ORLANDO-But I.E.Y. Real Estate Investments Inc. of Lauderhill, FL doesn't plan to begin the facelift for a proposed 176-room hotel at State Road 19 and U.S. 27 South until fall 2003 in the commercially hot South Lake market where demand for new hospitality projects is strong, brokers tell GlobeSt.com.

LONDON-In one of Sweden's largest lettings this year the retailer Coop Sverige has signed up for 154,150 sf of office space at CLS Holdings' Solna Business Park in Stockholm.

BOSTON-The Saunders Hotel Group completes its $10-million restoration of The Lenox Hotel, a 214-room facility located in the Back Bay. The project involved upgraded rooms, a new business center, three new restaurants and an exterior renovation that emphasized replicating the original structure.

CHANTILLY, VA-The 275,000-sf Alcatel Building and an accompanying undeveloped parcel of land become the Independence Center with Carr Capital Corporation's recent acquisition of the class A office structure for $30.1 million.