SAN FRANCISCO-Dan Harvey and Jim McPhee have completed more than 400 transactions valued well in excess of $1 billion dollars since beginning their partnership in 1987. They are now senior vice presidents with Jones Lang LaSalle.

CHICAGO-The city gets an edge over suburban office space, but increasingly cost-conscious and trigger-shy corporate decision makers are frustrating brokers working in both markets here as more sublease space becomes available.

HOUSTON-Analyst Bill Forrest of Revac Inc. says the existing 6% retail vacancy could rise a couple of points as developers bring out more than the double the city's average. Some 6.3 million sf is due to deliver at 35 retail centers.

AUSTIN-Southern Union Co. is taking an extra 7,500 sf for a total of 51,000 sf in the under-construction Barton Skyway IV. And, it could end up the lead tenant for now if Vignette decides to withdraw its commitment for 108,000 sf.