CHICAGO-A two-block stretch of Wabash Avenue known as Jewelers Row could receive landmark designation, a move some say will keep the vibrant wholesale and retail industry on the street.

AUSTIN-The Scheffe Group is actively looking at two sites in Bee Cave and one in Austin's northwest submarket. The next project will have a bigger footprint than the 25,000-sf Juniper Ridge.

CHICAGO-Two South Side multifamily projects totaling 120 units get nearly $6 million in loan assistance. A $5.5-million tax-exempt revenue bond issue helps buy and rehab 96 units at 5035 S. King Dr. A $335,000 no-interest loan for 24 units at 5441-51 S. Michigan Ave. is junior to a $3.5-million loan from HUD.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-The plan is to build an office/warehouse with hangar area for owners of small corporate planes. The project, in the neighborhood of 35,000 sf, will rise at the crossroads of 78th and Madison streets in the Scottsdale Airpark.