LOS ANGELES-Panelists at the Urban Land Institute's 2005 Fall Meeting discuss emerging retail trends aimed at connecting the landlord to the consumer. Pop-up retail avoiding sameness and maximizing space are among the topics.

SEATTLE-The approval clears the way for the developer, RC Hedreen Co., to receive its master use permit for the proposed 36-story Downtown condominium and hotel development.

HUNTERS POINT, NY-Milestone and DevCon team on a loft-style condominium project here. The partnership expects the 47-unit development will be completed early next summer.

WASHINGTON, DC-Madison Retail Group is tapped to handle the leasing up of the 120,000-sf retail segment at the Portals, a three-million-sf mixed-use project that will also ultimately include 2.5 million sf of office space.