DALLAS-Prentiss Properties' shareholders are ending the year on a high note, with their investments returning 48 1/2 cents per share in fourth-quarter gains. The dividend pays out Jan. 12, 2001, to shareholders of record as of Dec. 29.

NEW YORK CITY-On the heels of the New York and National Housing Conferences' Annual Awards Luncheon, focusing on those who work for affordable housing, AvalonBay plans new upscale housing.

WALTHAM, MA-Lycos Inc. has signed a lease for 103,000 sf that will serve as expansion space for the Internet service company's existing headquarters property nearby.

GRESHAM, OR-The manufacturer of automated car washes and parts for businesses in 90 different countries, will use the 183,000-sf warehouse to consolidate its operations from two facilities in Milwaukie, OR.