WHITE PLAINS-Westchester County officials say that a total of 30 development firms have expressed interest thus far in building a biomedical research complex in Valhalla that could total as much as one million sf of space.

HOUSTON-This month, Hines starts the renovation of its second project in Milan, a four-building, 264,000-sf former post office. The project, carrying a year-end 2003 finish, is attracting interest from a number of prospective tenants.

SEATTLE-Morning Eagle, a new village by Houston-based Hines Interests LP that will more than triple the bed base in this ski resort community, is being designed by Seattle-based Callison Architecture.

IRVING, TX-Cousins Texas beats out Houston's Hines Interests for a $1.8-million, 30-month contract to oversee development of a new convention center. Cousins, the project's pre-development manager, wasn't a shoo-in, GlobeSt.com is told.