NEW YORK CITY-The New York City-based real estate investment firm has aggressive plans to improve the assets, add new renters and prepare the properties for sale in three years.

ORLANDO-After peaking in 1999, new product in all major metro areas in Central Florida are down by at least 50% from two years ago, two new analyses show. But the numbers only go to Sept. 1 and don't include new layoffs, a weakening economy and the effects on construction of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the anthrax scare.

LOS ANGELES-More than 1,000 top commercial real estate professionals are expected to attend the annual 'Real Estate 2002' conference Jan. 16 at Century Plaza Hotel. A half-dozen panels also are planned for the daylong event.

PHOENIX-Kitchell Contractors' Mexican subsidiary wraps up a one million-sf first phase for a maquiladora in Baja California and starts overseeing a second phase. The project is for a Thomson multimedia TV picture tube production plant.