SAN FRANCISCO-Despite the recent dot-com bomb in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley markets, the cities manage to remain two of the world's most expensive cities in which to lease office space.

COVINA, CA-Community Thrift Stores takes 30,000 sf of retail space in this San Gabriel Valley neighborhood. It previously was in Glendora.

AUSTIN-The city has weeded the pack of six developers vying for the 709-acre Mueller redevelopment project. The short list consists of Catellus, Lennar Corp. and the Mueller Redevelopment Team, the only one that's based in Austin.

BELLEVUE, WA-Despite previous reports, unless construction of Eugene Horbach's project remains suspended for several more years, experts believe there is no danger of serious settling or collapse in the 8-story pit dug for the tower's underpinnings.