RENTON, WA-For several years now, extensive soil contamination and other pre-acquisition issues have muddied Paul Allen's path to a high-end, 63-acre mixed-use development on the southeastern shores of Lake Washington. Those in the know say it may finally be coming together.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-The City of Orange was once in favor of converting the closed El Toro Marine Base into a commercial airstrip, but a majority of its city council is now planning to bolt from the ranks of other municipalities that support the plan.

SAN DIEGO-A 31,401-sf medical office building in Kearny Mesa's hot office market changes hands in a deal valued at $4.58 million. The buyers were Velimir and Ljubinka Petakovich, as individual investors and trustees of a family trust.

NEW YORK CITY-Most of the space involved class B properties with Downtown experiencing the largest return, accounting for 1.5 million sf of the 3.34 million sf net absorption this year.