LAFAYETTE, CA-After 10 years of meetings and revisions, the City of Lafayette has completed the final draft of its Draft General Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Report, finally revealing its contents to the public.

ESCONDIDO, CA-An LLC and an LP acquire the circa 1986 property, which is known as The Acres. The new owners plan to make cosmetic upgrades to the complex, as well as fix some minor deferred maintenance.

CHICAGO-The 34th Ward is one of the last to receive a tax increment financing district, which have sprung up throughout almost every other neighborhood in recent years. Redevelopment efforts centered near 123rd Street and Ashland Avenue are among those expected to benefit.

DETROIT-The vacant Sinai Hospital at McNichols Road and Hubbell will be torn down, with a new $110-million Renaissance High School campus and new student care building to be constructed by 2005.