NEW YORK CITY-Although recent retail performance has been dismal, electronics retailer Circuit City will set up shop at a two-story, 25,000-sf location at 2234 Broadway. The store will feature 100 sf of frontage on 80th Street.

NORTHBROOK, IL-For the third time in three months, the real estate company taps Ernst & Young for a top executive. CEO Mark R. Costello joins president and CEO Barry Barovick and CFO Ian Bress.

DENVER-Six months ago, office rents were at an all-time high and vacancies were near an all-time low. Since then, four million sf of sublease space has hit the market, which could push vacancy rates near 1980s levels.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Newport Beach City Council OKs private group's plan to build 10-story complex inside Koll Center Newport. Now it must be approved by local citizenry, the first test of a new slow-growth ordinance.