DENVER-Washers and dryers, concierge services, homebuyer programs and health club facilities offer the biggest bang for the buck for multifamily rental owners looking to improve their properties, says Greg Gulley, president of Omni Properties.

HOUSTON-BSK Investments is plotting an 80,000-sf automotive facility on 5.3 acres that were just bought at Northgate Crossing in the suburb of Spring. That's just one of several commercial land sales to cross the closing table for metro Houston.

MIAMI-The Rahway, NJ-based investor/developer paid $7.04 million or $100.57 per sf for the 87.43%-leased, 70,000-sf Brandywine Centre I in West Palm Beach where Denholtz will establish its regional Florida headquarters.

ORLANDO-Atlanta's James F. Jacoby and Michael B. Vlass team with Orlando's Chad Martin to purchase the foundering 14.5-acre North Lake Plaza Shopping Center for $5 million. A pending 9.5-acre, estimated $3.28 million purchase from the city would make the total $8.28 million.