SAN JOSE—Leasing is underway on The Pierce, a mid-rise, 232-unit luxury apartment and retail community in the emerging South First Area district, the downtown visual arts and entertainment destination, with units available for move-in mid-fall.

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LOS ANGELES—Accessibility, amenities and office building type are among the keys to Playa Vista's success as a tech hub, but there's more to the story, Tishman Speyer's John Ollen tells GlobeSt.com in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> O.CON preview.

PHOENIX—Adaptive Reuse was another think tank session at the Lodging Conference held at the Arizona Biltmore last week, with discussions about how to profit from preserving, reviving and repurposing old buildings into innovative hotels.