OLYMPIA, WA-A Spokane developer presents city officials and the public with a proposal for a 110,000-sf conference center, which would rise on Budd Inlet's East Bay. The public/private facility also would include 100 guest rooms.

HOUSTON-The 90%-leased Plazas at the Parkway in West Houston is a beehive of activity as retailers finish out spaces and make plans for move-in. The Vista Equities Group project is "a slam dunk location," says the firm's president.

NEW BRAUNFELS, TX-Award-winning developer Larry Peel is eyeing the challenge of converting an idle power plant into a multifamily project. The plan is to put 110 to 120 lofts into the structure and build 178 garden units on 23 acres surrounding the plant.

CLERMONT, FL-Environmentalists' hopes of barring commercial/residential development at the controversial 1,434-acre, 350-foot high natural recreation area, 25 miles west of Downtown Orlando, are all but gone today after elected Lake County officials flatly rejected a $25 million asking price ($18,000 per acre) from Tampa realtor/developer John Reaves.