Development

DESCHUTES COUNTY, OR-High Desert Development Partners of Los Altos, CA, is proposing 420 houses, 180 condominiums, a hotel and a conference center as well as two golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools and equestrian facilities on 640 acres between Bend and Redmond.

SAN DIEGO-Work is well over halfway complete on two North County time-share resort projects.

LOS ANGELES-Developer JMB Realty Corp. begins long-awaited Westside project after signing $500-million lease with entertainment conglomerate MGM. Brokers tell GlobeSt.com another big lease deal is in the works that could guarantee more than 80% of 34-story tower will be rented when in opens in 2003.

TRENTON-A plan to curb sprawl updates the 1992 document, shifting the focus to using incentives to encourage developers to build in cities and suburbs. The spotlight now shifts to the governor and legislature.

AUSTIN-Buda takes the reins to nearly 5,500 acres as a result of an Austin decision. The state capital's stringent ties that bind aren't prevalent in the suburb, meaning that the acreage is ripe for development.

SPARTANBURG, SC-The locally based engineering and construction firm has a contract to build a power plant in Brevard County, FL for Constellation Power Source at an undisclosed cost, according to a published report. Commercial operation of the plant is expected to begin in June 2002.