COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-At $250 million, investment property sales here will come in at half the level of the previous four years, according to Grubb & Ellis. Supply was as much of a problem as demand, the report adds.

AUSTIN-Capitol Market Research is still fine-tuning its year-end stats, but the preliminary results show some 2.3 million sf has delivered in the worst year since the late 1980s. Year-end occupancy, including sublease space, will hover around 80%.

WASHINGTON, DC-According to the Food Marketing Institute's The Facts About Store Development 2001 report, the country's supermarkets decreased in size in 2000, but increased in number from the previous year.

NEW YORK CITY-Starwood's ultra-chic W brand will open its New York flagship today. The company recently announced plans to open one of its upscale W hotels in Seoul, Korea.