HOUSTON-The developer starts work on a 133,068-sf, two-story building after Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. steps up to sign a seven-year lease for the 24,013-sf balance in Beltway 8 Corporate Centre.

IRVINE, CA-UC Irvine plans the new student center to resemble a classic town square, with a 169,000-sf mixed-use building, more than 60,000 sf of renovations and a 5,000-sf addition to an existing student center.

LAKEWOOD, CO-GSA applauds building for recycling effort. Uncle Sam says the $7-million renovation could be a model for the nation.

HOUSTON-A 76-unit condominium tower in the Montrose neighborhood, Tremont Towers, gets $14 million from US Bancorp Asset Management to repay a maturing construction loan and mezzanine piece.