THORNTON, CO-The Adams County School District is the new owner of a 380,000-sf warehouse, built for the former Gerry Baby Products. Seller Whole Foods of Austin, TX gets $16.9 million and the district, room to grow. Some 130,000 sf will come to market.

LOS ANGELES-Drinker, Biddle & Reath takes over 13,675 sf of Downtown office space that was formerly occupied by Germany's Dresdner Bank AG. Sublease activity is on the rise, one brokerage study says, as softer economy prompts more tenants to look for ways to reduce overhead.

HOUSTON-The Houston City Council is taking another two weeks before putting a crucial issue to the test of a vote. The delay is welcomed by Crescent Real Estate Equities, which is challenging a possible 90-year lease of the Compaq Center to a church.

ORLANDO-Construction bids on the two million-sf job could be put out by June if the traffic pattern improves at Orlando International Airport which had anticipated handling 31 million passengers this year.