PHILADELPHIA-The average vacancy rate for industrial properties in the four Pennsylvania counties surrounding Philadelphia remains stable at just under 10%, according to the second-quarter research from the local office of Trammell Crow. Southern Jersey's newer buildings pose strong competition.

WASHINGTON, DC-A proposal by the Department of the Army for a $90-million structure to replace the current 50-year-old DeWitt Army Hospital building takes a step toward reality with the National Capital Planning Commission's recent approval of the plan. The new structure would be a 314,000-sf state-of-the-art facility.

SAN DIEGO, CA-The tenants will take a total of 18,513 sf of office space in the Mission Valley complex, having signed three separate transactions worth nearly $1.5 million combined.

DENVER-Dormant since 1974, the former ski resort is on the auction block Sunday at a minimum bid of $250,000. A location surrounded by Arapahoe National Forest offers opportunities, Sheldon Good & Co. officials say.