EMERYVILLE, CA-The decision paves the way for other redevelopment projects on contaminated sites in urban core areas by validating the use of eminent domain in property acquisition and by allowing the city Superfund-style cleanup authority, according to an attorney representing Emeryville.

CHATTANOOGA, TN-Since its initial public offering in 1993, the retail REIT's dividend has grown at an annually compounded rate of 5.1%. CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has 158 properties in North and South Carolina.

SAN FRANCISCO-Virginia-based AvalonBay Communities Inc. has broken ground on a 250-unit luxury high-rise apartment tower within Catellus Development Corp.'s master planned urban development known as Mission Bay.