ORLANDO-The 314,000-sf retrofitted Westside Crossing Plaza in West Orlando and the adjoining 36,000-sf Mandarin Plaza, a former Rhodes Furniture Showroom, are about 75% preleased at average asking rents of $15 per sf among the 60 tenants.

AUSTIN-The Instinet Group, a stock trader, takes the extra 5,000 sf to pull the staff under one roof instead of two in Austin. Lavaca Plaza in the CBD earns the deal and edge occupancy to 35%.

NEW YORK-A study by Clarion Partners, a leading national real estate investment advisory firm, shows apartment occupancies on the upswing, with returns to investors of about 10%. An increase in new multifamily construction is also expected this decade.

DENVER-Residents of the historic Baker neighborhood and the city's Landmark Preservation Commission despised and rejected all three of Fentress Bradburn Architects' proposals for high-rise residential towers.