TORRANCE, CA-The 29-year-old, two-building center reaps slightly less than $2.3 million to close at $90,000 more than the list price. Built in 1974, it's Prairie Plaza's first time on the market.

HOUSTON-Granite Ridge, a New Mexico-based research and development firm, stamps a three-year lease for the building, bought empty late last year as an investment. Inside the Loop, a three-year tenant extends for the short term.

SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY-Although an official groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled early next week, preliminary construction work has already begun on the $150 million Kendal on Hudson senior housing community here.

DETROIT-Low sales dampen plans for Daimler-Chrysler to build an automotive supplier-managed facility in Windsor, Ontario. However, the company still plans to pump millions into the economy across the Detroit River.