Development

BOSTON-Recent city assessments increase the value of the land that comprises the site of the proposed new ballpark in Fenway. The team has been struggling to finance its share of the project and the increase in land values further complicates their plans.

HANOVER TWP., NJ-Blanchard goes into the ground for another 150,000 sf of office space, replacing an aging office/warehouse complex the company built back in the 1950s. The property is adjacent to the Morristown Municipal Airport.

LIVERMORE, CA-Calpine Corp. is proposing a natural gas plant near here that would supply electricity to more than one million homes in the East Bay and San Joaquin County. The company's proposal to build in San Jose was shot down last month.

CLERMONT, FL-The old 45-foot high limit is still in the code books but this Orlando bedroom community may find a technical exception now that the fire department's new ladders can reach 60-foot high structures.

NAPERVILLE, IL -A large new warehouse, with a small office component, is on the market in DuPage County, west of Chicago.

EUGENE, OR-The plans, submitted to the city by a local family here, do not name the would-be occupant, but its size and expandability match plans the ubiquitous warehouse retailer has in the neighboring city of Springfield.

WHITE PLAINS-Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. has joined with Mexico developer Grupo Plan Planificacion SA de CV, to build a W Hotel property in Mexico City.

LAWRENCE, MA-Eduardo Lozano has developed a master plan for this city, located 30 miles north of Boston. He would like to see its mill space converted to a center for high-tech companies and a technology training center.