BURBANK, CA-Investment banker L.J. Melody arranges package from Principal Capital for Menlo's Burbank Empire Center office complex. The development will open next spring.

GOLDEN, CO-The Chicago- and Australia-based provider of services and technology to the financial services industry takes space in the 124,210-sf 6th Avenue West office building at 350 Indiana St.

CLEVELAND-Sharp decreases seen in funds from operations, revenue and occupancy, caused by a slow hotel market weakened by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, causes the REIT to consider suspending a pay-out.

LONDON-Pillar Property has restructured the loan financing on three of its retail parks in Edinburgh, Preston and Chester in a $545 million conduit deal with German mortgage bank HVB.