LONDON-Quintain Estates & Development continued its strong growth in the year to 31 March 2001, with figures buoyed by the acquisition of Chesterfield Properties.

DENVER-The Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Denver releases statistics showing a 49% drop in building permits in the first quarter and Grubb & Ellis top apartment broker Jeff Hawks sees further declines.

HOUSTON-In four transactions, Houston-based L.J. Melody & Co. has structured $54 million in financing for office buildings from the East Coast to the West Coast. The largest package, $17 million, goes to the Churchill Hotel in Washington, DC.

SAN DIEGO-Manchester Resorts plans to break ground by the end of the month on a $140 million expansion of the Hyatt Regency Hotel near the downtown Convention Center.