SANTA ROSA, CA-Ranked by square footage, the new 18,000-sf Blackman Conference Center that broke ground here recently will be the largest overall in Sonoma County. The development also will include a 155-room Vineyard Creek Hotel.

SAN DIEGO-The Port District has granted another extension to developer Douglas Manchester to allow him time to find money for the expansion of the Hyatt Hotel on San Diego Bay.

LOS ANGELES-An insurer and a law firm take 108,000 sf of office space in the beleaguered CBD. Brokers say vacancies in the area will continue to drop as tenants seek affordable alternatives to the pricey Westside and other submarkets.

LAKEWOOD, CO-The 1.2 million-sf, $250-million mall under construction on a 130-acre site could eventually include 200 retail spaces, 500,000 sf of office space as well as multifamily units.