SAN FRANCISCO-Union Square is a hub of activity during the day with art shows, lunchtime operas and last-minute rock concerts. The renovation will take 18 months and paid for with revenues from the parking garage beneath the square.

HOBOKEN, NJ-The 550,000-sf second building in the Waterfront Corporate Center will move ahead as planned after lease-up of the same-sized first building tops the 80% mark, including publisher John Wiley's 400,000-sf lease.

HOUSTON-Crescent Real Estate Equities, a major downtown landholder, has added a full city block to its holdings. Development plans for the recent parking lot buy are on the drawing boards.

SAN JOSE-The City Council decides tonight whether a citywide vote on the 20,000-worker development should occur. Opponents who gathered enough signatures for such a vote want a "yes" vote. The city's attorney says the petition is technically invalid and should be ignored.