RICHLAND HILLS, TX-Baker Boulevard Partners is developing Faith Creek Plaza as the first leg of retail for its built-out subdivision. The plaza will go up in sync with two small spec office buildings in the firm's adjacent Richland Hills Business Center.

SHERMAN OAKS, CA-Younan Properties starts the repositioning while the asset is in escrow, lifting occupancy from 50% to 90% in two months in the 30,000-sf, class A office building at 15456 Ventura Blvd.

COLLEGE PARK, MD-Eager shoppers came out last week to break in the newest US location of Swedish home furnishings store Ikea. The $60 million facility offers 370,000 sf of space for retail goods, a 450-seat restaurant and several play areas.

DENVER-New Jersey-based Mack-Cali secures 283,577-sf of gross leasing activity in the Denver area so far this year, more than any other building owner. The company accounts its success to a decision made last year to be "very aggressive on pricing, landing tenants, and renewing tenants.