SAN FRANCISCO-The general contractor has purchased a seven-story corporate office tower in SOMA. Two years ago, the asking price for the seven-story, 66,000-sf building was $37 million.

ATLANTA-North American Properties is attracting national retailers to its planned $90 million, 750,000-sf, 92-acre power center at Interstate 285 and Camp Creek Parkway, Atlanta's newest retail hotbed.

TACOMA, WA-City officials are looking for an architectural team to complete a site analysis and design documents for the first phase of the Harold E. LeMay Museum, which will house the automobile, artifacts and memorabilia collection of Mr. And Mrs. LeMay.

LONDON-Bank lending to property companies in the UK has reached record levels, according to new data from the Bank of England. Lending has rocketed ahead at more than 25% per annum over each of the last two years.