LONDON-The electronics giant Marconi, which has seen its share price collapse since the summer, has sold off a mixed portfolio of property investments to St Modwen Properties.

SAN ANTONIO-The average rent for San Antonio retail sneaks above $11 per sf for the first time. Developers at last are gaining ground with the rooftops. Big box retreats have caused a problem, but others are marching onto the battlefield in their place.

SMYRNA, GA-The four-story building is the fifth on the 45-acre suburban campus the Belgian-owned company occupies five miles north of Downtown Atlanta in Cobb County. Completion is scheduled for 2003.

BUENA PARK, CA-American Box purchases a 42,500-sf industrial building in Buena Park. The company has already occupied the facility, which will serve as a start-up location.