HOUSTON-Word on the street is the 77,467-sf Lakeside Village has brought more than $9 million for its Houston seller. The deal started brewing at this year's ICSC convention and has just closed with financing from Lehman Bros.

ALLEN PARK, MI-Ford says it will replace its Allen Park Clay Mine with a $120 million shopping and recreation complex. Using many environmentally friendly practices, construction is set to begin in spring 2004.

ATLANTA-Locally based Roberts Realty Investors Inc. says it lost $922,000 in the second quarter ended June 30 and $1.8 million for the first half as company officials see no improvement for the rest of the year.

JACKSONVILLE, FL-The locally based REIT is also selling 3.6 million shares of its common stock at $35.96 per share, a Wall Street price expected to net the company $123.6 million after the offering closes Aug. 18.