DENVER-The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has initiated the city's first multifamily housing project that provides units for the homeless. The $7.5-million, 81-unit Off Broadway Lofts will be ready to occupy in November.

OVERLAND PARK, KN-Although the number of permits issued in 2000 is up significantly from the previous year, most of them were for remodeling and miscellaneous permits. New permits were down by one, to 99.

UNION CITY, CA-There is a BART station across from the site on which the city spending $20 million to turn into a major transportation hub. The site is also adjacent a 30-acre parcel on which high-density housing is planned.

ATLANTA-The company closed a $320 million, three-year revolving line of credit and a $185 million, 364-day line of credit. The REIT secured a more favorable pricing level of 75 basis points over the London Interbank Offered Rate, five points under its existing rate.