York Mets' parent company and a New Jersey partner have made their first score in Denver, buying the 464-unit Brittany Downs for $28.5 million. More acquisitions are sure to follow, says a company executive.

DENVER-Billionaire Philip Anschutz is making a play that could catapult him into the largest market shareholder in the movie screen industry. GlobeSt.com has learned he is in secret talks to take over the nation's largest and oldest movie theater chain.

DENVER-It's irreverent, says the consultant, but it's true that smart growth promotes a density mired in traffic and congestion problems. Wendell Cox had leveled his claims before 150 business leaders of the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.

DENVER-It's not a glitzy power center, but the 133,000-sf Brentwood Shopping Center has caught the attention and money of a veteran real estate investor. The 1950s property brings about $9.2 million for a center with a solid customer base.

CENTRAL CITY, CO-Central Palace casino has run out of luck with its owner, the Maloof Cos. of New Mexico. Doors are locked, 55 employees displaced and 180 gaming machines have been silenced. The casino is the 33rd to fall in the past decade.

DENVER-A prestigious list of newcomers is heading to Cherry Creek Mall to fill a vacuum from a handful of vacating retailers. The latest to sign is Cartier, who will join rival Tiffany as a Taubman Co. tenant.

DENVER-Invesco's $120-million courtship has paid off as the city's Metropolitan Football Stadium District says 'I do' to a stadium name change. The Denver Broncos henceforth will be playing at Invesco Field at Mile High unless a legal challenge makes a winning play.

DENVER-He's not retiring until Jan. 2, 2002, but Wells Fargo Bank's David E. Bailey is making his plans. Amid the planning, Bailey voices concerns about the state's real estate economy.