TACOMA, WA-The approval means the Port of Tacoma will begin its due diligence period en route to acquiring the multi-tenant, 59,000-sf (net rentable) World Trade Center building here for just under $7 million. The sale is expected to close in early 2003.

VANCOUVER, WA-Construction of the first phase, 45 high-end condominiums, is being paid for with a $19.3-million loan from U.S. Bank and a $3.6-million "soft second" from Portland-based Wyse Investment. Ninety three more condos and 60,000 sf of office space also are planned for the Columbia riverfront site.

CONROE, TX-The 51,000-sf Conroe Shopping Center attracts a California investor, who jumped to buy as soon as it got word that the 95%-occupied property was coming to market. For the local seller, it's one down and two to go.

AUSTIN-Gables Grandview will sit on 98 acres on a hill overlooking Capital of Texas Highway. With 1,677 units under wing in Austin, Gables proves just how bullish it is on Austin by taking on the project.