Development

TACOMA, WA-City officials are inching closer to negotiating a purchase and sale agreement for a new hotel on the Greater Tacoma Convention Center site.

The 241-unit Renaissance Plaza project, a public/private venture originally scheduled for delivery in July, will begin quietly letting tenants start moving in over the next few weeks.

MONTICELLO, NY-An agreement reached Friday between Sullivan County, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and gaming giant Park Place Entertainment X finally has all parties focused on bringing gaming to the once famed "Borscht Belt.

LOS ANGELES-The renovation of the 70,605-sf facility is being celebrated today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Touted as West Hollywood's first class A office building, the property formerly housed the Playboy Corp.'s headquarters.

BURLINGTON, WA-As the retail hub of Skagit County, the small northwest Washington town of Burlington between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. is prospering. It is attracting new developments of all types in ever-increasing numbers--and traffic problems that mimic urban snarl.

LOS ANGELES-The nonprofit Trust for Public Land gets option from developer to purchase another 20% of the 1,087-acre Westside project. The 193 acres are currently targeted for 4,400 homes and 220,000 sf of commercial space.